Supply Chain Specialist, Launch & Expansion, Supply Chain Specialist, Procurement Excellence
Supply Chain Specialist, Launch & Expansion, Supply Chain Specialist, Procurement Excellence
Amazon
Arlington, VA
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Description
The Supply Chain Specialist, Launch Expansion is responsible for management and coordination of procurement tasks to support the on-time delivery of goods and services for new Amazon Fulfillment Centers. The Supply Chain Specialist will also be responsible for monitoring and controlling project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks and managing mitigation plans. The person in this role will have excellent communication skills to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships and have the ability to focus simultaneously on short term deliverables and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver long term value to internal customers.
Key job responsibilities
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Houston, TX, USA | Nashville, TN, USA
Basic Qualifications
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A2644828
The Supply Chain Specialist, Launch Expansion is responsible for management and coordination of procurement tasks to support the on-time delivery of goods and services for new Amazon Fulfillment Centers. The Supply Chain Specialist will also be responsible for monitoring and controlling project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks and managing mitigation plans. The person in this role will have excellent communication skills to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships and have the ability to focus simultaneously on short term deliverables and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver long term value to internal customers.
Key job responsibilities
- Demonstrate ownership, management and coordination of procurement tasks and dependencies to ensure goods and services critical to the launch of new sites are planned for, ordered and delivered on time
- Track and report project progress and performance, proactively identify risks, issues and manage mitigation plans when necessary
- Track Purchase Order status and work with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of all equipment
- Partner with Category Managers with the objective of standardizing category order and escalation processes, driving effective two-way communication and mitigating risks related to all NA launches
- Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to internal customers to embed use of best practice processes
- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with internal customers in the Start Up and Launch teams, ensuring regular communication channels are in place
- Lead set up of all standard procurement procedures for new sites and identify ways to streamline existing processes to remove waste across multiple businesses groups and categories
- Manage Supplier Relationship, including inventory management, risks and long term supply chain strategies
- Define key performance indicators – develop metrics and service level agreements for core programs
- Partner with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Houston, TX, USA | Nashville, TN, USA
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of program or project management experience
- 1+ years of supply chain experience
- Knowledge of Lean principles and DMAIC methodology
- Experience in MS Access and SQL
- Experience in requirement gathering and ability to write clear and detailed requirement document
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A2644828
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Seniority level
Not Applicable -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Management and Manufacturing -
Industries
Software Development
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