Amazon

DESCRIPTION

Are you looking for the opportunity to create substantial impact on business profitability through reduction of business wastes in operations, then Network Losses reduction role is that opportunity. The scope of impact spans across RoW markets focused at reduction of network losses arising from Shrinkage, Damage, Concessions or combination of these within operations across supply chain and in close collaboration with FC/transportation Operations, ACES, SL&P, Products, CS and RCX/NCRC business partners.

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth and are constantly looking for ways to improve. Our team drives innovation while supporting continuous operational improvement. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. To be successful, you will need excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills to drive consensus across multiple stakeholders. We interface with all miles of Operations, CS, Products team and CBW business teams to identify and execute solutions that improve Customer experience by reducing waste and losses in operations.

This opportunity requires excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and the ability to succeed in a fast-paced, ambiguous and technical environment. Ownership of work is extremely important, and candidates should have a proven record of driving operations, process fixes and strategic initiatives to completion. The ideal candidate is motivated, optimistic and agile; with strong time management skills

Key job responsibilities

• Develop deep understanding, hands on experience of operational processes across supply chain.
• Deep diving and analyzing operational data to arrive root causes for losses - invent or replicate solutions to those root causes, track impact.
• Improve operational processes by Standardization of metrics, processes, SOPs across RoW markets related to network losses
• Driving product implementation in operations and/or operational process solutions to eliminate losses

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of Operations / process improvement, hands on waste reduction experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements in operations. Existing Knowledge or ability to learn analytical tools will be helpful.
• Experience owning end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Packaging, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations or related field
• Ability to write well-reasoned and data-driven proposals, performing own data analysis
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, vlookups, etc.)
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks/stake holders simultaneously

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
• Knowledge and experience in waste reduction, process improvements, network losses areas

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