Amazon Supply Chain Specialist

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AWS Supply Chain Specialist prepares learners to support modern supply chain operations using operational workflows, analytics, and data-informed decision-making. Supply chain professionals help organizations manage inventory, procurement, logistics, forecasting, and fulfillment activities, keeping goods moving from suppliers to customers within a data-driven environment. Designed for aspiring supply chain, logistics, procurement, and operations professionals, this program develops capabilities in inventory management, procurement, logistics coordination, forecasting, supplier management, operational reporting, and continuous improvement while introducing learners to AWS-supported supply chain technologies and workflows. The program reflects how modern supply chain operations function in practice. Learners build an understanding of how inventory, procurement, transportation, planning, and enterprise systems work together within AWS-enabled supply chain environments while developing skills in workflow coordination, visibility, performance analysis, and decision support. Learners explore how AWS Supply Chain capabilities, cloud analytics, and AI-supported planning tools improve forecasting, operational visibility, inventory management, and decision-making. By completing this program, learners strengthen their readiness for roles including Supply Chain Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator, Inventory Analyst, Procurement Administrator, and Operations Coordinator.

Syllabus

Course 1: Supply Chain Operations and Management
Course 2: Data, Forecasting, and Performance Analysis
Course 3: Planning, Supplier Management, and Network Design
Course 4: Optimization, Quality, and Operational Excellence

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Designed for aspiring operations and supply chain professionals, this course builds practical analytical skills. You will focus on forecasting, operational reporting, and performance evaluation across supply chain environments. No prior AWS experience is required. Familiarity with business operations, logistics, analytics, or supply chain concepts may be helpful, but is not essential. Learners examine how forecasting methods support demand planning and how operational metrics are used to evaluate supply chain performance. Through practical scenarios, learners explore inventory trends, transportation metrics, service indicators, and performance indicators used to support planning and operational decision-making. The course also introduces structured analytical approaches using tools such as spreadsheets, analytics tools, and business intelligence platforms to extract, analyze, and visualize supply chain data. Learners examine how operational and financial data support forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis across supply chain workflows. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on operational visibility, forecasting interpretation, analytical interpretation, and data-informed decision-making within AWS-supported operational environments. By the end of the course, learners will be able to interpret supply chain data, evaluate forecasts, and apply performance metrics to support operational planning and analysis.
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Designed for aspiring operations and supply chain professionals, this course introduces the foundations of supply chain management. You will explore how materials, information, and decisions flow across supply chain environments. No prior AWS experience is required. Familiarity with business operations, logistics, analytics, or supply chain concepts may be helpful, but is not essential. Learners examine how inventory management, procurement, transportation, fulfillment, and customer service activities are coordinated through enterprise systems used to support inventory, logistics, customer, and operational workflows. Through practical scenarios, learners explore how organizations manage inventory movement, warehouse execution, purchase order workflows, shipment coordination, and workflow visibility across day-to-day supply chain operations. The course also introduces foundational operational workflows, including inventory control, order management, transportation coordination, and operational reporting. Learners develop an understanding of how operational data is captured, validated, and used to support supply chain execution and service performance. By the end of the course, learners will be able to interpret supply chain workflows, apply core operational processes, and understand how enterprise systems support execution across modern supply chain environments. The course is intended for learners looking to start a career in supply chain operations or management, or supply chain professionals who would like to broaden their knowledge and expertise.
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Designed for aspiring operations and supply chain professionals, this course builds practical skills in supply chain planning, supplier management, and network design. You will explore how organizations coordinate resources, evaluate suppliers, and structure supply chain networks. No prior AWS experience is required. Familiarity with business operations, logistics, analytics, or supply chain concepts may be helpful, but is not essential. Learners examine planning processes such as Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and explore how demand, supply, and inventory decisions are aligned across operational environments. Through realistic scenarios, learners evaluate supplier performance using scorecards, performance metrics, and operational risk indicators. The course also introduces network design concepts, including facility positioning, transportation flows, sourcing strategies, and distribution decisions that impact cost, service levels, resilience, and sustainability across supply chain operations. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on planning coordination, supplier evaluation, operational trade-offs, and operational decision-making within modern supply chain environments. By the end of the course, learners will be able to interpret planning processes, evaluate supplier performance, and analyze sourcing and network decisions using structured operational approaches.