Sr. Specialist, Forecasting, Amazon Logistics, Last Mile Delivery

Are you interested in creating the future of Amazon Logistics (AMZL)? What would you do to take one of the best customer service organizations in the world to the next level? Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial, fast paced environment, solving complex problems and delivering innovative solutions? Do you like to innovate and simplify?

Amazon Logistics Japan is looking to hire an experienced Forecasting Specialist to lead a team in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) that impact the direction of the whole JP network. You will also be coordinating the continuous improvement and operational excellence projects in Japan to deliver a world class customer experience. Your true hands-on approach, operational inclination, analytical skills, and the ability to build and leverage relationships across a wide stakeholder group will enable you to generate creative solutions to industry level strategic problems.

Operating with significant autonomy and discretion, you will drive the development of solutions to some of the company's most challenging business issues and help scale the network rapidly and safely with your strategy. You must be curious, and willing to try, to learn and to collaborate with an amazing team.

About the team
We are a highly diverse team comprising individuals from various backgrounds. We welcome professionals who are open to new ideas and perspectives. Our team's strength lies in our ability to leverage our diverse experiences and expertise to drive innovation and solve complex challenges. We value collaboration, creativity, and a willingness to embrace different viewpoints.

Key job responsibilities
Improvement of forecast accuracy
Optimization of process flows
Driving implementation of new tools and models
Contribution to the growth of the network
People management

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
• 5+ years of team management experience
• 5+ years of cross functional project delivery experience
• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• 2+ years of supply chain experience
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
• Experience communicating complex business concepts in verbal and written form
• Speak, write, and read fluently in Japanese at a business level or above (N1+)
• Experience articulating complex concepts to cross-functional audiences in business-proficient English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership
• Knowledge of data analytics with tools such as Tableau, SQL, Quick-sight

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