Senior Programme Manager, Transportation Strategy Development (Hiring Immediately)

Our Programme Managers are always thinking about the bigger picture. Everyposition at Amazon offers the opportunity for employees to influence businessdecisions and shape the future. But as a Senior Programme Manager, pioneeringnew ways of thinking, designing and delivering is your mission. Collaboratingwith a wide range of stakeholders across the business, you’ll continuously bescoping out new solutions. You’ll conduct your own research and analysis,always with an eye on the long-term vision of the business. This is youropportunity to have a big impact on some of the most exciting new ideas thatare shaping the future of Amazon. Key job responsibilities - Create innovative solutions using data and research to address widerchallenges in your organisation - Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations,driving improvements across a range of teams and organisations - Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritise improvementprogrammes, seeing them through from start to finish - Enhance operational performance on every programme in partnership with yourstakeholders - Find practical and simple solutions to complex problems without sacrificingquality or core functionality. - Responsible to set priorities, anticipate risks and resolveescalate theissues that might impact the project timelines. A day in the life As Senior Programme Manager, you’ll drive and manage the implementation ofcreative, data-driven change in Amazon, leading improvement projects andprogrammes. You’ll use strategic thinking to define and implement an efficientproject plan. Some managers are based on-site while others work remotely,depending on the most suitable option for their team and tasks. Senior Programme Managers have significant responsibilities, and you’ll dealwith complex challenges with creativity, innovation, and leadership. With aresponsibility extending beyond process improvements, you could alsocontribute to improving other areas of the business, like diversity, equity,and inclusion. About the team Amazon couldn’t deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service(ATS) team. As part of ATS, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse team that playsa central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well assortation centres equipped with the latest technology, you’ll help Amazon’stransport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it todrive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient. We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertiseof our people to get packages to their destination. ### BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- A degree - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicatingresults to senior leadership - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements - Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams - Relevant experience leading complex projects with a wide range ofstakeholders, including your peers and leadership - Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) ### PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Advanced or master’s degree - Project-management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMI, or similar - Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma orLean - Experience working in an operational environment or with technical teams Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately thatemploying a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruitingdecisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion todiscover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the securityof your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult ourPrivacy Notice (https:www.amazon.jobsenprivacy_page) to know more abouthow we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equalopportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, nationalorigin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status,disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals withdisabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visithttps:www.amazon.jobscontentenhow-we-hireaccommodations.