PROGRAM MANAGER - VENDOR MANAGEMENT, AMAZON LOGISTICS (AMZL)

DESCRIPTION The goal of Amazon Logistics Last Mile Team is to exceed the expectations of our customers by ensuring that their orders, no matter how large or small, are delivered as quickly, accurately, and cost effectively as possible.
To meet this goal, we are continually striving to innovate and provide best in class service levels through the introduction of pioneering new products and services.
To that end, Amazon is seeking a strategic and tactical leader, with a penchant for process deployment, communication, boots on the ground, root cause dive deep, and roll up-your-sleeves success.
In this role, you will be primarily responsible for the end-to-end program management of the deployment, implementation and launch of the strategic programs and to effectively engage with stakeholders across various teams and to drive actionable solutions to unique challenges.
Key job responsibilities • Strategic and tactical leadership of last mile quality initiatives • Cross functional coordination and task tracking • Communications across various teams to ensure alignment of goals and tasks to guarantee the overall success of the programs • Strategic planning and forecasting to appraise performance and problem resolution • Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously • Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs; we work fast and hard • Management and execution of cross-functional projects or components of large programs including data gathering, manipulation and analysis, forward looking supply chain approaches and communication of insights & recommendations • Creating and implementing improvements to our transportation network that deliver flexible and efficient products on behalf of our customers • Deployment to various geographies within Mexico in order to launch the most innovative delivery solutions.
A day in the life As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for planning, implementing, and improving initiatives that ensure the smooth running of our operations.
You’ll work closely with a range of Amazon colleagues to understand how they work, and what you and your teams can learn, as well as sharing your own expertise.
Together, you’ll identify exciting new opportunities and will take the lead when it comes to designing their implementation.
You’ll encourage and support your teams and colleagues to meet important deliverables, while proactively looking for new, data-backed ways we could do things better.
Your work will be integral to your team’s success.
About the team Amazon Logistics, or AMZL, handles ‘last mile’ delivery duties in partnership with third-party distribution businesses.
We utilise creative thinking and continuous improvement initiatives to get millions of physical products into the hands of our customers.
Our goal is to make our customers’ delivery experience as smooth as possible and roll out global delivery solutions for our newest concepts, like Amazon Fresh, Prime Now and Amazon Restaurants.
There are two sides to what we do.
Our ‘under the roof’ associates process millions of products for dispatch to our delivery teams.
Our team is people-focused and supportive, particularly as lots of our people work through the night.
We focus mostly on operations, with 24/7 shifts in most of our locations.
Meanwhile, our ‘on the road’ people work with Amazon Flex - a network of delivery contractors.
Every year, we continually raise the bar for customer experience with new, innovative delivery services.
We look for new ways to overcome industry wide logistics challenges and new ideas to reduce our carbon footprint, supported by a portfolio of cutting-edge vehicles (including Electric Vehicles) and technology to help us do just that.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - English and Spanish fluency - Completed Bachelor Degree - 7+ Years of general experience - 5+ years of program or project management experience - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - 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.
- Last Mile previous experience