AmazonPosted 1mo ago

Senior Network Planning Manager, SC Topology and Inventory

Senior Network Planning Manager, SC Topology and Inventory at Amazon scores 37 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.

BR, SP, Sao Pauloseniorfull-time

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The Brazil Network Topology Planning team is looking for a talented Senior Network Planning Manager who will create solutions to optimize multi-year and multi-echelon network topology design, along with Supply Chain planning and Capacity design processes.

As a team player you have an opportunity to work with some of the best Supply Chain professionals, Tech teams, Worldwide Engineers, Operations Managers, Finance partners, and business leaders across the organization to design optimal Supply Chain network solutions with an objective to solve the conflicting objectives and achieve best customer experience in the most cost efficient way. This role requires working with cross-functional teams to jointly define requirements, develop FC (Fulfillment Center) topology and network solutions, and manage the timelines for all current and future projects. In addition, the role also involves working closely with Global Engineering Services, Design Engineers, PMO and tech teams to Optimize capacity creation and expand Brazil's Fulfillment Centers network.

This position involves regular communication with senior management on status, risks/opportunities, and daily change control management. Cross-team coordination, project management, and executive interaction skills are essential. It also requires strong stakeholder management, advanced critical thinking skills and the ability to navigate in fast paced environment. Successful candidates will be adept at diving deep through various information sources, and working closely with engineering teams, technology partners, local / regional operations, and finance teams to rapidly iterate and deliver solutions. This position requires working across a variety of teams to drive long-term strategic initiatives and best practices adoption.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead Network planning and Capacity design projects working with cross-functional teams focused on the Network expansion that meet cost optimization and speed acceleration goals.
- Coordinate and gather requirements from multiple partner teams to develop long term solution for next 3-5 years planning horizon.
- Communicate and drive long term initiatives, actively work to remove bottlenecks and create scalable mechanisms and use Supply Chain knowledge to influence process enhancements.
- Effectively influence stakeholders without having direct authority. Drive clear, precise, and regular communication with stakeholders to include ongoing project/program status via monthly and quarterly planning reviews.
- Proactively identify gaps and opportunities in the process while partnering with established markets teams to benchmark the best practices to drive implementation and adoption for Brazil.
- Contribute to mid to long-term Capacity design, process standardization and development of innovative solutions.

Basic qualifications

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English

Preferred qualifications

- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- Knowledge of SQL at an intermediate level, including: compile queries, subqueries, aggregation/grouping, data modification, etc.
- Experience with Six Sigma/Lean, Statistical data analysis, network modeling and Operational Excellence
- Experience driving process improvements

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