Are you an expert in the dynamic field of inventory management? Amazon is seeking a passionate and experienced professional to take on the role of Spare Parts Inventory Manager.
In this position, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the global strategy for spare parts inventory management within the Central Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) Integrated Spare Parts (ISP) team. This position goes beyond traditional inventory management and requires an expert who can influence and revolutionize how Amazon RME manages spare parts inventory on a global scale. You will not only be responsible for overseeing stock, but will also lead process improvement projects, such as enhancing the tracking of parts and optimizing the claims process with suppliers in the event of equipment failures.
Key job responsibilities
- Be a key contributor to the global spare parts inventory management strategy
- Work with peers to develop and execute a comprehensive global strategy for spare parts inventory management
- Drive initiatives to ensure the availability of the right spare parts at the right locations, minimizing costs while maximizing operations efficiency
- Carrying over research projects, conduct data analysis and effectively interpret reports to identify opportunities, optimize processes, and implement changes
- Lead and champion complex and cross-functional process improvement projects
- Define process improvement projects aimed at optimizing current inventory management standards and processes
- Drive initiatives to deprecate redundant workflows and simplify processes with a global impact
- Innovate and implement best practices to enhance the tracking of spare parts, improving accuracy, and efficiency
- Support warranty and repairs initiatives to optimize the process of repairing and claiming parts from suppliers in the event of failures or quality issues
- Identify and implement success metrics to supervise the implementation of spare parts management initiatives
- Prepare and give detailed data-driven business reviews to senior management
- Driving communication from RME and Operations senior management
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Supply Chain, Economics or Business Administration
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Experience using Excel and querying relational databases with SQL (or other query language), and working with large complex data sets to design models and scenarios
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams, including operations
- Experience working with Excel and large-scale data mining and reporting tools such as Python, SQL or Tableau