Supply Chain Operations, Process Operational Excellence Team (POET)

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensures customers have continual access to innovation. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost. The ISCaP team is looking for an exceptional Supply Chain Operations Specialist to help build on this mission as the volume of products, services, and locations grows.

The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, is customer-obsessed, focused on operational excellence, and takes a high degree of ownership for their program vision and execution. The ability to communicate effectively at all levels, make data-driven decisions, and manage escalations, competing priorities, and deliverables is essential. Successful candidates will balance big-picture thinking with the realities of delivering on customer promises today, using excellent analytical and creative thinking skills to break down complex problems into simple, innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the Supply Chain Operational Excellence (POET) team, managing and delivering infrastructure capacity to select regions worldwide.
• Understand the technical requirements of partners and work closely with internal development teams to guide the direction of supply chain activities.
• Develop new analytical models for supply chain solutions.
• Execute strategic business objectives while collaborating with key internal stakeholders to improve the supply chain using the latest internal and external information.
• Prepare and deliver detailed, data-driven business reviews to senior management, focusing on improving forecasting accuracy and associated impacts.
• Positively influence diverse teams, rally support for initiatives, and help deeply technical teams create simple solutions to meet program goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration, or operations.
• 5+ years of experience in process improvement, operational analysis, and financial analysis.
• Experience leveraging data through tools such as Excel, SQL, Tableau, QuickSight, or Python to influence cross-functional prioritization, identify improvement opportunities, and drive solutions.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of program, project, or product management experience, or leading a product implementation process.
• Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies.
• Experience with value stream mapping or process flow analysis to identify systemic improvement opportunities.
• Experience translating defect patterns into requirements for software/automation teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, with options for supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support.
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

USA, VA, Arlington - $79,500.00 - $139,100.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - $82,700.00 - $139,100.00 USD annually