Amazon—Program Manager, Inbound Supply Chain

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Description: At Amazon, we strive to be Earth’s most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. We hire the world’s brightest minds, offering them an environment in which they can relentlessly improve the experience for customers. Innovation and creativity are built into the DNA of the company and are encouraged at all levels of employment. Every day we solve complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity. We’re making history and the good news is we’ve only just begun Amazon Operations is looking for a talented, innovative, hands-on and customer-obsessed Program Manager for managing Inbound Supply Chain charter. Candidate must be detail oriented, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills and should be able to juggle multiple tasks at once. Ideal candidate must exhibit strong analytical skills and have proficiency in following tools: Advanced Excel and SQL (optional). This job requires the candidate to constantly hit the ground running and ability to learn quickly. In terms of Amazon Program Manager Role Guideline, the incumbent should display the following for this role: 1. Manage complex initiatives, deliver critical solutions, significant improvements, new mechanisms, or deprecating processes that are no longer needed. These efforts require work with multiple teams in and/or across organizations. 2. Accountable for the overall strategy of a large program and successfully manage all stages (from concept to delivery). Your program meets challenging business goals financial or other metrics. 3. Understanding the interdependencies of the business problems you help solve (e.g., aligned workflows, customer requirements, process limitations, legal or compliance requirements, program support, etc.) and influence team priorities and business strategy through data-driven contributions. 4. Communicates ideas effectively, verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences including Directors and VPs. Partner successfully with customers, stakeholders, and engineering teams. 5. Define clear goals and objectives and drive crisp decisions in the program about what projects move forward and in what priority order. Proactively identify risks and bring them to the attention of team and stakeholders with plans for mitigation before they become roadblocks 6. Judiciously add, refine, and remove procedures. Increase the productivity and effectiveness of the teams by applying project management best practices Requirements: - 5+ years of program or project management experience - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership - Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership - 2+ years of driving process improvements experience - Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.