Amazon is looking for a customer focused, driven, and analytical leader to join the Toys & Games team.
The Senior Supply Chain Manager will own strategies to drive supply chain efficiencies and maximize sales, margin and turns.
This is a critical role helping us build, manage and optimize a complex procurement system. The ideal candidate is able to lead and influence both internal and external teams in an ambiguous environment, while maintaining a customer-centric philosophy.
They must be highly organized, self-starting, highly analytical and thrive in a high energy environment ideally with experience in supply chain and operations.
Key areas of focus include driving improvement in inventory availability, increasing inventory efficiency, improving purchasing automation, and reducing input costs.
The Senior Supply Chain Manager will also be responsible for process improvements, including identifying defects, reducing waste, and improving supply chain effectiveness.
This role enables you to "hit the ground running" and make transformational impact on how we manage in-stock and cost in one of the most exciting businesses.
Key job responsibilities
Highly analytical, capable of turning raw data into information and insights to drive business decisions. Proven track record of managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
A Toys Senior Supply Chain Manager thrives in a high energy environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel.
With strong numerical and analytical aptitude, the Senior Supply Chain Manager will invent and execute strategies to improve our end-to-end supply chain and buying practices.
The role also pulls from improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations :
Arlington, VA, USA Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Supply Chain Experience