The Supply Chain Program Manager, Launch Expansion is responsible for management and coordination of procurement tasks to support the on-time delivery of goods and services for new Amazon Fulfillment Centers. The Supply Chain Specialist will also be responsible for monitoring and executing project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks and managing mitigation plans. The person in this role will have excellent communication skills to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships and have the ability to focus simultaneously on short term deliverables and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver long term value to internal customers.
Key job responsibilities
- Demonstrate ownership, management and coordination of procurement tasks and dependencies to ensure goods and services critical to the launch of new sites are planned for, ordered and delivered on time
- Track and report project progress and performance, proactively identify risks, issues and manage mitigation plans when necessary
- Track Purchase Order status and work with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of all equipment
- Partner with Category Managers with the objective of standardizing category order and escalation processes, driving effective two-way communication and mitigating risks related to all NA launches
- Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to internal customers to embed use of best practice processes
- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with internal customers in the Start Up and Launch teams, ensuring regular communication channels are in place
- Lead set up of all standard procurement procedures for new sites and identify ways to streamline existing processes to remove waste across multiple businesses groups and categories
- Manage Supplier Relationship, including inventory management, risks and long term supply chain strategies
- Define key performance indicators - develop metrics and service level agreements for core programs
- Partner with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- 2+ years of supply chain experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, TN, Nashville - 77,200.00 - 115,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 85,800.00 - 128,600.00 USD annually
