*Further details on selection to be announced in September 2026
*This is a 2027 summer internship opportunity for Bachelor/Master's degree students graduating in 2028.
【Application Process/応募フォーム】
1. Please submit your English resume with a 1 paragraph description of relevant experience in program/project/supply chain management.
2. Please include the following in the resume:
- Full name (Kanji/Katakana, or Roman alphabet)
- Address (including postal code)
- University name
- Faculty name
- Expected graduation date
- Expected degree
- Email address
- Phone number
【Internship /インターンシップ概要】
Internship Duration : 8-12 weeks (2027 Summer)
Full time: 40 hours/week (5 days in office)
Paid Internship
【Selection Process】
Application - Online Assessment - Interview - Internship
【Job Description】
Amazon Japan is excited to provide Supply Chain Manager internship opportunities for 2027/2028 graduates in 2027. As a Supply Chain Manager Intern, you will be championing various projects within Amazon's Supply Chain team. The Supply Chain team is responsible for capacity planning, inventory optimization, network design, and operational efficiency across Japan's fulfillment network to ensure customers receive the right products at the right time.
Such projects include but are not limited to:
1. Inventory Planning and Optimization:
- Analyze demand forecasting models and propose inventory level optimization
- Leverage seasonality and trend data for capacity planning
- Develop initiatives and simulations to improve In-Stock Rate
- Visualize inventory turnover rates and identify bottlenecks
2. Network Design and Logistics Optimization:
- Analyze delivery route optimization across Fulfillment Centers (FCs)
- Build cost and lead-time comparison models across transportation modes (truck, air, rail)
- Conduct data analysis for last-mile delivery efficiency improvement
- Simulate optimal relay point placement
3. Operational Efficiency and Automation:
- Identify bottlenecks through data analysis of existing operational processes
- Automate KPI monitoring through BI dashboard development
- Propose and support implementation of automation for repetitive tasks
- Conduct ROI analysis for supply chain cost reduction initiatives
4. Cross-Functional Supply Chain Strategy:
- Collaborate with Business, Operations, Finance, and Product teams on strategy development
- Support supply strategy planning for peak periods (Prime Day, year-end shopping season)
- Analyze vendor performance and propose procurement process improvements
- Partner with global teams to solve Japan market-specific challenges
About the team
Amazon's Supply Chain Management team plays a central role in global business, continuously taking on challenges to ensure complex international supply chains function seamlessly and efficiently. Professionals ranging from junior to senior levels contribute to realizing our mission of being "Earth's most customer-centric company."
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's Degree program expected to graduate in 2028
- Business level English (Speak, Write, Read)
- Business level Japanese (Speak, Write, Read)
- Able to legally work 40/hours per week, 8-12 weeks throughout the internship period
- - Studying or majoring in supply chain, logistics, operations research, industrial engineering, data science, or related fields
- - Experience tackling SCM or operations challenges through business contests, case studies, etc.
- - Project management experience in clubs, academic seminars, or student organizations (event management, resource procurement, budget management, etc.)
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