Strategic Supply Chain Mgr, Branded Gift Cards
Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 6, 2026
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Job Description:
Are you interested in accelerating a growing business? Part of
the Amazon Payments organization, Amazon's fast-growing Gift Cards
(GC) business significantly contributes to the company's
profitability. Within Gift Cards, the Branded Gift Cards team is
responsible for managing Specialty Gift Cards (e.g. Starbucks, GAP)
and aspires to have the largest selection of gift cards on Earth,
from national brands to local neighborhood businesses. This is an
exciting opportunity for a high-performing, customer-centric, and
data-driven Supply Chain Manager in the North America Branded Gift
Cards team. As a Strategic Supply Chain Manager you will own
defining and executing a Supply Chain Roadmap for Branded Gift
Cards. You will collaborate with a team of Product, Vendor, and
Marketing Managers to drive process improvements for the vendors
with a goal of maximizing product availability and operational
excellence. In this critical role, you are going to help define
Supply Chain to align it with Amazon procurement systems while
collaborating with vendors. This role will also support the US and
CA vendor and marketing managers, leading implementation of special
projects, and helping team scale operations while providing best
in-class vendor and customer experience. This role will partner
with cross functional teams to support strategic growth
initiatives. We are looking for a candidate who brings enthusiasm
for problem solving, is a trusted collaborator with a team player
mindset, and strong attention to detail. Their exceptional
collaboration and project management skills will help them navigate
the unknown and build relationship with a wide range of teams
(tech, geos, operations, vendors). The ideal candidate is also a
hands-on analyst, helping resolving escalations, and driving
projects to improve customer experience. Strong candidates will
have hands-on operations or inventory management experience and
knowledge in fundamental business principles. Candidates must
demonstrate the ability to succeed in managing catalog selection
efficiently, identifying problems/finding solutions, and
building/improving processes. The ideal candidate is able to lead
and influence both internal and external teams while maintaining a
customer-centric philosophy. Key job responsibilities Key Areas of
Ownership Include: 1. Identifying and delivering improvement
opportunities around demand and production planning 2. Monitoring,
analyzing and owning Key Performance Indicators such as: Out of
Stock rate, Total Inbound lead time, confirmation rates, including
presenting insights, themes and trends to Leadership. 3.
Responsible for leading process improvement efforts, including:
scope alignment with local and regional business leaders, process
design, data analysis, timeline management, and presenting results
to senior management. 4. Own Business Reporting and Catalog and
ASIN management including troubleshooting and tech /product issue
resolution. 5. Build strong relationships with internal
stakeholders to understand and evaluate business priorities, define
shared opportunities and requirements, drive timely decisions, and
establish information sharing mechanisms. Work alongside
stakeholders to define and execute actions from identification to
implementation while influencing with and without authority. - 3
years of with Excel experience - 4 years of supply chain, inventory
management or project management experience - Bachelor's degree, or
3 years of professional or military experience - Knowledge of the
principles of statistical inventory control - Experience with
process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
or Six Sigma Amazon 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. 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 . USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 -
128,300.00 USD annually
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