Logistics Program Manager, AWS Cloud Logistics
Austin, TX - USA
Job Summary
Key job responsibilities
Design and own the performance metrics framework for transportation and warehousing operations establishing baseline targets stretch goals and tolerance thresholds across key indicators including on-time delivery warehouse utilization and carrier performance
Partner with Operations teams and senior leadership to align metrics targets with organizational objectives and network strategy goals.
Build and maintain a unified scorecard spanning both logistics (carrier lane mode) and warehousing (throughput labor space utilization) dimensions ensuring end-to-end supply chain visibility.
Reporting & Actuals vs. Targets Tracking
Develop and publish recurring performance reports daily weekly and monthly tracking actuals against established targets and surfacing variance trends requiring intervention.
Build automated reporting pipelines and dashboards that translate raw operational data into clear actionable insights for operations managers and senior leadership
Own root cause analysis for metric deviations documenting findings and driving corrective action plans with accountable stakeholders.
Support QBR and MBR reporting cycles with structured narratives that contextualize performance trends against operational and market conditions.
Operations Execution
Lead day-to-day transportation and warehousing operations execution ensuring service continuity compliance with SOPs and alignment with carrier and LSP commitments
Serve as an escalation point for operational issues carrier failures capacity shortfalls warehouse throughput bottlenecks coordinating rapid resolution across internal teams and 3P providers.
Operational Efficiency & Continuous Improvement
Identify inefficiencies across transportation lanes and warehousing operations through data analysis and develop structured improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes
Build and maintain a continuous improvement pipeline tracking initiative status projected savings and realized impact against plan.
Develop supplier and carrier performance measurement frameworks that drive accountability and continuous improvement
Partner with category procurement and systems teams to align operational efficiency initiatives with broader network strategy and cost reduction goals
Stakeholder Alignment & Cross-functional Partnership.
Align with building leadership regional operations Finance and centralized procurement to ensure metrics and efficiency programs reflect both site-level realities and network-wide priorities.
Develop relationships across the operations network to ensure best practices in reporting tracking and performance management are shared and implemented consistently.
A day in the life
You will start your morning reviewing deployment metrics and triaging incoming requests from teams who rely on your tools and reports. By midday you might be deep in a design review for a new supplier scoring module or pairing with a teammate to debug a data ingestion issue. Afternoons often involve syncing with stakeholders to understand evolving operational needs and translating those into priorities.
About the team
Our team sits within Amazons Internal Supply Chain organization. We work closely with procurement specialists manufacturing partners and engineering teams to deliver solutions that improve how Amazon sources components and manages supplier relationships.
We value collaboration technical curiosity and a willingness to tackle ambiguous problems. If you want to write software that has a tangible impact on how Amazon procures hardware we would love to hear from you.
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering or a related field
- 6 years of supply chain management (e.g. logistics inventory turn management forecasting operations) experience
- 7 years of program or project management experience or a Bachelors degree and 4 years of working cross functionally across several teams experience
- 6 years of data analysis using tools such as Excel Pivot Tables SQL Tableau or equivalent experience
- Experience running metrics reports analyzing data to identify problems and using data analysis to generate and explain metrics
- Experience with continuous improvement methods such as Kaizen Lean DMAIC etc.
- Masters degree in Business Administration Finance Economics Computer Science or a related field
- Experience in data centers infrastructure service providers or related technology companies
- Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
- Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management benchmarking should-cost models RFX reverse auction contracting or equivalent)
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at TX Austin - 147900.00 - 200100.00 USD annually
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