Supply Chain Program Manager, Startup Supply Chain - EMEA GESS Supply Chain Program Manager, EU Startup
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The EU Startup Supply Chain team is looking for a motivated Program Manager professional to run the external warehouses and the assets transfer process across multiple warehouses in EMEA in order to support our Startup team in launching new sites and expanding Amazon's network. The role of Supply Chain Program Manager is to manage $15MM of assets on an annual basis, performance manage local Inventory Managers, and drive cross-functional strategic initiatives to improve inventory management. The role requires candidates to be able to deep dive into the system data and identify opportunities and risks.
The role is an individual contributor one with many stakeholders to influence both internally and externally. It's a program management role that requires strong project management skills and experience.
Key job responsibilities:
Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives to improve supply chain efficiency and overall cost structure
Inventory control ownership
Drive complex business analysis to identify business opportunities to improve internal and external processes
Work cross-functionally to identify and apply best practices and continuous process improvements
Act as point of escalation for vendor management and contractors
Manage supplier's operational excellence through data-driven metrics
Automate dashboard and metric reporting
Provide scalable solutions for specific warehousing and inventory issues
Set project requirements and drive agendas across internal and external teams
Act as the supply chain interface with the whole project team internally
Able to foresee risks, escalate them, and influence the stakeholders to develop and execute the mitigation plans
Responsible for 100% compliance with VAT/TAX requirement on asset transfers
Build solution to provide visibility on the available assets for reuse
Establish effective business relations with trade and compliance teams to effectively manage x-regions transfer process
Own the supply chain KPIs to deliver the right material on time in full quantity
A day in the life: The Supply Chain Program Manager interacts on a daily basis with procurement teams, execution program managers, material suppliers, and installation vendors to understand the material needs, track the supply chain operation, and escalate risks. The candidate should be able to analyze large sets of data to get the right information and make the right decisions on material management between different sites to be launched in EU and MENA.
About the team: With more and more customers to be served in Europe, Amazon is opening new Fulfilment Centres every year. The EMEA Startup Supply Chain Team is responsible for getting these buildings ready with everything in place ready for the first package to leave the site. The vision of the Startup Supply Chain team is to manage the material from bill of material definition to the deployment completion, ensuring on-time supply & assembly of about 4,000 items per project, from over 500 suppliers in 12 countries.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or Engineering
Warehouse Management professional experience
Experience in project management and implementation with proven ability to design workable solutions and drive projects to success
Experience in material flow management and external vendor management
Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Excel
Experience in a warehouse lead role managing multiple sites
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects - prioritization, planning, and task delegation
Experience in leading by influence
Proficient knowledge of warehouse procedures and policy
Excellent problem-solving skills and leadership qualities
Comfortable delivering frequent direct written and oral feedback
Flexibility to travel up to 50% across projects in Europe
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a large corporate company with complex supply chain processes and multiple inventory locations
Excellent communication skills including the proven ability to effectively manage, influence, negotiate, and communicate with external business partners and internal teams
Warehousing, supply chain, inventory management, finance, vendor and/or project management experience
Professional experience influencing internal and external stakeholders
Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
German, French, Polish, Arabic, Turkish are considered preferred qualifications
Would you like an opportunity to travel and work in multiple countries and cultures? The role will be based anywhere in Europe with up to 50% of time on job travel, either domestically or to other EMEA countries.
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