About The Position
Amazon is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support project planning and execution for the continued capacity expansion of our Global Fulfillment network. The primary role of this individual on the Project Management (PMO) team is to drive capacity projects to completion keeping them on schedule. Candidates will work with each phase of the project life cycle including build requirements, fulfillment design, planning, execution, and Launch/hand-off. This individual will work with Capacity Planning partners to validate project requests, work with Engineering Design to coordinate proposals and milestone schedules, work with Procurement to help release purchase orders, and work with field teams to coordinate kick off meetings, and support with ongoing execution risk reporting & mitigation. This individual will also facilitate and conduct multiple-mile intake triage for operational planning cycles that directly impacts resource planning for multi year forecasts for new builds and retrofits. In this role, the Senior Program Manager will coordinate with several functional execution teams to ascertain feasibility for a new project request, align on required inputs to drive the solution to approval, and collaborate with PMO team members regarding submitted projects for execution.
Requirements
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree, or MBA in management, business administration, economics, engineering, marketing
Nice To Haves
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
Responsibilities
- Facilitate/run weekly alignment meetings on network projects as well as program specific updates
- Partner with critical planning teams on project milestones (Real Estate, Capacity, Capital, Design, Startup, Robotics)
- Review Material Handling and Storage proposals for acceptable milestone schedules
- Update/maintain weekly network Engineering Project Tracker, and support Resource tracking
- Drive/follow up on milestone level delays
- Support Build Plan presentations
- Input and coordinate with Real Estate construction, Robotics, and Material Handling vendors on First Access details
- Initiate/facilitate major project kick-offs and support hand-off from planning teams to execution teams
- Escalate milestone level project issues that are impacting project schedules
- Report on engineering project updates to Senior Leadership, planning, and execution teams
- Provide Inputs and support on Program/Project Management tools and processes
- Miscellaneous support tasks (Project Data, Reporting, Whitepaper inputs, etc.)
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
