Supply Chain Intern - Sydney

Job summary
At Amazon, we're working to be  the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need  exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is one of the  most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute millions of  products each year to our loyal customers.

We are seeking a Supply Chain intern.

Supply  Chain is at the heart of value creation within Amazon Operations  balancing Speed, Cost and Quality within our core customer fulfillment  experience. Amazon is pushing the frontiers of science and technology to  solve some of the most complex supply chain and forecasting problems by  innovating and deploying one of the largest algorithmic decision-making  machines in the world.

Our optimization around forecasting,  inventory quantity, placement and order assignment are deeply connected  to the design and implementation of our fulfillment and transportation  network.

In this role you will own a flagship Supply Chain  Planning, Optimisation or Operations Integration project that delivers  and enhances the Australian Customer Experience. You’ll work with cross  functional teams and dive deep into data to scope the problem statement  or opportunity to size the prize, model to generate options, uncover  risks, define the workstreams and the changes to fulfillment &  transportation processes to achieve the desired outcomes. At the end of  your internship you’ll deliver an Amazon 6-pager – the iconic Amazon  decision making process.

This role is normal business office hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm and available at our Sydney or Melbourne offices

Job Responsibilities
• Assist and work alongside Program Managers to measure and review operational performance metrics in your assigned area
•  Map and understand the optimization choices, system configurations and  operational processes that underpin the delivery of customer experience
• Undertake research, collect data, perspectives and analyse to define your project scope and align a workplan with your team
•  Develop and evolve your project work plan, undertake regular reviews  and feedback from your team to settle on your project plan
• Deliver a  six page narrative report that generates new insight and furthers  understanding of a new business opportunity or problem resolution, and  makes clear recommendations to the Head of Supply Chain on the way  forward.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

•  Currently in your penultimate year of your overall degree in  Statistics, Management Science, Business, Commerce, Economics, Logistics  or related discipline.
• Experience in data extraction, transformation and analytical modelling; proficiency in excel or other data manipulation tools
• Extremely curious and demonstrably engaged in research and learning.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills

You must have Australian/New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency at the time you submit your application.

Please  note: Our internship dates are from late November 2022 to February  2023, you will need to be available for those dates to be eligible.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure to deliver within deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous situations, show a bias for action to come up with solutions

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