Senior Supply Chain Manager, Emerging Countries Network Planning

DescriptionThe Emerging Country Network Planning team is looking for a talented Senior Supply Chain Manager who will create solutions to optimize multi-year network topology design, along with Supply Chain planning processes for new country expansion. Our scope includes emerging countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Middle East, Singapore and new countries. As a team player you have an opportunity to work with some of the best Supply Chain professionals, tech teams, Worldwide Engineers, Operations Managers, Finance partners, and business leaders across the continents to design optimal Supply Chain network solutions with an objective to solve the conflicting goals and achieve best customer experience in the most cost efficient way.This role requires working with cross-functional teams across the countries to jointly define requirements, develop Inbound topology and trans network solutions, and manage the timelines for all current and future projects. This position involves regular communication with senior management on status, risks/opportunities, and daily change control management. Cross-team coordination, project management, and executive interaction skills are essential.This position requires superior analytical thinkers, ability to understand complex data, diving deep through various information sources, and working closely with technology partners, local / regional operations, and finance teams to rapidly iterate and deliver solutions. This position also requires to work across a variety of teams to drive long term strategic initiatives and driving best practices adoptions. Successful candidates must thrive in fast-paced environments which encourage collaborative and creative problem solving and critical thinking.Key job responsibilities

Lead projects for cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of a new feature, service, product, or system that meet cost optimization and delivery experience maximization goals.

Contribute to the mid to long-term network planning process, tools, and features rollout and process standardization for new and emerging countries.

Define the best topology for emerging countries by leveraging on optimization tool sets to find answers for critical strategic questions such as how many facilities to build, what kinds they should be, where to put them, how to expect them to operate in terms of inbound/outbound, and how to connect them in our transportation system.

Gather requirements from appropriate business owners, write clear and detailed business requirement, prioritize features, and drive technical scoping as needed.

Partner with established markets team to benchmark the best practices and tools to drive implementation and adoption for new countries.

Create scalable mechanisms and best practices, actively work to remove bottlenecks.

Effectively influence stakeholders without having direct authority.

Communicate and drive strategic initiatives.

Proactively identify gaps / opportunities and decide when to make a case for single-threaded owners and other resourcing.

Around 5% annual travel to respective countries to understand local trans operations and processes.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Austin, TX, USA | Bellevue, WA, USABasic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Network planning, retail/e-commerce operations execution experience

5+ years using MS Excel, SQL, or other related data analysis tools

3+ years in a production, fulfillment, or planning environment

3+ years experience and success at leading cross functional programs

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree

Strong verbal and written communication skills

High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously

Experience with Six Sigma/Lean, network modeling and Operational Excellence

Ability to write SQL queries

The ability to use both formal and informal influencing skills across Amazon's cross-matrix organization is critical to the success of this role

Knowledge of how a fulfillment center, and transportation network is designed and operated

Ability to communicate effectively across a multitude of platforms with remote team members, as well as stakeholders at multiple levels within the organization

Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment

Strong bias for action; ability to juggle multiple competing priorities and create a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, and dynamic environment

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $92,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $181,400/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.