Sr Supply Chain Manager, Surface Transportation

Amazon's Supply Chain Managers play a central role in our global business. They keep our complex, international supply chains working seamlessly and efficiently. As a Supply Chain Manager, you will work closely with multiple stakeholders across Amazon, from Operational teams who are fulfilling customer orders to Retail teams and everything in between. You'll help us optimise our supply chains to make our customer experience even better and our business more energy and cost efficient., Create innovative solutions using data and research to address wider challenges in your organisation
-Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations, driving improvements across a range of teams and organisations
-Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritise improvement programmes, seeing them through from start to finish
-Define supply chain and operating models for various businesses
-Analyse and interpret data to improve efficiency across supply chains and multiple operations
-Partner with teams to advise on and manage operational challenges
-Support the planning and organisation of complex projects

A day in the life
Being a Supply Chain Manager for Amazon involves lots of problem solving. You'll work with a number of teams to navigate challenges as and when situations impact our network. You'll spend time resolving temporary issues and looking at the bigger picture to drive Amazon towards achieving new objectives. This role is both proactive and reactive, and you'll have the opportunity to help forecast and plan for new projects.

As a Supply Chain Manager, you'll need to help with both on-the-ground tasks and more tactical work. No two days will be the same. You could spend one day helping to define our supply chain and operating models and the next assisting with a site's resource plan for a busy period. Having so much variety in your role means you'll be able to learn something new every day.

This role is based at one of our European headquarters. There may be flexibility to choose your location or work remotely on occasion.

About the team
Amazon couldn't deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, you'll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, you'll help Amazon's transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient.
We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination - quickly, conveniently and sustainably.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - A degree
- Relevant experience in analysing data and creating reports for leadership
- Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Relevant experience in managing multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English
- Proficiency with data analysis systems (SQL, Python, Excel)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Previous experience as Business Analyst or Data Scientist
- A degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics-related subject or MBA
- Upper intermediate proficiency in the local language
- Relevant experience in a supply chain, logistics, e-commerce, or transportation planning role
- Experience using data visualisation software, such as Tableau or Quicksight

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