Specialist, Last Mile S&OP, Last Mile S&OP
Amazon is hiring a Specialist, Last Mile S&OP, Last Mile S&OP in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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- Tools and skills the posting cites include s op, logistics and forecasting.
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Drive last-mile sales and operations planning and process improvements for Amazon Logistics Japan.
Amazon Logistics Japan is looking to hire an experienced specialist to lead the execution of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) that impact the direction of the whole JP network. You will also be coordinating the continuous improvement and operational excellence projects in Japan to deliver a world class customer experience. Your true hands-on approach, operational inclination, analytical skills, and the ability to build and leverage relationships across a wide stakeholder group will enable you to generate creative solutions to industry level strategic problems.
Operating with significant autonomy and discretion, you will drive the development of solutions to some of the company's most challenging business issues and help scale the network rapidly and safely with your strategy. You must be curious, and willing to try, to learn and to collaborate with an amazing team.
At Amazon, you'll work alongside the latest AI and GenAI tools that are increasingly woven into how teams operate: from AI-powered capabilities that accelerate decision-making, to Generative AI that helps you focus on work that truly matters. You'll have opportunities and resources to develop AI fluency at your own pace, with continuous learning built into the culture.
More Information (Japanese Only)
・Department: Last Mile(AMZL)
・Job:Business Planning
・Location:Tokyo Office
Key job responsibilities
- Lead initiatives to improve forecast accuracy, identify key drivers of forecast error, and implement sustainable improvements to planning processes.
- Analyze planning performance and clearly articulate key gaps, root causes, and business impacts to senior leaders, enabling data-driven decisions.
- Actively manage the growth of the network and standardize processes
- Clearly communicate dependencies and manage/track expectations
- Own data quality and governance, drive standardization and unification of data sources, and establish reliable datasets for planning and reporting.
- Lead cross-functional projects from planning through execution, align stakeholders, manage timelines and dependencies, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
- Knowledge of SQL
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
Preferred qualifications
- 2+ years of supply chain experience
- Excited about working in a diverse group and contributing to an inclusive culture
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
How we rate this
Specialist, Last Mile S&OP, Last Mile S&OP at Amazon rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
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- Tell me about a project where logistics was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where forecasting was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where supply chain was part of your work. What did you do?
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