Senior Flight Capacity Planner - Network Planning, AIR; Fulfillment & Operations

Senior Flight Capacity Planner – Network Planning, Amazon AIR

Amazon AIR is building one of the most ambitious dedicated air transportation networks in the world, designed to redefine delivery speed and selection for hundreds of millions of customers. As we scale this network, we need leaders who can tackle complex operational challenges and deliver results that customers feel every single day.

• Lead medium to short range flight schedule development within Amazon AIR, serving as the primary point of contact for cross‑functional business units including ground transportation, fulfillment centers, and last‑mile operations.
• Develop and present data‑driven recommendations to senior leadership on network design changes, route adjustments, and capacity investments.
• Develop and optimize capacity plans and network strategy, driving continuous improvement across customer experience, cost efficiency, and sustainability metrics.
• Evaluate complex trade‑offs between customer needs and cost, building consensus across partner teams such as Finance, Operations, Process Engineering, and Procurement to drive aligned decision making.
• Partner with Research Science and Technology as a subject‑matter expert to design and develop next‑generation planning and forecasting tools.
• Analyze flight utilization, block‑hour efficiency, and network performance data to identify optimization opportunities.
• Monitor and manage flight capacity allocation across the network, ensuring alignment between demand forecasts and operational constraints.
• Navigate ambiguity while managing and coordinating multiple concurrent projects in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment, taking full ownership and accountability for processes and delivering on commitments.
• Domestic travel up to 10% of the time.

As a Senior Flight Capacity Planner, you will develop and optimize flight schedule operating plans, identify new route opportunities, and communicate those plans across internal teams. You will also contribute to long‑term strategic recommendations for fleet deployment, gateway utilization, hub operations, and sortation capacity needs. Your day will blend data analysis, network modeling, and cross‑functional collaboration. You will build flight schedules to accommodate peak volume, analyze the network to identify under‑performing routes, and present capacity trade‑off scenarios to senior leadership.

You will regularly partner with AIR carriers, operations, and ground transportation teams to ensure flight schedules are tightly integrated with the broader network.

Flight Capacity Planning is one of the pillars of the Network Planning (NWP) organization within AIR Supply Chain and Analytics. NWP owns the creation and revision of short‑to‑medium term operational plans, developing flight schedules from several months out through just days before departure. The team is responsible for setting the course for Amazon AIR to continuously raise the bar for customers by delivering the best possible mix of fast delivery speeds, low costs, and superior quality and reliability across the network.

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of supply chain experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end‑to‑end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

• Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics, or related field
• 5+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Experience in the aviation industry

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&DD insurance and option for supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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USA, TN, Nashville - $ – $ USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - $ – $ USD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.