Team Lead-Line Haul

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Description

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.

Amazon is seeking Team Lead for its transportation operations. In this role you will working closely with fulfillment centers (FCs) and sort centers (SCs), last mile (LMs) logistic partners and other stakeholders for smooth management of line haul operations across Amazon's middle mile network. The Team lead will be the first POC for any operational escalation and will engage with the right stakeholders to resolve the issue & prevent recurrence. Apart from handling people PA, the Team lead will also drive deployment of solutions coming out from various improvement initiatives viz. VRID hygiene, Accruals improvement, In-transit loss reduction, Developing safety culture for Drivers, Truck Utilization improvement, New projects (Totes, PFS) etc. at zonal level. In BAU, he/she will be rostered in shifts for keeping a tab on operations & work on improvement projects.

Essential Functions

Carrier manager for coordination with NOC & carriers

GB development initiatives

Driving improvement KATA Opportunities:

Truck utilization

Carrier arrival performance at destination

Accident analysis

Prepare bridge for WBR

BAU Ad-hoc Planning & analysis

Coordinate with SLP & carrier to reduce in-transit losses

Engage with Safety to improve yard & road safety

Drive R4D training & adoption with carriers

Manage and raise MR PO process

Resolution of invoice queries (both Vendor/Amazon)

PO Fund additions for on-time payments

Maintain distance annexure & route codes

Accruals Preparation

Drive R4C adoption to improve carrier experience

Pre-registration compliance

LTR coding

Load board

Self-invoicing

Driver assignment for R4D

Align vehicle fleet plan with stakeholders (FC, SC, LM, SF)

Input preparation for Automated Planning (such as MRO)

Distance & Transit time inputs for all OD pairs

Prepare manual vehicle plan as an input

Run tool to optimize routes

Analyze tool output for execution feasibility

Re-configure vehicle run plan

Work with NDC for necessary truck filter changes

Lane level cube analysis to improve planning accuracy

Prime Now & WHT Management

Fleet planning based on forecast

Accruals preparation

Launch of new arc movements

Data analysis & Execution of New Projects - SFC, Totes, etc.

New SC, FC, Station Launches

Pilot run & feasibility check

Prepare vehicle fleet plan

Carrier allocation

ART Event execution

GB training and ramp up before peak

Re-routing of vehicles to increase vehicle turns

In-transit break-down recovery/rescue planning

Mechanic arrangement at Origins

Vendor Control Tower Manning

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Salem, TN, IND

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

Speak, write, and read fluently in English

Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of city topography and road network

Full time