Have you ever ordered a product on Amazon and when that box-with-the-smile arrives you wonder how it got to you so fast? Wondered where it came from and how much it cost Amazon? Amazon operates the most complex retail network in the world, delivering billions of packages to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses annually. The Fulfillment Optimization (FO) team automates and optimizes decision-making for this network.

The FO Finance team is seeking a Finance Manager to support the Fulfillment Optimization team. They will be responsible for providing financial support for fulfillment projects that drive multi-billion dollar fulfillment decisions. This role will partner closely with teams of data scientists, economists, machine learning specialists, software developers, and product managers who lead the industry in the development of innovative algorithms and optimization strategies to maximize long term growth and profitability of Amazon’s Consumer business.

The candidate will be responsible for financial planning inputs and explaining output of scientific models that drive worldwide network transportation design and connectivity decisions to support key planning targets. This includes developing a deep understanding of cost inflection points and their associated financial tradeoff curves.

Key job responsibilities
- Leading cross-functional teams through partnership with Technology, Operations and Finance to drive both short-term incremental improvements and long-term strategic changes to our fulfillment network and optimization software
- Root cause issues quickly and uncover core issues using data, then assist, consult with, and teach the business how decisions affect costs and create new mechanisms as they are needed
- Partnering with finance leaders across Amazon to design and execute programs to drive value
- Communicating financial and business results to senior business leaders