Shubham Chapakanade
Seattle
Summary
Supply chain leader with 5+ years owning end-to-end supply planning, inventory optimization, and cross-functional project execution across data center infrastructure, discrete manufacturing, and transportation. At AWS, directly accountable for $500M+ in hardware inventory, MRP-driven reorder and safety-stock parameters, and last-mile supply integrity for 300+ critical infrastructure sites across NALA. Track record of structured root-cause problem-solving, supplier risk mitigation, KPI/dashboard governance, and quantified business cases that translate supply decisions into service, cost, and working-capital outcomes. Comfortable operating in high-control, high-accountability environments and driving process standardization across finance, procurement, and operations stakeholders.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Supply Manager, Infrastructure Supply Chain
Amazon Web Services
03.2023 - Current
- Oversaw commodity ownership for BBU supply across 250+ global data center sites; managed MRP/DRP-style planning parameters (reorder points, safety stock, lead times) influencing $500M+ in active inventory with no customer-impacting shortages since promotion.
- Orchestrated dual deployment streams across engineering, DCOPS, and installation teams while triaging 8 high-demand sites.
- Elevated OTIF/on-time delivery by 15% via restructuring VMI hub coordination and order-accuracy protocols in collaboration with Amazon Cloud Logistics, recognized as best practice
- Minimized repeat exception failures by 30% quarter-over-quarter and elevated planning accuracy by 20% via development of systematic root-cause and corrective-action framework addressing supply gaps and allocation misses.
- Built real-time Excel/Tableau dashboards tracking demand signals, weeks-of-supply (WOS), and fulfillment risk - adopted by 3 cross-functional stakeholder teams to accelerate data-driven supply decisions.
Supply Chain Analyst (Contract → Promoted)
Amazon Web Services
09.2024 - 02.2025
- Directed last-mile supply coordination for more than 450 open orders facilitating AWS infrastructure development at over 150 global data center sites; reliably sustained 95%+ weeks-of-supply compliance and fulfilled service-level targets.
- Managed inventory levels to proactively address 3 potential shortage events through detailed demand forecasting and supply chain assessment.
- Engineered Excel-based reporting and planning tools that enhanced decision speed, master data accuracy, and inventory visibility for cross-functional stakeholders.
- Rectified critical supply bottlenecks via systematic root-cause analysis and corrective-action planning, instating standard processes for the team to follow within 60 days.
Transportation Manager Trainee
J.B. Hunt Transport
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Engineered 22% enhancement in on-time delivery (OTIF) by revamping dynamic routing strategies and optimizing logistics coordination across multi-carrier fleet.
- Elevated operational profitability by 20% utilizing KPI-driven data-to-decision analysis that uncovered and addressed systemic inefficiencies in load planning and carrier dispatch.
- Lowered driver turnover by 10% through effective onboarding and support program promoting fleet stability and reducing per-shipment cost variance.
Supply Chain Intern
Cook Vandergrift
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Developed and launched supplier risk-qualification framework that decreased supply chain disruption occurrences by 15%, protecting essential commodity pipelines from single-source vulnerabilities.
- Established supplier scorecard system recognized by more than 300 vendors; attained 18% rise in supplier performance ratings throughout one evaluation cycle.
Supply Chain Analyst
Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd.
11.2018 - 06.2022
- Owned procurement for 150+ RFQ cycles annually - negotiated a 12% cost reduction on critical commodities and cut sourcing cycle times by 15% through process standardization and supplier scorecard governance.
Education
M.S. - Sustainable Transportation & Logistics
University at Buffalo, SUNY
01-2024
B.E. - Instrumentation & Control Engineering
University of Pune, India
05-2018
Skills
- Supply Chain: End-to-end supply planning, MRP/DRP parameter management, CM management, demand/capacity planning, inventory optimization, procurement & cost negotiation, supplier development & risk mitigation, E&O management, SOP/SIOP, NPI ramp support, root-cause/corrective-action (RCCA) analysis
- Technical: SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Excel (advanced automation), Oracle ERP, SAP, PowerPoint, data dashboarding & reporting
- Certifications: Six Sigma Green Belt CSCMP Procurement & Supply Chain Professional
Timeline
Supply Chain Analyst (Contract → Promoted)
Amazon Web Services
09.2024 - 02.2025
Transportation Manager Trainee
J.B. Hunt Transport
04.2024 - 09.2024
Supply Chain Intern
Cook Vandergrift
05.2023 - 08.2023
Global Supply Manager, Infrastructure Supply Chain
Amazon Web Services
03.2023 - Current
Supply Chain Analyst
Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd.
11.2018 - 06.2022
B.E. - Instrumentation & Control Engineering
University of Pune, India
M.S. - Sustainable Transportation & Logistics
University at Buffalo, SUNY