Senior Network Planning Manager, Emerging Country Network Topology Planning

The Emerging Country Network Topology Planning team is looking for a talented Senior Network Planning Manager who will create solutions to optimize multi-year and multi-echelon network topology design, along with supply chain planning and capacity design processes. Team scope includes emerging countries long-term network topology and strategic planning for Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Middle East, Turkey, South Africa, Singapore and other new countries.

As a team player you will work with some of the best supply chain professionals, tech teams, worldwide engineers, operations managers, finance partners, and business leaders across continents to design optimal supply chain network solutions. The objective is to solve conflicting objectives and achieve the best customer experience in the most cost-efficient way. You will work with cross-functional teams across countries to define requirements, develop FC (fulfillment center) topology and network solutions, and manage timelines for current and future projects. The role also involves collaborating with Global Engineering Services, Design Engineers, PMO and tech teams to optimize capacity and expand the fulfillment centers network in emerging countries.

This position involves regular communication with senior management on status, risks/opportunities, and daily change control management. It requires cross-team coordination, project management, and executive interaction skills, as well as strong stakeholder management, advanced critical thinking, and the ability to navigate in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should be adept at diving deep into information sources and working with engineering teams, technology partners, local/regional operations, and finance teams to rapidly iterate and deliver solutions. The role requires engagement across various teams to drive long-term strategic initiatives and adoption of best practices.

• Lead network planning and capacity design projects with cross-functional teams focused on network expansion that meets cost optimization and speed acceleration goals.
• Coordinate and gather requirements from multiple partner teams to develop long-term solutions for a 3–5 year planning horizon.
• Communicate and drive long-term initiatives, remove bottlenecks, and create scalable mechanisms; use supply chain knowledge to influence process enhancements.
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority; provide clear, precise, and regular communication with stakeholders, including ongoing project/program status via monthly and quarterly planning reviews.
• Identify gaps and opportunities in processes; partner with established markets teams to benchmark best practices and drive adoption for emerging countries.
• Contribute to mid- to long-term capacity design, process standardization, and development of innovative solutions for new and existing emerging countries.
• Travel approximately 25% annually to respective countries to connect with local partners and learn local operations.

The Emerging Country Long-Term Network Topology and Supply Chain Planning team works to optimize multi-year and multi-echelon network topology strategy, along with supply chain planning processes for nine emerging countries. Team scope includes network planning for Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Middle East (AE, KSA, EG), Turkey, South Africa and Singapore, with additional new countries to come with further international expansion.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including pivot tables, macros, index/match, VLOOKUP, VBA, data links, etc.
• Experience in supply chain, network capacity planning and long-term planning.
• Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization.
• Master's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field.
• Experience with Six Sigma/Lean, statistical data analysis, network modeling and operational excellence.
• Ability to write SQL/Python queries and use BI tools like Tableau/Power BI.
• Knowledge of how a fulfillment center and transportation network are designed and operated.
• Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to juggle multiple competing priorities and create a sense of urgency in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

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