Transportation Operations Manager

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Amazon TA Full time
About the Role

As a Senior Programme Manager with Amazon Transportation Service (ATS), you will be responsible for driving the implementation of creative, data-driven change in Amazon's transportation operations. You will lead improvement projects and programmes, using strategic thinking to define and implement an efficient project plan.

Key Responsibilities
  • Create innovative solutions using data and research to address wider challenges in transportation operations
  • Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations, driving improvements across a range of teams and organisations
  • Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritise improvement programmes, seeing them through from start to finish
  • Enhance operational performance on every programme in partnership with stakeholders
  • Find practical and simple solutions to complex problems without sacrificing quality or core functionality
  • Responsible to set priorities, anticipate risks and resolve/escalate the issues that might impact project timelines
About the Team

The ATS team plays a central role in Amazon's success, using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology. You will be welcomed into a diverse team that captures data and uses it to drive decisions.

Basic Qualifications
  • A degree
  • Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
  • Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
  • Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams
  • Relevant experience leading complex projects with a wide range of stakeholders, including peers and leadership
  • Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced or master's degree
  • Project-management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMI, or similar
  • Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma or Lean
  • Experience working in an operational environment or with technical teams

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