Senior Supply Chain Manager, Capacity Planning, R2L Supply Chain
Amazon · New York, United States · 1 mo ago
DistributionFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use for each heading only if there is real content. We must not repeat job title. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Keep all substantive info.
We need to parse the description.
Let's extract sections:
- About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph(s) describing role: "Rapid and Rural Logistics organization is looking for a Sr. Supply Chain Manager with a delivery record and proven project management experience to own and execute strategic, cross-functional operations and technology projects for our faster than Same Day operations. Robust understanding of fulfillment operations including under-the-roof processes, inventory flows, constrained FC assets (capacity and labor), quality, and long term roadmaps will help develop new innovations. This role will play a critical role in the future strategy for the same day program. It requires a high-level of ownership over the end-to-end process, the ability to think outside of the box, willingness to disrupt the current processes to create a new process, the ability to design sustainable solutions and influence stakeholders. This role requires scoping large ambiguous projects, managing to project timelines, and communicating to senior management on status, risks, and process/product changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential."
That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: "Key job responsibilities Driving innovation that improves the under-the-roof processes and continuously removes cost from our fulfillment and delivery network Partnering with cross-functional teams to plan, organize, execute, and standardize complex projects to achieve R2L goals. Gathering and analyzing data across fulfillment and delivery functions to establish global standards for operations and other cross functional teams Analyzing and solving operational barriers with a focus on understanding root causes and driving forward opportunities Developing Amazon best practices for internal operations Leveraging analytics to support the future state of the business The Sr. Supply Chain Manager Will Also Demonstrate Confidence operating in a highly ambiguous and iterative business space High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously Willingness to challenge and influence big leaders Ability to think strategically and execute methodically Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases Ability to clearly communicate data insights to others This role may require up to 25% travel a year A day in the life The Sr. Supply Chain Manager leads network capacity modeling and optimization across North American SSD facilities, managing multiple delivery streams including SSD, Grocery, Pharmacy, and Hazmat. The role drives weekly operational decisions, strategic planning, and high-visibility events like Prime Day and Peak seasons. Working closely with Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Design teams, the SCM optimizes network performance and implements productivity improvements to meet 2025 volume targets. Key responsibilities include data-driven decision making, developing automated capacity planning systems, and creating scalable processes. Success requires both technical expertise and strategic business acumen."
We need to separate responsibilities from qualifications etc. The "Key responsibilities" list includes many bullet-like sentences. We'll format as
for each heading only if there is real content. We must not repeat job title. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Keep all substantive info.
We need to parse the description.
Let's extract sections:
- About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph(s) describing role: "Rapid and Rural Logistics organization is looking for a Sr. Supply Chain Manager with a delivery record and proven project management experience to own and execute strategic, cross-functional operations and technology projects for our faster than Same Day operations. Robust understanding of fulfillment operations including under-the-roof processes, inventory flows, constrained FC assets (capacity and labor), quality, and long term roadmaps will help develop new innovations. This role will play a critical role in the future strategy for the same day program. It requires a high-level of ownership over the end-to-end process, the ability to think outside of the box, willingness to disrupt the current processes to create a new process, the ability to design sustainable solutions and influence stakeholders. This role requires scoping large ambiguous projects, managing to project timelines, and communicating to senior management on status, risks, and process/product changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential."
That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: "Key job responsibilities Driving innovation that improves the under-the-roof processes and continuously removes cost from our fulfillment and delivery network Partnering with cross-functional teams to plan, organize, execute, and standardize complex projects to achieve R2L goals. Gathering and analyzing data across fulfillment and delivery functions to establish global standards for operations and other cross functional teams Analyzing and solving operational barriers with a focus on understanding root causes and driving forward opportunities Developing Amazon best practices for internal operations Leveraging analytics to support the future state of the business The Sr. Supply Chain Manager Will Also Demonstrate Confidence operating in a highly ambiguous and iterative business space High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously Willingness to challenge and influence big leaders Ability to think strategically and execute methodically Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases Ability to clearly communicate data insights to others This role may require up to 25% travel a year A day in the life The Sr. Supply Chain Manager leads network capacity modeling and optimization across North American SSD facilities, managing multiple delivery streams including SSD, Grocery, Pharmacy, and Hazmat. The role drives weekly operational decisions, strategic planning, and high-visibility events like Prime Day and Peak seasons. Working closely with Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Design teams, the SCM optimizes network performance and implements productivity improvements to meet 2025 volume targets. Key responsibilities include data-driven decision making, developing automated capacity planning systems, and creating scalable processes. Success requires both technical expertise and strategic business acumen."
We need to separate responsibilities from qualifications etc. The "Key responsibilities" list includes many bullet-like sentences. We'll format as - .
- Requirements: maybe "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". But the instruction says we have sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what goes where.
We have "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Could treat "Requirements" as basic qualifications, "Qualifications" as preferred? Or combine? The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can have those headings if content exists.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to extract:
- Requirements: maybe the basic qualifications list.
- Qualifications: maybe the preferred qualifications list.
- Skills: maybe specific skill mentions like "Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including: pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc." and "Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level, including: compile queries, subqueries, aggregation/grouping, data modification, etc." Also "Ability to use hard data and metrics", "Ability to clearly communicate data insights", etc. Could be part of responsibilities but we can put under Skills.
- Benefits: The posting mentions benefits: "Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage Maternity and Parental Leave Options Paid Time Off (PTO) 401(k) Plan". Also later: "Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave." So we can combine.
- Pay: The posting includes salary ranges: "USA, NY, New York - 126,900.00 - 181,400.00 USD annually USA, TN, Nashville - 103,900.00 - 148,400.00 USD annually USA, WA, Bellevue - 115,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually". Also mention sign-on payments and RSUs. So we have pay info.
- Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned. There's mention of travel up to 25% a year, but not schedule like full-time, part-time, shift. Could infer full-time but not stated. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Schedule not stated explicitly, so we should not include Schedule section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (basic qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills, Benefits, Pay.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including: pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.
Qualifications
- Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level, including: compile queries, subqueries, aggregation/grouping, data modification, etc.
Skills
- High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
- Willingness to challenge and influence big leaders
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired
- Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
- Ability to clearly communicate data insights to others
- Confidence operating in a highly ambiguous and iterative business space
- Ability to scope large ambiguous projects, manage to project timelines, and communicate to senior management on status, risks, and process/product changes
- Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills
But some of these may overlap with responsibilities. However we need to preserve all substantive info; duplication is okay? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplication may be okay but we should avoid repeating same content verbatim? It didn't forbid duplication, but better to avoid redundancy. However we can keep them in appropriate sections.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "Amazon is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also remove "If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly..." etc. Also remove "About The Team" section? That is substantive about team description. Should we include that? It's about the team, maybe could go under About the role or a separate section? The instruction only lists certain headings; we could incorporate team description into About the role. It's substantive, so we should include it.
Thus About the role paragraph(s) should include the initial description plus the "About The Team" paragraph.
Let's craft About the role:
Paragraph: "Rapid and Rural Logistics organization is looking for a Sr. Supply Chain Manager with a delivery record and proven project management experience to own and execute strategic, cross-functional operations and technology projects for our faster than Same Day operations. Robust understanding of fulfillment operations including under-the-roof processes, inventory flows, constrained FC assets (capacity and labor), quality, and long term roadmaps will help develop new innovations. This role will play a critical role in the future strategy for the same day program. It requires a high-level of ownership over the end-to-end process, the ability to think outside of the box, willingness to disrupt the current processes to create a new process, the ability to design sustainable solutions and influence stakeholders. This role requires scoping large ambiguous projects, managing to project timelines, and communicating to senior management on status, risks, and process/product changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential."
Then maybe add: "The SSD, RSR+, and Perishables Supply Chain team manages end-to-end operations for Amazon's fastest, most complex fulfillment networks delivering fresh groceries and fast-moving general merchandise goods. We operate at the intersection of speed and complexity—balancing ultra-fast delivery commitments with the unique challenges of perishable inventory and high-velocity general merchandise. The team is responsible for short-term capacity planning that ensures our facilities can handle daily volume fluctuations, inbound planning and design that optimizes how products flow into our network, forecasting that anticipates customer demand with precision, and in-stock management that keeps the right products available at the right time. This high-impact role owns strategic supply chain planning and design for a critical segment of Amazon's fastest-growing business. We're building the future of ultra-fast fulfillment."
That seems good.
Now Responsibilities: we need to list bullet points from the "Key job responsibilities" and also "A day in the life" details.
Let's extract distinct responsibilities:
- Driving innovation that improves the under-the-roof processes and continuously removes cost from our fulfillment and delivery network
- Partnering with cross-functional teams to plan, organize, execute, and standardize complex projects to achieve R2L goals.
- Gathering and analyzing data across fulfillment and delivery functions to establish global standards for operations and other cross functional teams
- Analyzing and solving operational barriers with a focus on understanding root causes and driving forward opportunities
- Developing Amazon best practices for internal operations
- Leveraging analytics to support the future state of the business
- Operating confidently in a highly ambiguous and iterative business space
- High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
- Willingness to challenge and influence big leaders
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can have those headings if content exists.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to extract:
- Requirements: maybe the basic qualifications list.
- Qualifications: maybe the preferred qualifications list.
- Skills: maybe specific skill mentions like "Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including: pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc." and "Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level, including: compile queries, subqueries, aggregation/grouping, data modification, etc." Also "Ability to use hard data and metrics", "Ability to clearly communicate data insights", etc. Could be part of responsibilities but we can put under Skills.
- Benefits: The posting mentions benefits: "Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage Maternity and Parental Leave Options Paid Time Off (PTO) 401(k) Plan". Also later: "Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave." So we can combine.
- Pay: The posting includes salary ranges: "USA, NY, New York - 126,900.00 - 181,400.00 USD annually USA, TN, Nashville - 103,900.00 - 148,400.00 USD annually USA, WA, Bellevue - 115,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually". Also mention sign-on payments and RSUs. So we have pay info.
- Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned. There's mention of travel up to 25% a year, but not schedule like full-time, part-time, shift. Could infer full-time but not stated. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Schedule not stated explicitly, so we should not include Schedule section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (basic qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills, Benefits, Pay.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including: pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.
Qualifications
- Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level, including: compile queries, subqueries, aggregation/grouping, data modification, etc.
Skills
- High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
- Willingness to challenge and influence big leaders
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired
- Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
- Ability to clearly communicate data insights to others
- Confidence operating in a highly ambiguous and iterative business space
- Ability to scope large ambiguous projects, manage to project timelines, and communicate to senior management on status, risks, and process/product changes
- Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills