# Returns Program Manager, Supply Chain AU

We are seeking an experienced Returns Program Manager to join our Supply Chain team. This role will be responsible for optimizing the end-to-end returns (reverse logistics) process, ensuring efficient handling of customer returns, vendor returns, and removal volumes while maintaining operational excellence across our fulfillment network. Key job responsibilities - Coordinate real-time inbound returns flow between 3P providers and fulfillment centers - when a 3P provider flags a shipment en route, assess FC capacity and decide to accept or push back/reroute - Build and maintain live dashboards tracking incoming volumes, FC capacity, and backlog, so capacity issues are visible before a shipment arrives, not after - Act as the point of coordination between 3P providers, FC Ops, and Workforce Management - flagging capacity constraints early and negotiating timing/rerouting when needed - Forecast expected return volumes to anticipate capacity crunches ahead of time, rather than reacting shipment-by-shipment - Investigate recurring bottlenecks (e.g. a specific FC chronically over capacity, or a specific 3P provider driving repeat issues) and drive fixes with FC Ops or the provider rather

- **Id**: 4219971
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-returns-program-manager-supply-chain-au>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Melbourne, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-04-21T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T04:15:48Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 206
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5267
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Supply Chain, Advertising, Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4651
- **Ghost share**: 0.001
- **Stale share**: 0.889
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 31
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 206

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T04:15:48Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 10
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.369
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 206
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T05:51:58Z

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