As a Manager of Warehouse Network Optimization, you will serve as a strategic leader driving the design, placement, and efficiency of AWS's warehouse network. You will own end-to-end network modeling responsibilities - from gravity analysis and demand-weighted site placement to throughput optimization and strategic footprint rationalization. You will translate complex supply chain data into actionable network strategies, partnering with operations, finance, and supply teams to ensure the right capacity is in the right place at the right time.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Network Strategy & Gravity Analysis
Lead gravity modeling and demand-weighted analysis to determine optimal warehouse placement across the North and South America network, balancing inbound origin lanes, outbound delivery density, and transportation lead times.
Build and maintain network optimization models that incorporate customer demand signals, labor market availability, capacity constraints, and market capacity to identify highest-value site locations.
Translate gravity analysis outputs into actionable site recommendations, including facility sizing, lease timing, and build-vs-buy trade-offs.
Partner with modeling teams and internal analytics groups to continuously refine network topology models and stress-test assumptions against demand forecasts.
Material Placement & Flow Optimization
Define strategic material placement frameworks - determining which SKU families, product categories, or inventory types should be positioned at which nodes across the fulfillment network.
Drive replenishment flow optimization between distribution centers minimizing dwell time, transportation cost, and handling touches.
Develop and own slotting strategies and inventory positioning logic that align material flow with throughput capacity and demand velocity.
Identify and resolve misalignment between where material is and where it needs to be, using data-driven root cause analysis and corrective action plans.
Strategic Initiatives & Network Efficiency
Identify and lead cross-functional initiatives to reduce warehousing cost-per-unit through strategic footprint consolidation, network rebalancing, and site utilization improvement.
Own the development and execution of multi-year warehouse network roadmaps, including capacity recovery plans, site exit strategies, and greenfield launch sequencing. Lead workstreams that address network imbalances.
Performance Management & Stakeholder Alignment
Define and track KPIs for network health, including warehouse utilization rates, pallet footprint efficiency, flow velocity, and cost-per-cubic-foot benchmarks.
Build recurring reporting frameworks that surface optimization opportunities and track progress against network strategy goals.
Align with senior building and regional leadership to ensure site-level decisions ladder up to network-level strategy.
Partner with LSPs and 3P service providers to ensure operational execution aligns with the broader network design.
A day in the life
The morning starts with a gravity model refresh - overnight demand signals shifted, and a new concentration of customer density in the Southeast is flagging a potential node gap. By 9am, you're on a call with supplier managers discussing whether to accelerate transfer of materials to a new site. Midday, you're reviewing a fulfillment initiative, validating whether material placement aligns with the slotting strategy your team published last quarter. By afternoon, you're presenting project updates to leadership. The day ends stress-testing tomorrow's network rebalancing recommendation.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of program, project or product management, or leading product implementation experience
- 6+ years of related industry experience
- 8+ years of data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments
- Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies
- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
- Experience in program, project or product management, or leading product implementation
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's 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 in procurement practices working with engineering, supply chain and Tier 1 OEM partners
- Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)
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, WA, Bellevue - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually
