The role will play a vital role in advancing Amazon’s unique culture and enabling the success of our Delivery Service Providers (DSP) within the high-growth, fast-paced Amazon Logistics organization. The Fleet Scheduling Team is constantly reviewing the needs from new and existing DSPs and is allocating a varied mix of vehicles to support growth. This position also plays a vital role in the expansion of our Electric fleet.
The Fleet Supply Chain Manager is required to influence a range of diverse stakeholders and their team's goals, conveying the defined deployment plans for various stakeholders (DSPMs, FMCs, Rental Suppliers, Variable Fleet, Demand Planning), always working backwards from their needs. It requires strong negotiation skills with partner organizations (e.g. Central Ops, FMCs, Rental Suppliers) to prioritize the development of mechanisms to track and control deployment planning. Scaling with efficiency (i.e. Utilization of the fleet) will be her/his primary focus.
The position is preferably based in Milan, Luxembourg, London, Paris or Munich.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborating with senior stakeholders within Fleet Operations, Physical Supply Chain, Finance, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Variable Fleet as well as DSP Management teams on modelling and defining decisions to efficiently and cost effectively plan deployments in the short/medium term (<10 WKs);
- Owning the deep dive and risk assessment in case of demand fluctuations or Supply Chain operational disruptions occur and advising the business on back-up plans such as rental procurement, Armada fast deployments, Armada reallocation, DSP share reallocation;
- Designing and reporting on supply ramp progress pre and post peak, by aligning with internal actors such as Business Analytics and Central Operations to ensure business visibility and buy-in;
- The Fleet SC Manager also owns bridging short/medium term plans (<10 WKs) with long term plans (>10 WKs) to highlight both Supply and Demand risks and Opportunities. The FSM contribution is therefore crucial in ensuring the Fleet team are able to meet their long-term financial plans by executing key short-term initiatives;
- Owning or supporting “LEAN” initiatives (e.g. buffer/contingency reductions) as well as cross-country and function processes such as mechanisms to audit vehicle count/health, Ad-Hoc request processes, defleet incentives, financial assessments.- A degree.
- Experience in fleet, supply chain or logistics industry.
- Experience in business ownership, partnering and business analysis.
- A proven track record of creating effective reporting and data analysis.
- Strong analytical skills combined with proficiency in Excel.
- Excellent communications skills and a high bar for accuracy and detail.
- Experience influencing and interacting with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to handle and prioritize when presented with a high volume of engagements.- Fluency in one of these EU languages: French, German.
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