Senior Cost Manager GES Cost Management

Amazon Engineering Services is looking for a detailoriented analytical innovative handson and customerobsessed Cost Manager that can provide cost management support directly contributing to growing Amazons customer fulfillment network. As a Cost Manager you will be responsible for budget benchmarking controls over Customer Fulfillment Business Units including developing and maintaining a building cost database providing centralised cost support to procurement and project team negotiations and forecasting future cost indexations for funding needs. You will have ownership and responsibility over benchmarking of multibillion dollar Amazon Fulfillment Operations expansions within North America.

As a Cost Manager (CM) you will manage and support one or multiple of Amazons business units: Global Customer Fulfillment Global Air Program Global Specialty Fulfillment Amazon Logistics Pharmacy Merch by Amazon Sort Center Network and Initiatives.

Key attributes of a successful CM for this role include excellent written and verbal communication ability to learn and be curious and strong financial acumen. Candidate must be highly motivated and effective within distributed teams.

Key job responsibilities
Ownership and responsibility over budget benchmarking controls of multibillion dollar Amazon fulfillment Operations expansions within North America.
Provide tactical and strategic cost support for negotiations by Procurement and Project Teams.
Develop monthly/quarterly status updates to VP level leadership.
Partner and contribute across all functions within Customer Fulfillment and will actively manage multiple stakeholders including Finance Startup Real Estate Procurement and Construction.
Ensure the accuracy of benchmarking data remains within established and globally approved parameters.
Maintain accurate records of cost indexation and own the forecast of future cost impacts in locations across North America
Manage internal teams and build processes and tools to enable scalable and flexible operations including a new cost benchmarking database.
Retrieve and analyze data using Excel SQL or other data management systems.

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular fulltime employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!

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
Bachelors degree

2 years of driving process improvements experience
Masters degree or MBA in business operations human resources adult education organizational development instructional design or related field

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.