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Transportation Specialist, Amazon Inbound Transportation

Amazon· Supply Chain/Transportation Management
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Hybrid (Tempe, AZ)$22.54/hr - $29.18/hrFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Transportation Specialist to resolve stakeholder issues of daily freight movements into and out of North American fulfillment centers and the associated network. Focus on data-driven problem resolution, process improvements, and effective communication in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

  • Continual, tactical communication with external customers (Carriers, Vendors/Suppliers) and internal customers (Retail, Finance, Software Support, Fulfillment Centers)
  • Ability to pull data from numerous databases (using Excel, Access, SQL and/or other data management systems) and to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed
  • Publish performance metrics to assist with driving business results
  • Identify and eliminate root causes of defects in order to drive efficiency in Amazon’s transportation operations
  • Must be able to quickly understand the business impact of the trends and make decisions that make sense based on available data
  • Must be able to systematically escalate problems or variance in the information and data to the relevant owners and teams and follow through on the resolutions to ensure they are delivered
  • Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs, while measuring and identifying activities performed
  • Excellent communication, both verbal and written as you will be required to create a narrative outlining your weekly findings and the variances to goals, and present these finding in a review forum
  • A day in the life: benefits overview is described including medical/dental/vision, parental leave, PTO, 401(k)

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of working with computers and Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, and Excel) experience
  • High school or equivalent diploma
  • Work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required
  • Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
  • Are 18 years of age or older
  • A completed Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or 2+ years Amazon work experience
  • Degree in Engineering, Operations, Logistics or related field
  • Expertise in MS Access and SQL
  • Experience in manufacturing, transportation, customer service, and/or distribution environments
  • Data management & data quality control experience with experience pulling and analyzing large sets of data
  • Demonstrated experience using data to drive root cause elimination and process improvement
  • A self-starter who loves data and who enjoys spotting the trends in it.

Skills

Required:Data analysisExcel (including Advanced features)Communication
Nice to have:SQL

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Maternity and Parental Leave Options
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401(k) Plan
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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