Transportation Representative

Job Description for Transportation Representative - NOC

NOC Overview

NOC (Network Operation Center) is the central command and control center for 'Transportation Execution' across the Amazon Supply Chain network supporting multiple geographies like NA, India and EU. It ensures hassle free, timely pick up and delivery of freight from vendors to Amazon fulfillment centers (FC) and from Amazon FCs to carrier hubs. In case of any exceptions, NOC steps in to resolve the issue and keeps all the stakeholders informed on the proceedings. Along with this tactical problem solving NOC is also charged with understanding trends in network exceptions and then automating processes or proposing process changes to streamline operations. This second aspect involves network monitoring and significant analysis of network data. Overall, NOC plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth functioning of Amazon transportation and thereby has a direct impact on Amazon's ability to serve its customers on time.

Purview of a Trans Ops Representative

A Trans Ops Representative at NOC facilitates flow of information between different stakeholders (Trans Carriers/Hubs/Warehouses) and resolves any potential issues that impacts customer experience and business continuity. Trans Ops Specialist at NOC works across two verticals - Inbound and Outbound operations. Inbound Operations deals with Vendor/Carrier/FC relationship, ensuring that the freight is picked up on time and is delivered at FC as per the given appointment. Trans Ops Specialist on Inbound addresses any potential issues occurring during the lifecycle of pick up to delivery. Outbound Operations deals with FC/Carrier/Carrier Hub relationship, ensuring that the truck leaves the FC in order to delivery customer orders as per promise. Trans Ops Specialist on Outbound addresses any potential issues occurring during the lifecycle of freight leaving the FC and reaching customer premises.

Key job responsibilities

Trans Ops Representative should be able to ideate process improvements and should have the zeal to drive them to conclusion.

• Communication with external customers (Carriers, Vendors/Suppliers) and internal customers (Retail, Finance, Software Support, Fulfillment Centers)
• Must be able to systematically escape 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.
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written as one may be required to create a narrative outlining weekly findings and the variances to goals, and present these finding in a review forum.

Providing real time customer experience by working in 24 7 operating environment.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 12-24 months of work experience.
• Good communication skills - Trans Ops Representative will be facilitating flow of information between external
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, vlookups)
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team in a very dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate with Bachelor's degree
• Good logical skills
• Good communication skills - Trans Ops Representative will be facilitating flow of information between different teams

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