Job Description
Amazon Freight Europe is looking for a Sr. Program Manager to join the Strategy team for our externalized freight business as we design and deliver a world class freight experience for our business customers. They will partner closely with Product, Program, Operations, and Commercial leaders to identify the challenges and opportunities in our organization, and come up with creative, customer-driven solutions to solve them. The Sr. PM will work across both European and Worldwide domains to shape our long-term business plan, diving deep with leaders across multiple areas to define customer problems and deliver the solutions.
As a Senior Program Manager for Amazon Freight EU, your mission will be pioneering new ways of thinking, designing, and delivering. You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, continuously scoping out new solutions. You'll conduct your own research and analysis, always with an eye on the long-term vision of the business. This is your opportunity to have a big impact on some of the most exciting new ideas that are shaping the future of Amazon.
The person will need to navigate a complex, matrixed stakeholder environment, navigate ambiguity, and drive leadership consensus on the strategic path forward for the program. A background in freight, logistics, middle mile, supply chain, or program management is a plus.
About the team
At Amazon Freight, we blend advanced technology with Amazon's network of 6,500+ owned trailers and 13,000+ trusted carrier partners across UK & EU to move freight-simply and reliably. We apply the same customer obsession that we are known for in the consumer business to the Business to Business segment, aiming to partner with our customers to meet the demands of today while helping to navigate the road ahead. The team is diverse and intercultural with passionate members with a team-focused attitude. Across Amazon, we have committed to reach net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement and we take this commitment seriously in Amazon Freight too. We're not there yet but if this sounds interesting, maybe you can help us get there.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Luxembourg, LUX
Job ID: 2608717 | Amazon EU Sarl
- Create innovative solutions using data and research to address wider challenges in your organization
- Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations, driving improvements across a range of teams and organizations
- Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritize improvement programs, seeing them through from start to finish
- Enhance operational performance on every program in partnership with your stakeholders
A day in the life
Senior Programme Managers have significant responsibilities, and you'll deal with complex challenges with creativity, innovation, and leadership. With a responsibility extending beyond process improvements, you could also contribute to improving other areas of the business, like diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- A degree
- Relevant experience communicating with and influencing a range of different stakeholders including senior management
- Relevant experience in managing large-scale programmes or projects
- Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English
Preferred qualifications
- Advanced or master's degree
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Prince2 certifications, or any other project management certification
- Relevant experience working in a supply chain, logistics, or operations environment
- Experience in conceptualising and implementing operational or supply-chain management improvements