Principal Consultant, Supply Chain Advisory

15+ Years in supply chain spanning areas of planning, procurement, inventory management, fulfillment, logistics, or other related fields
- 7+ years in progressive thought leadership roles influencing and transforming business operations
- 7+ years in creating supply chain strategies including conducting assessments, creating & selling associated business case, familiarity with make-to-stock & make-to-order strategies, supplier and procurement strategies, omnichannel and fulfillment strategies
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or Logistics
- 5+ years in discrete and/or process manufacturing industry
- 5+ years in relevant technologies such as SAP(ERP), Ariba/Coupa, JDA, WMS/Manhattan, AI/ML, Analytics, and Data Lakes
- Demonstrated understanding of industrials systems (e.g., SCADA, PLC, MES, inventory/warehouse, etc.)

Job summary

The AWS ProServe Supply Chain Advisory Practice enables our customers solve the most demanding and complex Supply Chain challenges and empowers them to fulfill their digital aspirations. Solving business critical challenges from design to delivery, or assisting our AWS customers to innovate and disrupt their industry is our focus. Advisory enables our customers to break down information silos and optimize performance to accelerate innovation, fuel growth and achieve operational excellence.
- Sourcing & Procurement: eProcurement, supply planning, supplier catalogs, RfX process optimization, supplier performance management
- Supply Chain Network Strategy: manufacturing & distribution network optimization, control towers, global trade
- Manufacturing: manufacturing planning & execution, IoT enablement, sustainability
- Inventory Management & Order Fulfillment: inventory strategy, segmentation, omnichannel, warehouse planning & operations, warranty, returns
- Logistics & Transportation: transportation planning & scheduling, route optimization, track & trace

This role includes:

- Providing executive level supply chain thought leadership to our customers and AWS teams
- Designing and delivering digital supply chain solutions with measurable business results for our customers
- Development of new offerings consisting of sales and delivery kits
- Select customer presales support, Expose, Educate, Envision, Align & Launch activities for all Industry Verticals across the end to end Supply Chain Domain.
- Support our AWS Partner Network and select key industry ISVs with their Digital Supply Chain solutions on AWS

This is an executive level customer facing role. You will be required to travel to client locations to deliver professional services when needed (~50% of time).

Key job responsibilities

Customer Facing role focused on deep diving to understand customer requirements, aligning key executive stakeholders from both the line of business and IT organizations and driving the delivery of results.

About the team

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
- Additional qualification in Masters of Business Administration or other relevant advanced degrees
- AWS Cloud Certifications
- Industry vertical experience in Oil & Gast, Mining, Manufacturing, Retail, Consumer Products, Technology
- 5+ years in Top Management Consulting