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Amplify is hiring an Operations Specialist, Supply Chain. The role involves supporting product relations by developing and maintaining product configurations and processes across supply chain and product development teams to ensure optimized manufacturing, distribution, and fulfillment operations.

Highlights

Support development of product configuration frameworks with manufacturing and supply chain functions.
Maintain product records and ensure data integrity across systems like Salesforce and Netsuite.
Act as subject matter expert on product configuration and supply chain workflows.
Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to improve process and cost efficiencies.
Manage item data processing needs for sales, marketing, product development, and supply chain departments.
Oversee product setup standards including BOMs and item data management for cross-functional use.
Assist in onboarding and resolving delivery or enrollment issues for managed accounts valued $1M-$5M.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, plus 1+ year managing print or materials production and 3+ years project management experience.
Preferred skills include supply chain experience, strategic thinking, project management tools knowledge (e.g., Smartsheets, JIRA), and education technology exposure.
Salary range is $78,000 - $85,000 with eligibility for annual discretionary bonus; benefits include 401(k), health insurance, paid time off, and development programs.

Operations Specialist, Supply Chain Full Description

Operations Specialist, Supply Chain

Remote - United States

Full time

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Amplify has undergone tremendous growth as a provider of high-quality instructional materials in K-12 education. Developing and maintaining a 6K+ SKU catalog of physical products requires new innovations and frameworks to ensure that products are optimized for supply chain functions at scale.

The Operations Specialist, Product Relations will

Support the Manager, Product Relations in developing optimal product configuration framework with manufacturing, distribution, and other supply chain functions.
Support Manager, Product Relations in maintaining processes between Supply Chain Operations and Product Development to ensure the design framework and corresponding design decisions are implemented consistently and monitored for high-quality results.

General Responsibilities:

Support the Manager, Product Relations in collaborating with Product teams to create high-level physical product configurations for potential new products; understand and communicate operations costs and fulfillment timeline implication of number of units, scope and sequence, page counts, etc.
Maintain product records across operations technology stack (Salesforce, Netsuite, etc.) and third-party partners. Ensure that product hierarchy and attributes support all necessary business reporting. Enact enterprise standards and conventions for product configuration, mastery, and data integrity.
Act as subject matter expert regarding product configuration and customer experience related to supply chain operations workflows and capabilities.
Ensure that finished product files are available in time for supply chain functions and overall fulfillment readiness.
Work with operations, external vendors, and product teams to identify opportunities for process and cost efficiency.
Support the Manager, Product Relations in recommending a list of all physical items included in product to determine physical format of books and configuration of products, pricing, manufacturing and fulfillment standards, and understanding and communicating operations and production cost to ensure market readiness.
Responsible for item data processing needs of all departments (sales, marketing, product development, supply chain) while managing and performing data quality checks against standards assigned.
Create and manage adherence to product setup standards across all business systems including the creation and maintenance of BOMs (bill of material) and item data within systems for use by Sales (selling and contracts, samples), Marketing (samples and sample bags/boxes), Product Development (versions, substitutions, corrections needing new ISBNs), and Supply Chain (purchasing, vendor management, printing, assembly, sample orders, customer orders).
Work with the internal Implementation team and customers to help ensure an effective materials and entitlement onboarding process, as well as delivery issues, defective or replacement materials, or enrollment concerns for managed accounts between $1M-5M.
Communicate risks to and escalate issues to Amplify Supply Chain and senior leadership.
Comply with Amplify’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals for its employees and products.
Ensure all teammates, as well as cross-company team members, experience inclusion, are engaged in their projects, and feel psychological safety to bring their authentic and true selves to work.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
1+ years of experience managing print production and/or materials kit production
3+ years of experience in project management
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
Enthusiastic self-starter, ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into problem solving
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience delivering impeccable customer service to strategic customers
Intermediate Financial knowledge (e.g. calculating margin, ROI analysis)

Preferred Qualifications:

Supply chain and / or continuous improvement experience
Ability to think strategically and manage multiple competing priorities
Enthusiastic self-starter, ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into problem solving
Ability to think and react in a high energy and fast-paced environment
Passion for sharing findings and actionable insights
Collaborative and excited to work with many different teams across the company
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience in the field of education technology
Experience with project management tools (Smartsheets, JIRA, Lucidchart, etc.)
Adept with spreadsheets for capturing product and financial data

What we offer:
Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a 401(k) plan, competitive health insurance and mental health options, basic life insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and access to best-in-class development programs. The gross salary range for this role is $78,000 - $85,000. This role is eligible to earn an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email hiringaccommodations@amplify.com.

If you are selected for employment, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination, or submit to enhanced background screening, such as fingerprinting.

Amplify is an E-Verify participant.

Original Job Description

Operations Specialist, Supply Chain

Remote - United States

Full time

The Operations Specialist, Product Relations will

Support the Manager, Product Relations in developing optimal product configuration framework with manufacturing, distribution, and other supply chain functions.
Support Manager, Product Relations in maintaining processes between Supply Chain Operations and Product Development to ensure the design framework and corresponding design decisions are implemented consistently and monitored for high-quality results.

General Responsibilities:

Support the Manager, Product Relations in collaborating with Product teams to create high-level physical product configurations for potential new products; understand and communicate operations costs and fulfillment timeline implication of number of units, scope and sequence, page counts, etc.
Maintain product records across operations technology stack (Salesforce, Netsuite, etc.) and third-party partners. Ensure that product hierarchy and attributes support all necessary business reporting. Enact enterprise standards and conventions for product configuration, mastery, and data integrity.
Act as subject matter expert regarding product configuration and customer experience related to supply chain operations workflows and capabilities.
Ensure that finished product files are available in time for supply chain functions and overall fulfillment readiness.
Work with operations, external vendors, and product teams to identify opportunities for process and cost efficiency.
Support the Manager, Product Relations in recommending a list of all physical items included in product to determine physical format of books and configuration of products, pricing, manufacturing and fulfillment standards, and understanding and communicating operations and production cost to ensure market readiness.
Responsible for item data processing needs of all departments (sales, marketing, product development, supply chain) while managing and performing data quality checks against standards assigned.
Create and manage adherence to product setup standards across all business systems including the creation and maintenance of BOMs (bill of material) and item data within systems for use by Sales (selling and contracts, samples), Marketing (samples and sample bags/boxes), Product Development (versions, substitutions, corrections needing new ISBNs), and Supply Chain (purchasing, vendor management, printing, assembly, sample orders, customer orders).
Work with the internal Implementation team and customers to help ensure an effective materials and entitlement onboarding process, as well as delivery issues, defective or replacement materials, or enrollment concerns for managed accounts between $1M-5M.
Communicate risks to and escalate issues to Amplify Supply Chain and senior leadership.
Comply with Amplify’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals for its employees and products.
Ensure all teammates, as well as cross-company team members, experience inclusion, are engaged in their projects, and feel psychological safety to bring their authentic and true selves to work.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
1+ years of experience managing print production and/or materials kit production
3+ years of experience in project management
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
Enthusiastic self-starter, ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into problem solving
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience delivering impeccable customer service to strategic customers
Intermediate Financial knowledge (e.g. calculating margin, ROI analysis)

Preferred Qualifications:

Supply chain and / or continuous improvement experience
Ability to think strategically and manage multiple competing priorities
Enthusiastic self-starter, ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into problem solving
Ability to think and react in a high energy and fast-paced environment
Passion for sharing findings and actionable insights
Collaborative and excited to work with many different teams across the company
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience in the field of education technology
Experience with project management tools (Smartsheets, JIRA, Lucidchart, etc.)
Adept with spreadsheets for capturing product and financial data

Amplify is an E-Verify participant.

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