Senior Program Manager, AFP Sustainability - #1710987

Description

Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) is a rapidly growing, global operation unit, which significantly impacts the customer experience. Within ATS, Amazon Freight Partner (AFP) is a new program that enables entrepreneurs to start and grow their trucking business alongside Amazon, with exclusive and customized learning, ability to hire from their local communities, and long-term growth potential. It’s also the preferred supply type to launch and trial new technology such as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV).

The Amazon Freight Partner team is seeking candidates with entrepreneurial spirit who are quick learners and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to help us to continue spearheading the electrification of the worldwide Amazon Middle Mile. You will contribute to the Amazon Climate pledge – our commitment made in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

As key member of a cross functional and global team you will 1) drive and continuously improve Operations of the already existing Zero Emission Vehicle fleet. 2) Manage the deployment of new ZEVs across Europe. 3) Develop and scale Amazon's electric charging infrastructure to support ZEV fleet expansion. 4) As an ideal candidate you will also influence and build the strategic ZEV expansion roadmap.

We are actively seeking a data and technology driven innovator, problem solver, comfortable solving ambiguous problems and focused on delighting our customers. You must have experience and be comfortable working with teams across all levels of the organization on a global scale.

This role offers an opportunity to make business-critical decisions that will transform the current transportation environment while influencing Senior Leadership on the direction for the Middle Mile business.

Key job responsibilities

Responsibilities

As Sr. Program Manager within AFP Program team, you will work closely with the ATS and WW (Ops) Sustainability, AFP Carrier Operations and Fleet, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Operations Excellence (ACES), and other organizations within WW Surface Transportations, to pave the way to electrify our middle mile fleet. This job will require exceptional communication skills and having the ability to work independently in a high-pressure environment with all levels of leadership, and exercise sound judgment where clear guidelines may not exist. The successful candidate will be proficient at solving transportation challenges and possess a bias to get things done and deliver results. Other responsibilities include:

• Design, implement and monitor metrics to track the progress and growth of our ZEV operations and programs, and to highlight issues on a timely basis, with proper governance mechanisms.
• Align and collaborate internally and cross organization, to define the strategic ZEV expansion and deployment roadmap
• Collaborate closely with our AFP Business Coaches to support our Amazon Freight partners on the electrification journey
• Monitor project execution and customer feedback mechanisms to ensure that the project delivery is to the appropriate levels of quality and in line with its target date, ensuring positive customer feedback.
  
  

About The Team

Amazon couldn’t deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centers equipped with the latest technology, you’ll help Amazon’s transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient.

We put safety first as our people are our priority, and we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination – quickly, conveniently and sustainably.

#TECHNOLOGY #SUSTAINABILITY #TRANSPORT #MIDDLEMILE #ZEROEMISSION #CLIMATEPLEDGE #FASTFORWARD

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
• Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience owning program strategy and end to end delivery
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
• Experience in program or project management
• Experience delivering cross functional projects
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Experience in sustainable transportation
  
  

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Company - Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Job ID: A2941348