Supply Chain Manager, North America Sort Center Engineering
Supply Chain Manager, North America Sort Center Engineering
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01-06-2025
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Job Description
As a Supply Chain Manager within the Amazon Sortation Center (SC) network you will play a critical role in ensuring that our 120 buildings meet the complex demands of Amazons next-day and two-day delivery promises. Our Sortation Centers (SCs) process packages from fulfillment centers and sort them by delivery zip code for last-mile delivery to our customers.
The primary goal of this role is to define the long-term strategy of the SC network to improve customer experience and reduce the cost to serve. You will develop and execute strategies for optimizing our build plan as well as influence automation and retrofits to ensure our network remains safe robust updated and fully utilized.
Key job responsibilities
Operational Plan & Build Plan Development: Collaborate with network planning and engineering teams to develop refine and optimize a comprehensive build plan that aligns with the organizations strategic goals and growth objectives.
Capacity Planning: Manage capacity planning efforts ensuring that our network capacity is continuously evaluated and optimized as needed to support our operations through peak and prime.
Automation and Retrofit Initiatives: Identify opportunities for automation and retrofit projects within the supply chain to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering operations network planning and other teams to ensure alignment and synergy in supply chain initiatives.
Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the network capacity and make data-driven decisions.
Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks in the supply chain developing contingency plans to minimize disruptions for peak prime and other critical events.
Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the organization implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
About the team
Engineering Capacity Planning teams mission is to optimize network capacity and non-capacity build plans for Sort Centers within the NASC Engineering organization. As the hub for NASC Engineering planning efforts we integrate workstreams across all stages of the Sort Center lifecycle enabling the actualization of standardization and optimization efforts. We are dedicated to delivering solutions that drive efficiency and excellence in our capacity utilization and lifecycle cost of our assets.
- Bachelors degree
- 3 years of program or project management experience
- 3 years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- 2 years of supply chain experience
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- 3 years of driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- Experience in stakeholder management dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes project management and schedules
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $77200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
The primary goal of this role is to define the long-term strategy of the SC network to improve customer experience and reduce the cost to serve. You will develop and execute strategies for optimizing our build plan as well as influence automation and retrofits to ensure our network remains safe robust updated and fully utilized.
Key job responsibilities
Operational Plan & Build Plan Development: Collaborate with network planning and engineering teams to develop refine and optimize a comprehensive build plan that aligns with the organizations strategic goals and growth objectives.
Capacity Planning: Manage capacity planning efforts ensuring that our network capacity is continuously evaluated and optimized as needed to support our operations through peak and prime.
Automation and Retrofit Initiatives: Identify opportunities for automation and retrofit projects within the supply chain to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering operations network planning and other teams to ensure alignment and synergy in supply chain initiatives.
Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the network capacity and make data-driven decisions.
Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks in the supply chain developing contingency plans to minimize disruptions for peak prime and other critical events.
Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the organization implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
About the team
Engineering Capacity Planning teams mission is to optimize network capacity and non-capacity build plans for Sort Centers within the NASC Engineering organization. As the hub for NASC Engineering planning efforts we integrate workstreams across all stages of the Sort Center lifecycle enabling the actualization of standardization and optimization efforts. We are dedicated to delivering solutions that drive efficiency and excellence in our capacity utilization and lifecycle cost of our assets.
- Bachelors degree
- 3 years of program or project management experience
- 3 years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- 2 years of supply chain experience
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- 3 years of driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- Experience in stakeholder management dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes project management and schedules
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $77200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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