Supply Chain Specialist, Launch & Expansion, Supply Chain Specialist, Global Procurement Operations

Amazon • Arlington, VA • 6h ago

Description

The Supply Chain Specialist, Launch Expansion is responsible for management and coordination of procurement tasks to support the on-time delivery of goods and services for new Amazon Fulfillment Centers. The Supply Chain Specialist will also be responsible for monitoring project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks and managing mitigation plans. The person in this role will have excellent communication skills to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships and have the ability to focus simultaneously on short term deliverables and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver long term value to internal customers.

Key job responsibilities

Demonstrate ownership, management and coordination of procurement tasks and dependencies to ensure goods and services critical to the launch of new sites are planned for, ordered and delivered on time

Track and report project progress and performance, proactively identify risks, issues and manage mitigation plans when necessary

Track Purchase Order status and work with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of all equipment

Partner with Category Managers with the objective of standardizing category order and escalation processes, driving effective two-way communication and mitigating risks related to all NA launches

Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to internal customers to embed use of best practice processes

Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with internal customers in the Start Up and Launch teams, ensuring regular communication channels are in place

Lead set up of all standard procurement procedures for new sites and identify ways to streamline existing processes to remove waste across multiple businesses groups and categories

Manage Supplier Relationship, including inventory management, risks and long term supply chain strategies

Define key performance indicators - develop metrics and service level agreements for core programs

Partner with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

2+ years of program or project management experience

1+ years of supply chain experience

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Lean principles and DMAIC methodology

Experience in MS Access and SQL

Experience in requirement gathering and ability to write clear and detailed requirement document

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