Manjunath N Gowda

• Part of Amazon's Global Logistics organization that offers end-to-end, cross-border inventory movement solutions for Amazon's retail business and FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon).
• Leading an ambitious road transportation initiative since early 2024 that deals with moving ocean containers from ports to Amazon facilities, using in-house route and cost optimization technologies.
• Successfully built the three-year technical roadmap that aligns with Product goals and the yearly tech budget, with the necessary tech instrumentation to assess the year-end goals.
• Recognized for leading a few industry-first strategic initiatives that cut across internal organizations and functions, resulting in capturing 25% of Amazon's overall cross-border movements, with an end goal of moving 100% by the end of 2026.
• Led the launch of a deep storage solution for Amazon sellers in 2023 to tackle cross-border shipping uncertainties, providing cost-effective excess inventory storage, with auto-replenishment into Amazon's fulfillment network. Grew the team from 15 engineers to an independent organization of 90.
• Chaired brainstorming sessions with Principal Engineers across disciplines for the early identification of risks and architectural challenges.
• Successfully navigated ambiguous environments by identifying priorities, aligning cross-functional teams, and driving clarity amidst uncertainty.
• Leveraged data-driven insights and objective analysis to influence negotiations effectively, ensuring well-informed and balanced outcomes.
• Established strong stakeholder management and partner engagement across Product and Ground Operations. Led process improvements to boost efficiency by analyzing workflows and recommending enhancements.

Key Deliverables:

• Design and implementation of secure enterprise solutions that deal with the sharing of confidential and top-secret information with external users and partners.

Key Deliverables:

• Started my career in Information Security by being part of the implementation of two projects for a fertilizer producer in the EU. Developed a key module in the project that offers subscription and payment features.

Key Deliverables:

• Collaborated with the onsite coordinator for requirement elicitation and development of modules pertaining to their sourcing and procurement.

Key Deliverables:

• Coordinated in the development of Product Lifecycle Management module for an aviation giant. Researched, designed, and implemented scalable applications for information identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval, and indexing.