Job Information
Amazon Supply Chain, Material Manager, AMZL Energy in Nashville, Tennessee
Description
AMZL Energy Supply Chain Team is looking for a motivated, customer-focused individual to join our team as a Materials Manager. The role will be responsible for the integrity of materials and relevant data upon receipt from the supplier until delivery to our customers. This is a core function within Supply Chain to ensure materials are identified, tracked, and safely managed. The goal of this team is to implement standards, setup processes, maintain inventory accuracy, establish quality control process and monitor compliance to ensure that the materials are delivered efficiently and on-time to our customers. This Material Manager will manage the inventory ensuring on-time delivery of the Electrical Infrastructure Equipment to stations across last mile businesses and electrification of our Last Mile sites in preparation for operating electric delivery vehicles at scale.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
• Oversee inventory accuracy and control, implementing robust procedures and addressing discrepancies promptly.
• Drive the implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive Plan for Every Part (PFEP) strategy for optimized supply chain efficiency.
• Manage material identification traceability strategies (Snowflake vs Lego).
• Develop and implement strategies for efficient warehouse space utilization, optimizing layout and storage configurations.
• Provide crucial support for ERP and WMS systems, including configuration, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify process gaps through deep dive of metrics and make operational improvements (e.g., automation, self-service, etc.).
• Analyze supplier cost structures and competitive landscapes to identify and negotiate cost saving opportunities.
• Accurate forecasting of warehouse space (sqft.) usage based on planned inventory levelsand safety stock strategies.
• This role required up to 30% travel.
A day in the life
The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel and must possess a strong bias for action. They will work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills. The Materials Manager, as a core member of the AMZL Energy Supply Chain program team, owns program managing all aspects of materials impacting the supply chain and financial health of the product from concept through EOL (end of life). This person has a business orientation and is responsible for working within the local and remote operations, engineering and software teams driving development, implementation and management of the product budget. This person is the business voice responsible for capturing, documenting and communicating financial exposures and outlay as it relates to their product. They are involved throughout all stages of the product family's lifecycle to ensure the product achieve all financial targets through end-of-life
About the team
The Global Fleet and Products (GFP) team’s mission is to provide the vehicles and services that enable Amazon to delight customers with our last mile (AMZL) operations. GFP is on track to decarbonize the last mile fleet by 2030 as part of Amazon’s Climate Pledge. The AMZL Energy team within Amazon’s GFP organization is looking for a Program Manager to lead cross-functional programs that support our charging infrastructure and Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet. This role will lead ambiguous programs that are required to scale the rollout of charging infrastructure and optimize the use of the charging infrastructure with the deployment of the EV fleet. This leader will own the end-to-end planning across multiple programs and manage their timelines, risks, and communication strategies. The individual will incorporate effective mechanisms to keep the projects on-track and within budget. They will inform internal and external stakeholders about the status and risks of the programs. These programs can include: new cost structure projects, new strategies to energize stations, new approaches to efficiently charge vehicles, and/or new business development for charging infrastructure
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of program or project management experience
3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
2+ years of supply chain experience
Bachelor's degree
Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
Experience with Warehouse Management Systems or ERP systems.
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
3+ years of driving process improvements experience
Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
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