AmazonStrategic Supply Chain Manager, Lawn & Garden + Tools Supply Chain Team
Amazon is hiring a Strategic Supply Chain Manager, Lawn & Garden + Tools Supply Chain Team in Seattle, United States. It pays $83k-$128k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Excel, Dashboards and supply chain management.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
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Manage end-to-end supply chain processes and vendor strategies for seasonal retail categories using data and AI-powered workflows.
Key job responsibilities
- Identify and deliver end-to-end supply chain improvement opportunities across large cohorts of Lawn & Garden vendors, developing inventory sourcing strategies that meet cost targets and customer availability goals.
- Track and own category metrics such as out-of-stock rate, lead time, and confirmation rate, and present insights and trends to Category Leadership through weekly and monthly business reviews.
- Define operational strategy for select vendors, making trade-offs between suppliers, cost structures, and service levels to optimize profitability and contribute to business growth planning.
- Collaborate with vendor management and product managers on initiatives to improve cost structure, profitability, and supply chain efficiency across the Lawn & Garden business.
- Build trusted relationships with retail vendors and partner on programs to improve inventory health, reduce costs, and deliver a great experience for Amazon customers.
A day in the life
You might start your morning reviewing inventory health dashboards and flagging supply risks across your vendor cohort, then join a working session with Category Management to align on operational strategy for an upcoming seasonal peak. Mid-morning, you could be auditing recent inventory buys to ensure purchase orders are tracking to plan, or working with product managers to refine AI-powered workflows that surface out-of-stock trends. After lunch, you might hop on a call with a retail vendor to walk through their performance data and collaborate on lead-time reductions. Later, you could shift to preparing insights and risk mitigation plans for a Leadership review.
About the team
Our team owns supply chain strategy and sourcing execution for Amazon's Lawn & Garden and Tools business, a highly seasonal category where getting inventory timing right has an outsized impact on the customer experience. We work with some of Amazon's most strategic retail vendors, and our results carry high visibility with senior leadership. Right now, we are investing in better automation for seasonal decision-making, partnering with vendors to reinvent their supply chains, and improving the input metrics that move the needle for our business.
We are a collaborative group of supply chain and product managers who partner closely with retail vendors, internal category teams, and operations partners. You will gain hands-on experience with P&L management, vendor supply chain operations, and AI-based automation, building skills that open doors to broader roles across Amazon.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- 4+ years of supply chain, inventory management or project management experience
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel (macros, pivots, lookups) at an advanced level
- Experience in data analysis and leveraging analytics to make decisions
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to drive improvements
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of the principles of statistical inventory control
- Experience with SQL
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
- Experience coordinating cross-functional inputs, meeting deadlines, and effectively managing competing priorities
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Master's degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, transportation logistics
- Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 128,300.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Strategic Supply Chain Manager, Lawn & Garden + Tools Supply Chain Team at Amazon rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where supply chain management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where inventory management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where vendor management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Excel in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Data Analysis, Vendor Management, and Excel. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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