Software Dev Engineer II, Advanced Purchasing, OSS Non-JIT Buying
Amazon.com
Have you ever ordered a product on Amazon and when that box with the smile arrived, wondered how it got to you so fast? Wondered where it came from and how much it cost Amazon? If so, the Amazon Global Supply Chain Optimization organization is for you.
Watch this video to learn more about our organization, SCOT: http://bit.ly/amazon-scot
We are Optimal Sourcing team (OSS) within SCOT and are hiring! We work with several vendor inputs/constraints and other SCOT systems to execute a sourcing strategy, ultimately translating an optimal plan into real world execution by systematically connecting with suppliers. We own cost negotiations with vendors, import ordering, inbound optimization, supplier performance and procurement automation. We aim to maximize supply availability that directly drive top line by improving instock levels and total sourcing cost reduction improving bottom line of Amazon Retail.
We are the Non-JIT Buying team within Optimal Sourcing Systems (OSS) in SCOT and are responsible for providing vendors with the advance signals they need to produce and place the right inventory at the right place at the right time. Our systems incorporate advanced mathematical models, specialized buying workflows and various constraints to arrive at the optimal outcome to delight our customers
What will you do?
You will be partnering with research scientists, product managers and software engineers to solve complex problems and build innovative solutions to drive Amazon’s WW inventory sourcing strategy. You will design/build scalable, distributed computing solutions. Candidate needs to have a high sense of ownership, ability to develop end to end solutions and improve customer experience. This role would expose you to solving problems of scale in the areas of data mining, machine learning algorithms and distributed systems of cloud-scale. You will be responsible for driving the team’s technical direction, strategizing and shaping our long-term vision and architecture.
About the team
We are part of the full-stack, 2-pizza engineering team that builds and manages advanced purchasing programs to source long lead Amazon inventory. SDE in this team owns and maintains Advanced Placement and Buying Models that are the core for the Opportunity Buying within Amazon's supply chain. These systems and models automate and optimize buying decisions where Amazon has the potential to save money by purchasing inventory earlier or in large quantities.
Watch this video to learn more about our organization, SCOT: http://bit.ly/amazon-scot
We are Optimal Sourcing team (OSS) within SCOT and are hiring! We work with several vendor inputs/constraints and other SCOT systems to execute a sourcing strategy, ultimately translating an optimal plan into real world execution by systematically connecting with suppliers. We own cost negotiations with vendors, import ordering, inbound optimization, supplier performance and procurement automation. We aim to maximize supply availability that directly drive top line by improving instock levels and total sourcing cost reduction improving bottom line of Amazon Retail.
We are the Non-JIT Buying team within Optimal Sourcing Systems (OSS) in SCOT and are responsible for providing vendors with the advance signals they need to produce and place the right inventory at the right place at the right time. Our systems incorporate advanced mathematical models, specialized buying workflows and various constraints to arrive at the optimal outcome to delight our customers
What will you do?
You will be partnering with research scientists, product managers and software engineers to solve complex problems and build innovative solutions to drive Amazon’s WW inventory sourcing strategy. You will design/build scalable, distributed computing solutions. Candidate needs to have a high sense of ownership, ability to develop end to end solutions and improve customer experience. This role would expose you to solving problems of scale in the areas of data mining, machine learning algorithms and distributed systems of cloud-scale. You will be responsible for driving the team’s technical direction, strategizing and shaping our long-term vision and architecture.
About the team
We are part of the full-stack, 2-pizza engineering team that builds and manages advanced purchasing programs to source long lead Amazon inventory. SDE in this team owns and maintains Advanced Placement and Buying Models that are the core for the Opportunity Buying within Amazon's supply chain. These systems and models automate and optimize buying decisions where Amazon has the potential to save money by purchasing inventory earlier or in large quantities.
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