Senior Supply Chain Manager, Equipment, Global Supplier Managment - Nashville | Amazon Job

Job Description

Are you ready to shape how Amazon partners with its material handling equipment (MHE) suppliers across the globe? We are expanding our supplier performance management program from two MHE suppliers to the full portfolio of ten, and we need a thoughtful, data-driven supply chain leader to help make that happen. In this role, you will design and lead performance management strategies that strengthen supplier relationships, improve building launches, and ensure Amazon is prepared to meet growing capacity demands.

You will serve as a key commercial partner for Amazon's MHE supplier base, driving standardized global metrics across safety, cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability. Working across integrators, component manufacturers, and internal stakeholder teams, you will identify gaps in supplier performance, remove barriers to vendor success, and build scalable processes that improve supply chain health network-wide. This is a high-visibility role where your recommendations will influence decisions across multiple organizations.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead quarterly business reviews and maintain supplier scorecards that track performance across safety, cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability, driving accountability through structured improvement plans.
- Manage relationships with MHE integrators and component manufacturers, serving as the primary escalation point and bridging commercial obligations with Amazon's operational and technical requirements.
- Conduct risk assessments, compliance reviews, and supplier onboarding activities to ensure alignment with procurement standards and sustainability commitments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across category management, operations engineering, and safety teams to align operational requirements with supplier performance strategies.
- Analyze supply chain data using analytical tools to inform sourcing decisions, identify cost optimization opportunities, and develop scalable mechanisms that improve MHE supply chain performance.

About the team
Our Global Supplier Management team partners with Amazon's MHE suppliers to ensure equipment performance meets the standards required for successful building launches worldwide. We are in an exciting growth phase, expanding our coverage across the full MHE supplier portfolio and investing in the tools and processes that will drive long-term supplier excellence. Team members have access to training and seminars focused on the latest methodologies in global supplier management and procurement. People in this role gain exposure to senior leaders across numerous internal teams and external suppliers.

Basic Qualifications:

- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Travel up to 30% of the time
- Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- 2+ years of working with external suppliers experience
- 2+ years of delivering cross functional projects experience
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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