Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC

Technology

ManagerIII,SoftwareDevelopment,SCOT-FulfillmentOptimization,OutboundOptimization

CA$171–286k Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Manager III, Software Development, SCOT-Fulfillment Optimization, Outbound Optimization at Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC. Skills: Fulfillment Optimization, Outbound Optimization, Software Development. Lead systems calibration. Handle order volume”

What You'll Achieve.

Produce exceptional results; Achieve strategic success; Improve flow control; Bring new insights

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Identify underlying issues; Identify root causes; Weigh pros and cons

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Knowledge of engineering practices, Experience partnering with product teams

Nice to Have

Experience communicating with users, Experience recruiting, Experience hiring, Experience mentoring teams, Experience managing teams

What You'll Do.

Lead systems calibration

Simulate what-if scenarios

Perform science experimentations

Review science experimentations

Innovate optimization algorithms

Roll out new experiments

Iterate over scenarios

Own optimizer systems

Own simulator systems

Bring data to support hypotheses

Bring data to challenge hypotheses

Ideate on new experiments

Ideate on optimization opportunities

Scale systems for events

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with product; Partnering with science; Partner across teams

Communication Scope

Lead SVP reviews

Process & Methodology

Strategy, Engagement, Execution, Operations

Full Job Description

Join the Fulfillment Optimization team and help drive optimization of Amazon's outbound volume for maximized flow efficiency! You will will be leading systems that calibrate continuous optimization of Amazon package flow, handle hundreds of millions of orders per week globally, capture and visualize big data from the order and shipment flow, and simulate what-if scenarios that help make billion dollar decisions. Today, Amazon fulfillment network faces new challenges associated with faster-than-ever speeds, and higher-than-ever volumes. Amazon fulfills most of orders using First Party network resources, which represent sunk cost investment that needs to be utilized to the full. This calls for a shift from myopic problem of per-package assignment to solving global optimality problems, sometimes resulting in making intelligent suboptimal choices locally for the sake of globally optimal network that follows a well-coordinated system built around a consistent set of goals. This space requires a high level of strategy, engagement, execution, and operations to evolve the fulfillment capabilities for the next decade and solve 21st century problems with 21st century technologies. This initiative is fundamental to Amazon’s future success, and will provide great personal satisfaction and career development as we tackle some of the most intriguing transportation problems. The perfect candidate will thrive outside of defined role guidelines, practice bar-raising ownership, make sacrifices to achieve strategic success, elevate their subordinates, manage upwards, and be able to explain their space to a 5-year-old. Key job responsibilities A successful candidate will need to be equally comfortable leading SVP level reviews as they are interacting with engineers. The top three LPs to be successful in the team are: - Deliver Results: Define responsibilities and expectations regularly. Enable team to produce exceptional results. Hold individuals accountable for both what they do and h

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