Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management, AMXL JP

AMXL (Amazon Extra Large) JP is looking for a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management for setting up and leading the team for planning strategy of supply chain for Amazon's end-to-end Heavy & Bulky (H&B) logistics network in Japan. The ideal candidate would have a strong delivery record and senior leadership experience to drive the best customer experience in a fast, reliable and cost-efficient manner, every time.

As a leader of a core function of AMXL JP, you will be shaping the network, executing, developing and applying innovative supply chain management concepts. This role requires working across cross-functional teams within and outside Japan. This position involves regular communication with senior management spanning strategy to execution. People management, project management and executive presentation skills are essential.

The successful candidate will have a "Day 1" mindset who loves building with a deep cross-functional background in multiple aspects of logistics and supply chain management, to include but not limited to supply chain flow design and execution, supply chain IT business requirements, business implementation, logistics and warehouse operations experience, industrial engineering and capacity design expertise. P&L management experience and strong financial acumen are a plus.

The successful candidate will thrive in a constantly evolving business environment and work well with cross functional teams. This individual will use their data analysis skills and expertise in planning and execution to lead solutions to complex fulfillment challenges. They will be able to quickly analyze large data sets to identify complex patterns and relationships resulting in operational solutions. This role offers an opportunity to make business-critical decisions that will minimize fulfillment costs while continuing to increase the speed at which we deliver our customers’ orders. The role is both a planning and execution role, meaning the successful candidate will not only generate the plan but also deliver on it.
The successful candidate should demonstrate flexibility to work as business demands.

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.



Key job responsibilities
Influencing without authority: Innovative leader with the ability to identify opportunities and influence stakeholders across functions to gain support and overcome resistance with data and persuasion
Building and Developing a strong team: Significant experience leading teams, developing your directs to consistently deliver valuable projects and performance on core metrics
Strong Communication: Ability to communicate expectations and requirements equally well with business and technology teams at all levels, and capacity to write well-reasoned and data-driven proposals, performing your own data analysis as necessary
Problem Solving: Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, to structure ambiguous situations and to use data analysis to the extent possible to find and drive solutions
Delivering Results: Ability to successfully deliver end-to-end complex technology and operations projects under tight timelines, working through the multiple constraints along the way



A day in the life
You spend time working with our retail teams, S&OP team, finance, tech, supply chain managers on your team and external sellers to build the best fulfillment strategy for H&B items to be delivered to customers across Japan in the fastest way at the lowest cost ensuring availability of all products, all of the time across all of Japan. You hire, develop and motivate your team to deliver against goals using the Amazon leadership principles that you truly embody with all your actions.
You lead the daily/weekly/monthly reviews with team and senior stakeholders to drive long term Supply Chain Program Strategy for AMXL.

About the team
AMXL JP team is a single threaded organization that owns Amazon's end-to-end Heavy & Bulky (H&B) logistics network with our willing and equally customer obsessed partners, offering shipping, service & support for consumers and companies in a safe, reliable, seamless, standardized, and sustainable way that surprises and delights our customers. Our delivery partners are experienced in H&B deliveries, providing special handling services such as Room of Choice Delivery, Installation/Assembly and Recycling/Haul-Away.

Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals across operations, supply chain, tech, finance, planning, customer experience, business intelligence and program management that work closely and collaboratively across Amazon to constantly improve and scale our operations, always insisting on the highest standards and obsessing over delivering bigger smiles for our customers.

Basic Qualifications

- 7+ years of team management experience
- 9+ years of supply chain experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
- MBA
- Experience in program or project management
- Experience working with, presenting to and influencing senior executives up to VP level
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

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