Our operations network known for our speed accuracy and exceptional service delivers millions of packages and smiles to Amazon customers every day.
To keep our operations network secure and assure operational continuity we are looking for an experienced professional who wants to join our Physical Security (PhySec) Implementation team as Senior Program Manager. In this key role you will own complex projects and programs that manage endtoend physical security across Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Key job responsibilities
Endtoend own develop maintain and continuously improve complex physical security systems means and equipment implementation projects and programs across EMEA
Manage external vendors by providing guidance during the project
Collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders (e.g. design and construction IT start up launch and expansion) and external vendors (e.g. general contractors low voltage contractors and consultants) to achieve your project/program goals
Ensure physical security and regulatory compliance of all programs being built
Ensure all programs are consistently improving on cost effectiveness
A day in the life
As a Senior Program Manager on the PhySec Implementation team you will join a team of professionals supporting the Security and Loss Prevention team with the implementation of physical security systems means and equipment on new site launches retrofits and expansions.
This includes video surveillance systems access control and intrusion detection across all business units except for corporate offices and thirdparty sites. To achieve this goal you will endtoend own develop maintain and continuously improve complex riskbased cost effective and operationally acceptable projects and programs that enable the prevention intervention and investigation of security incidents minimize losses and mitigate risks within operational sites across EMEA.
You will ensure that all of your projects and programs comply with physical security and regulatory standards. You will also be responsible for onboarding as well as managing external project managers and commissioning engineers to drive project deliverables. Upon completion and commissioning of new physical security systems you will hand those systems over to Field Security and Loss Prevention to operate but where needed you will support their investigations of security and safety incidents.
Finally you will also identify and drive change within the business pushing initiatives such as value engineering updating of standards automation of tasks and PhySec crossteam support.
About the team
Working in partnership with our stakeholders Security and Loss Prevention secures the Amazon supply chain endtoend and promotes security during business conversations.
Sitting within Security and Loss Prevention the PhySec team does this by managing physical security maintenance activities and installing compliant security systems in most business units across EMEA.
This is achieved by providing equipment and installation costs sourcing external business partners to install security systems ensuring installers follow agreed methodology and guidelines for system installation and commissioning and reviewing adhoc installation requests across the network to ensure business agreed purpose is met.
We deliver projects and initiatives to improve standardize and create enduser and sustainable security designs that comply with local legislation and Amazon standards.
We also improve the current EMEA security infrastructure to optimize Security and Loss Prevention performance and support business initiatives.
Finally we strive for a consistent and scalable approach to continuously support the fastchanging business environment and mitigate risks to Amazon.
Relevant advanced experience in the security field
Relevant advanced experience in the means and equipment security domain
Relevant advanced experience working with the MS Office suite (Word Excel Outlook) in a professional environment particularly Excel to collate and analyse metrics
Advanced proficiency in written and verbal English
Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above wed love to hear from you.
A relevant advanced degree or advanced degree equivalent
Relevant industry certification (e.g. ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) ASIS Associate Protection Professional (APP) Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) certification such as FSR PSR TSR)
Project management certification (e.g. Project Management Professional (PMP) PRINCE2
Relevant advanced experience in project management and delivery
Upper intermediate proficiency in a second European language
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