Amazon Hiring For Supply Chain Manager, Air Network Planning, Amazon AIR at Bellevue, WA Full Time

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Job summary
Amazon is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to identify, develop and integrate innovative solutions and programs that lead to improvements that redefine the standards for customer experience in our worldwide transportation network. Amazon transportation encompasses all of the operations that deliver shipments from our fulfillment centers and third party locations to customers worldwide.

The Air Network Planner (Planner) will be responsible for the effective design of Amazon’s aviation transportation network. Through data analysis, modeling, collaboration with internal stakeholders and industry research our Planners will contribute to the design of an optimal Amazon Air transportation network maximizing asset utilization. Our Planners have a passion for designing innovative aviation solutions that continually improve the experiences of our customers and drive down total cost within the transportation network.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop aircraft routing recommendations based on Amazon’s delivery volume projections
• Work directly with internal customers/partners identifying required network capacity and constraints
• Collect and interpret operating cost data
• Support proposals for new equipment and services that address customer needs
• Analyze and recommend optimal network solutions for peak and non-peak periods
• Pull and report data from numerous databases to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as required
• Participate in long term planning and modelling sessions
• Provide support on long-term supply chain and capacity planning and forecasting
• Provide analysis and recommendations for business lanes with quantitative justification
• Provide day-to-day support during the rollout/implementation of newer systems/processes and gather feedback
• Support complex ad-hoc analysis and recommendations
• Publish weekly metrics reports in order for business teams (retail, transportation, fulfillment centers and customer service centers) to take proactive actions to improve customer experience.
• Support management team in metrics understanding and analysis.
• Map business requirements, understand business process, study and analyze workflows, design solutions and prepare functional specifications

The role will include upwards of 20% travel to all North America locations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Transportation Logistics, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in program management, logistics, operations, supply chain, or transportation
• Experience leading cross-functional programs
• Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing initiatives
• Experience with data mining and data analysis
• Experience with Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.
• Experience with analytical tools such as SQL, Tableau or Microsoft Access
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to think both strategically and tactically to optimize long-term performance, vision, and strategy

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters Degree in Supply Chain Engineering, Business or related field
• 5+ years of experience in network planning, designing transportation solutions preferably within small parcel or air cargo transportation industry
• Experience in supply chain management and transportation concepts: forecasting, planning, optimization, logistics, delivery performance, carrier negotiation

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.

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