Transportation Network Design Program Manager 18 months FTC EU Transportation Network Design

This is an 18 month FTC.

Amazons European Transportation Network Design team is responsible for getting Amazon packages to customers more reliably faster cheaper and with a lower carbon intensity while managing to grow the shipped volume by double digits every year.

We are looking for Program Manager 18months Fixed Term Contract) for Network Design youll lead programs driving strategic initiatives and solving recurring problems around delivery quality speed cost and carbon intensity of the Amazon Transportation network in EU . Your goal is not just to solve problems once but also to build new tools and improve processes to make sure the problems stay solved. This is essential to the scalability of the Amazon Transportation Network.

Do you recognize yourself in this
You are datadriven and enjoy analyzing large quantities of data and turning them into crisp insights
You are an excellent problem solver with a demonstrated ability to bring structure to complex projects and break them down into smaller pieces
You are able to deliver projects against tight deadlines and are comfortable with competing priorities.
You get energy from finding root causes for recurring problems and inventing new tools and processes to avoid them.
You are eager to learn about the complexities of Amazons transportation network and the systems that support it. At the same time you have the communication skills to explain this to someone without subject matter expertise.
You are able to coordinate multiple crossfunctional projects in parallel across Tech Operations Supply Chain and Finance.
You have a drive to constantly learn and improve yourself
You can translate strategic directions into a project roadmap and build the resourcing plan to deliver on this roadmap

Then this is a role for you! Were looking forward to your application.

The position can be based in either Luxembourg or London.


Key job responsibilities
Define the frameworks to make tradeoffs between quality speed cost and carbon intensity
Find situations in the network where these tradeoffs are not applied correctly leading to an inefficient network
Build a proof of concept to solve the problem initially
Work with Business Intelligence / Software Development to automate the methodology
Set up the mechanism to regularly review the gaps in optimality and suggest network changes to make sure the problem stays fixed

About the team
Our team changes the way Amazon packages get from our warehouses to our customers to improve quality speed cost and carbon efficiency all at the same time while managing doubledigit yearly volume growth.

We launch new buildings help Amazon get ready for the Christmas period and tackle big recurring problems all to remove waste from the network.

Experience in program or project management
Experience with Excel
Bachelors degree or equivalent

Knowledge of Lean principles and DMAIC methodology
Experience in MS Access and SQL
Experience in requirement gathering and ability to write clear and detailed requirement document

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