The Sniper, driving force behind Amazon’s parcel deliveries
Global logistics chief Dave Clark pulls out all stops to get holiday season orders delivered on time
17 December 2019 - 17:54
Seattle — Shortly after being named Amazon.com’s global logistics chief in 2013, Dave Clark held a conference call with his new reports. During the meet-and-greet, according to a person on the call, Clark described his early-career habit of lurking in the shadows of Amazon warehouses and scoping out slackers he could fire, which earned him the nickname The Sniper.
Clark speaks in a monotone and is hard to read, but the message was clear enough: The new boss wanted his underlings to know that he will let little stand in the way of ensuring that customers get their orders on time. ..
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