What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Program Mgr. Supply Chain - Global Vendor Management, Global Vendor Management position at Amazon?
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Job summary
The Global Vendor Management (GVM) team was created to accelerate the growth and the profitability of strategic vendors across all of the Amazon marketplaces. Our team creates solutions to drive a better customer and vendor experience, and enable improved selection and value propositions worldwide. Amazon is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working, and customer focused candidate to join the Global Vendor Management team as a Sr. Program Manager- Supply chain. We are seeking a customer-obsessed individual with vendor management skills to build collaborative relationships with both vendors and vendor management teams across worldwide Amazon Retail (US, Canada, Europe, Japan and India websites). Your work will directly impact how we evolve and grow our global business.
The role requires working with internal and external business teams to develop solutions that optimize our inbound supply chain network by improving the cost structure, service levels, vendor lead times and quality of the program.
The position will be responsible for designing solutions; developing business cases and managing projects from design to production. Responsibilities include working collaboratively with internal teams and suppliers to identify best in class inbound supply chain network.
You will map the physical and data flows and develop and deliver a roadmap of initiatives necessary to achieve the ideal state in existing and new marketplaces including vendor education. You will also be responsible for prioritizing/delivering initiatives that will reduce lead times and costs across the end to end supply chain with global vendor partners. You will identify areas for improvements and develop metrics to monitor inbound transportation performance. Ability to create models/ tools for profitability-analysis to measure and improve the cost structure by product group and program is a must.
You will lead focused and strategically critical projects across the globe in all areas of the business as required to support Global Supply Chain Operations. You will diagnose Amazon processes, recognize supplier needs to be efficient, identify improvement opportunities, prescribe improvement strategies and guide the improvement effort. Considerable judgment is necessary because you will be motivating others to meet the challenges of an extremely deadline-driven environment where explosive growth is occurring while achieving impeccable quality.
Key job responsibilities
Work closely with the Tier 1 vendors supply chain and distribution team to drive down the mutual cost to serve.
Work with senior supply chain leadership at Amazon and vendor to drive supply chain improvements.
Collaborate with internal retail, supply chain and operations team to drive results.
A day in the life
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of program or project management 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $104,100 - $185,000
