Amazon.co.za is coming to South Africa in 2024! It is an exciting time to be part of a team that will continue to innovate to bring value, convenience, and delight to our customers around the world, and now to South Africa.
Amazon is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, analytical and creative candidate to join our team. You will work directly with strategic vendor partners with the focus of improving their inbound supply chain processes. You will also be the supply chain expert amongst your Vendor Specialist peers.
In addition to ongoing vendor collaborations, you will work closely with internal teams in Vendor Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations and Finance. You will make a direct impact to our customers through better product availability, and also our operational excellence by continuous process improvement. This role will be both strategic and tactical
Key job responsibilities
• Own the operational onboarding of key vendors.
• Monitor operational metrics to identify opportunities for improvement. This includes delivery leadtimes, complete order fill rates and stretch to opportunities to increase internal and external process understanding to reduce cost to both vendors and Amazon.
• Own the deep dive and correction where process gaps lead to defects in our Fulfilment Centers, Customer or Vendor Experience (CX and VX)
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduated with Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Commerce, Business administration, Supply chain management or a similar field
- Experience in an analytical role
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using analytical specific tools such as Google Analytics, SQL or HTML is a plus
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
