Description

　　Come and be a part of Amazon's amazing growth story! If you are looking for an opportunity to solve deep technical problems and build innovative solutions in a fast paced environment working with smart, passionate team members, this might be the role for you! Amazon Supply Chain Optimization Technology (SCOT) powers Amazon’s fulfillment network, determining how much of a given product is needed at locations around the world in order to ensure product availability while maintaining optimal inventory levels at each storage location. This includes strategically placing vendor orders and moving inventory across our network to serve customer demand as quickly as possible at reduced cost. (Learn more about SCOT: http://bit.ly/amazon-scot)

　　The Inventory Placement team is seeking an innovative, entrepreneurial Senior Manager, Product Management - Technical (Sr. PM-T Manager). This role will be responsible for driving product vision and strategy for the Placement team, and working cross-functionally at all levels to deliver high impact improvements and features.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　As head of product, you will define, launch and test significant features that address opportunities to save costs or increase delivery speed for customers. You will work closely to collaborate with stakeholders within and outside Supply Chain Optimization Technology teams worldwide in designing simple solutions that work across teams.

　　Candidates should have a proven track record of owning strategic products from concept to launch, strong customer focus and business judgment, and be skilled at breaking down complex, high-level ideas into executable features and distinct phases. Strong ability to influence cross functionally and across the organization, at all levels, will be critical to success in this role.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　• Lead the development of Placement product strategy and vision within the broader context of inventory planning strategy

　　• Oversee multiple programs in various stages of the lifecycle - from ideation to development to launch/retirement.

　　• Define creative, high quality, long term product roadmaps based on team strategy and vision

　　• Develop detailed, crisp business requirements and user stories that can be used to create product specifications and architecture for each product and application

　　• Hire, structure and motivate a team of PMs to deliver strategic wins for the team

　　• Manage prioritization and trade-offs among cost savings, performance and operational support load

　　• Proactively identify / resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals

　　• Drive product launches in concert with Engineering, Science and Analytics teams

　　• Create buy-in for the product/feature/service vision and strategy with stakeholder, technical and leadership teams

　　About the team

　　Our Inventory Placement team owns the systems that decide where in Amazon's fulfillment network to put inventory for the millions of products that Amazon sells. We build optimization models to make these placement decisions driven by signals such as forecasted customer demand, the cost and speed of shipping from each warehouse to each customer, and the available capacity at various points in our network. Inventory placement is central to achieving Amazon's objectives to minimize the cost of fulfillment while offering selection to customers at the fastest possible delivery speeds. Our systems are built entirely in-house, and are on the cutting edge in automated large scale supply chain planning and optimization systems. We're simultaneously developing the science of supply chain planning and solving some of the toughest computational challenges at Amazon.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Bellevue, WA, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　6+ years of team management experience

　　Bachelor's degree

　　Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition

　　Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience delivering consumer software products and services in a high growth environmentAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $158,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $307,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.