Scott King is the Director of Strategic Planning for One MHS (Material Handling System) at Amazon. In this role, Scott is supporting the transformation of Amazon's material handling systems to an integrated ecosystem of purpose-built equipment and intelligent software.

Prior to joining One MHS, Scott was Director of Worldwide Design and Engineering for Retail Core Fulfillment/Transportation at Amazon, where he was responsible for the design and development of global supply chain capability to support business growth across Amazon's vast network. He led critical design reviews with senior executives, effectively communicating vision, technology development roadmaps, and solutions to make compelling business cases at the VP, SVP, and CEO levels. 

His expertise covers the full spectrum of Amazon's supply chain operations, including first mile facilities (transload facilities, import processing centers, and inbound cross docks), production on demand (books, disks, custom merchandise), fulfillment centers (both Amazon Robotics and traditional facilities supporting conveyable and non-conveyable products across diverse merchandise categories), air and ground transportation (ground hubs, sort centers, air hubs and air gateways), and seasonal/specialty operations (quick-deploy, returns processing, and reverse logistics). 

Since joining Amazon in 2015, Scott has been influential in technological breakthroughs in robotics and AI, enabling new opportunities to broaden the types of deployable systems by using computer vision and machine learning to unlock new capabilities. He leads the development of integrated systems-of-systems that balance process optimization and intentional automation to ensure humans and technology work together safely and efficiently. During his tenure Amazon has achieved the largest deployment of industrial robotics and mechatronics on earth.

Prior to Amazon, Scott served as Project Manager and Lead Engineer for Direct Fulfillment Supply Chain at The Home Depot from 2011 to 2014, where he developed comprehensive omni-channel supply chain architecture and was recognized as Supply Chain "Leader of the Month" for his work on e-commerce facility network design and  startup. Earlier in his career, he spent six years at Office Depot as Senior Manager for Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and Supply Chain, where he received the Global Innovation Award for implementing lean principles to achieve 57% cycle time reductions across the fulfillment network.

Scott holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology — a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (2004) and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering (2011). His graduate work included analyzing future cargo aircraft and automotive designs, supply chain network simulations, advanced supply chain robotics, and autonomous robotics integration with human systems.

As an Industrial and Systems Engineer with over 20 years of industry experience, Scott brings expertise in strategic business planning, logistics network analysis and design, automation and robotics, statistical modeling, continuous process improvement, and team leadership.

SCL appreciates Scott's participation and will leverage his extensive expertise in global supply chain design, automation, robotics, and systems engineering to help shape our strategic initiatives and provide valuable insights to our research and educational programs.