Sr. Production Planner, Amazon Robotics

About the role

Are you inspired by solving complex supply chain challenges? Do you have a passion for driving operational excellence through process improvements and automation? We are seeking an experienced Production Planner to optimize production planning, lead strategic initiatives, and partner across the organization to delight our customers.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules considering equipment, labor, and material constraints
• Perform sequence optimization to minimize changeovers and maximize manufacturing throughput
• Develop and maintain short-term, medium-term, and long-term capacity models
• Identify and resolve capacity bottlenecks through constraint analysis and simulation
• Monitor and manage inventory levels and replenishment strategies to optimize working capital
• Participate in S&OP process to align supply plans with demand forecasts
• Release and manage work orders through their complete lifecycle
• Set-up and maintain Bills of Distribution and Sourcing Rules
• Leverage planning systems and analytics to generate optimized supply plans
• Develop capacity modeling tools using SQL, Python, and visualization platforms
• Monitor KPIs including schedule adherence, inventory turns, and supplier delivery
• Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, and logistics on supply plan execution
• Partner with engineering on routings and resource rates for capacity planning
• Communicate supply-related risks and mitigation plans to stakeholders
• Support new product introduction projects for supply planning requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
• Knowledge of materials management processes, including inventory management, purchasing, warehouse management, and material requirements planning
• Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis, or experience communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and process improvement methodologies

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.