Ankur Saxena

About Ankur Saxena

Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics leader with proven record of delivering growth, customer experience and profitability for multi-billion dollar businesses. Successful results in leading and building large scale supply chain business and network strategy through program, operations, product, technology and data science. People and relationships oriented leader with ability to influence executives, drive transformations, change management and lead from the front. Passionate about developing Leaders and High Performing Teams. Coach and mentor to many. Experience in multiple industries: eCommerce, Retail, Healthcare, Pharma/Life Science, Medical Devices, Electrical Parts Distribution, CPG, Manufacturing. Core Competencies and Skills:Business Strategy, Growth & ProfitabilityProduct ManagementProgram ManagementSupply Chain Strategy & OperationsTransportation: Middle Mile and Last MileNetwork Strategy, Design, Modeling & OptimizationFinancials & P&L ManagementPeople & Talent DevelopmentBusiness Analytics & Data Science

Experience

1. Head of Product Management (Tech) Forecasting & Transportation

   Amazon

   Mar 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Global Product and Technology leader for a $1B+ Amazon Shipping business, owning end-to-end product vision, strategy, and execution across Forecasting, Transportation (Middle & Last Mile) and Capacity (Supply) Planning. Lead a global team of 15+ across Product, Technical Product, Data Science, BIE, and Analytics in the US, UK, and Europe, partnering with 15+ engineering teams.Key Contributions- Defined and executed a 3-year Product Vision and 1-year prioritized roadmap, delivering $300M in revenue impact and $200M+ in cost improvements- Reimagined Supply Planning, Forecasting, and Routing into a fully integrated, end-to-end platform, breaking silos and improving customer and operational outcomes- Anchored strategy on AI-powered innovation, including an agentic + explainable AI POC to root-cause routing deviations, delivering $2M in savings- Delivered $100M+ in cost savings through AI-driven products across forecasting, capacity planning, and routing- Improved customer experience, retention, and unit economics by 25% via AI-driven segmentation and differentiated treatments, with a focus on enterprise customers (~60% of revenue, 50%+ of volume)- Influenced senior Tech leadership to address foundational tech debt, doubling development velocity (2×) and accelerating the shift toward AI-native platforms- Built and scaled a high-performing, globally diverse organization, driving org redesign to reduce silos, improve execution speed, and lower costs.Skills: AI-Driven Product Strategy · Supply Planning & Forecasting · Transportation & Routing Systems · Product Vision & Roadmapping · Technology Leadership · Cost Optimization · Customer Experience · Global Team Leadership

Education

• University of Delhi, Delhi, India

  Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)

• Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York

  Master of Science (MS), Information Technology

  2003 — 2005

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Sap Erp
• Strategic Planning
• Business Transformation
• Business Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Risk Management
• Crm
• Integration
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics
• Warehouse Management
• Sap Implementation
• Sd
• Sap R/3
• Business Process
• Subject Matter Experts
• Sdlc
• Relationship Management
• Business Analytics
• Business Process Design
• Sap Ewm
• Inventory Rationalization
• Sap
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Project Management
• Management