Global Transportation Manager, Amazon Robotics job at Amazon.com Services LLC North Reading, MA, US

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

The Amazon Robotics Global Logistics team is looking for a Global Transportation Manager to manage ocean and airfreight planning for freight moving from suppliers and manufacturing hubs into Amazon's new and existing fulfillment centers. This role has a vendor management component, with the candidate engaging regularly with 3PL partners and carriers.

The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background that enables them to manage multiple stakeholders across different programs, a demonstrated ability to think broadly and strategically about supply chain initiatives and the ability to persuade senior leaders to build consensus on objectives. Knowledge of international logistics is preferred.

Key job responsibilities
• You will be responsible for translating demand forecasts, operational constraints and market conditions into international freight budgets and capacity plans.
• You will negotiate rates for ocean, port dry operations, and airfreight with 3PLs
• You will be accountable for carrier performance and ensure our partners are efficient, effective, and compliant to our operational standards.
• You will develop risk management strategies for seasonal peak volumes, identify at-risk operations and proactively developing/executing contingency protocols to avoid service failures.
• You will provide input on logistics strategy for the purposes of network planning and cost optimization.
• You will retrieve and analyze data using Excel, Tableau, SQL or other data visualization tools.
• You will partner with internal Amazon logistics solutions teams for ocean and airfreight.
• You will assess available technology to support our planning processes.
• Successful candidates will be excellent communicators, curious, highly motivated and effective within distributed teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Job Tags

Full time,

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