配送ネットワーク戦略デザイナー / Program Designer, Strategic Transportation Network, SC Optimization

SCM Project Technical Project Manager

Amazon's mission is "to become the Earth's most customer-centric company." To achieve this, we invest in expanding a high-quality supply chain network. Specifically, we make full use of technology and continue to innovate in speed, cost, and quality, breaking free from traditional Supply Chain Management (SCM) concepts.

In Amazon Japan's Supply Chain division, we are looking for members responsible for developing this network. The mission of this position is to implement and execute projects, particularly those related to building Amazon's inventory and transportation network across Japan. Since these network influences upstream processes like procurement and inbound logistics, as well as downstream processes such as shipping and delivery; thus, a holistic understanding of the entire supply chain is required. Also because these network performance is the key input for Amazon which decides what kind of selections we can offer in which areas and how fast or how convenient, you will be expected to collaborate with broader stakeholders outside of SCM department.

(1) Data Analysis; During the project conception stage, you will primarily conduct data analysis. You will be responsible for understanding Amazon's complex supply chain and effectively handling vast amounts of data, requiring advanced comprehension and logical thinking skills. If the initial analyses do not yield results, you will be expected to alter your hypotheses and viewpoints, independently drive the hypothesis-testing cycle, and make proposals to the business initiators. Specifically, you will analyze the impacts of changes in procurement/ordering methods and inter-warehouse transportation on inventory placement, as well as the impacts of inventory placement changes on delivery, from both cost and speed perspectives.

(2) Role as Technical Project Manager during Project Launch; Upon project approval, you will share the responsibility of implementation and stable operation along with business owners and project managers. In any supply chain transformation initiative at Amazon, system changes will undoubtedly be required. The scope of the systems involved is broad, and system owners may often be based overseas. You will coordinate with system owners to take responsibility for design changes, testing, implementation, and stable operation within a specified timeframe.

(3) Collaboration with Global Team, System Implementation in Japan; Most system development in Amazon worldwide are often centralized in the US, and the systems used in Japan generally fall under this category. New systems are usually launched for Amazon US and subsequently rolled out to Amazon locations globally, including Japan. When implementing new systems in Japan, you will consider Japan-specific business contexts, judge the priority of implementation, localize specifications, assess impacts on Japan's business operations, coordinate with stakeholders by effectively using documentation, and serve as the point of contact for implementation.