Transportation Specialist

Amazon • Tempe, AZ

1d • $21 - $29

About The Position

Do you want to be part of an organization that is developing and launching new
business models? If so, Amazon’s Network Engineering & Scheduling Technology
(NEST) team is looking for an experienced Transportation Specialist with a
strong record of achieving results, to own and drive accurate load scheduling
for a quickly growing business segment. We are looking for a leader who is
passionate about building new businesses, solving complex problems for our
customers, and establishing end-to-end transportation scheduling processes.
Amazon transportation encompasses all of the operations that deliver worldwide
shipments to and from our fulfillment centers and third-party locations. The
NEST team needs exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people to design,
develop, and improve our transportation systems.

Requirements

• 1+ years of working with computers and Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, and Excel) experience
• High school or equivalent diploma
• Can lift up to 49 pounds, stand/walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and be able to frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach
• Work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Are 18 years of age or older

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain/Logistics, or a related field
• 1+ years of transportation and supply chain experience
• Experience using Excel at an advanced level including practical knowledge of VBA/macros and advanced Excel functions
• Experience in transportation or supply chain within a high-volume logistics, manufacturing or engineering environment
• Experience using SQL, Tableau, and/or Python
• Data management & data quality control experience with knowledge pulling and analyzing large sets of data

Responsibilities

• Ability to pull data from numerous databases (using Excel, Access, SQL and/or other data management systems) and to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed is a plus.
• Develop and/or understand performance metrics to assist with driving business results.
• Must be able to quickly understand the business impact of the trends and make decisions that make sense based on available data.
• Must be able to systematically escalate problems or variance in the information and data to the relevant owners and teams and follow through on the resolutions to ensure they are delivered.
• Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs, while measuring and identifying activities performed.
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written as one may be required to create a narrative outlining weekly findings and the variances to goals, and present these finding in a review forum.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED