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Description

Do you want to be part of an innovative team who aim to build amazing technologies that will automate our Delivery Stations and improve safety for our associates?

Our team vision is to automate the operational processes paths within our delivery stations (DS) over the next few years. We partner with Engineering and other cross function teams to develop, test and deploy technologies that are innovative and financially feasible while improving productivity and reducing dependency on manual labor and improving safety.

Key job responsibilities

Partner with Engineering team to explore new technologies to automate North America (NA ) Amazon Logistics (AMZL) delivery stations and lead the Supply Chain effort including Suppliers sourcing, selection, qualification, cost negotiation and contractual coverage from technology development to future scaling.

Influence the vision and detailed requirements for automated solutions to enable our business to automate the delivery stations within the established Return on Investment (ROI)

Identify, develop and implement Supply Chain strategy, works with cross-functional teams to ensure that strategies are executed, and effectively communicates initiatives to gain customer and supplier buy-in and to drive them towards anticipated outcomes

Builds mechanisms and leads initiatives to ensure that suppliers’ costs don’t extend beyond established goals. Constantly seeks ways to reduce spending and demonstrates the ability to advise business owners on whether a given purchase is reasonable and justified

Determines which suppliers should be positioned for long-term contracts based on the suppliers’ overall value to the business and establishes and implements standards for partnering with these suppliers

Establishes supplier diversity for new technology opportunities and expands current supplier selection options accordingly.

A day in the life

Our team is responsible for automating the different process paths of delivery stations and also responsible for developing the scale up strategies for future.

Main stakeholders are WW Eng innovation and NA AMZL Eng, and other stakeholders AMZL Start up team (planning, execution), Under the Road (UTR) tech, Safety, AMZL Reliability and Maintenance Engineering (RME), deployment. We also work very closely with finance team on building the cost model ROI based on technology performance assumptions.

About the team

Our team has a diverse background and skills, we trust each other and strive to make a positive impact. Our day to day job is to innovate and continuously looking for opportunities to improve cost, performance and our customers experience.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field

• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience

• 5+ years of data analysis experience

• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)

• 3+ years of experience in NPD / NPI

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field

• Specific experience in driving process improvements in procurement.

• Technical aptitude and familiarity with complex procurement systems.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with large, complex datasets.

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 $103,900/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.