Amazon

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to support fast paced new business fulfillment operations. Successful candidates will be natural self-starters who are comfortable leading large, complex facility projects. Your superior communication skills, including the proven ability to effectively manage, influence and negotiate with external/internal business partners will be utilized in order to meet organizational capacity demands. This individual will coordinate the resources required to launch new fulfillment centers with the goals of: achieving timelines, staying within budget, driving standardization and consistency within our network. Ideal candidates will have experience managing large capital projects with a minimum budget of $10M and schedule commitments.

Do you know how to filter extraneous information in the face of adversity (scope change) while keeping your composure? Can you excel and remain flexible in the height of ambiguity while making sound business decisions? If so then this role is for you!

In order to be successful in this position, you need to be comfortable interfacing and driving various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization. Keeping an open mind, sense of humor, drive-and-ambition will help you keep innovative in our culture. This will be an exciting career for you if you possess a high level or autonomy and integrity while managing a variety of job responsibilities. You will be part of a high functioning team that is interconnected and supportive of each other to help complete multiple, complex and high capital projects simultaneously. Ultimately, what you’ll experience from this opportunity is a high level of gratification and a sense of accomplishment knowing that you have made an impact on future Amazon shipments.

Key job responsibilities

• Plans, directs, supervises and controls the execution of all business, technical, fiscal and administrative functions of the assigned program, project or sub-task
• The ability to communicate amongst broad work groups across the company, which would include IT, Engineering, Safety, Supply Chain, Finance, Vendors, General Contractors and Operations will be crucial
• Possesses a broad technical background and has the ability to “roll up their sleeves” and jump in if needed, along with managing
• Comfortable in different roles, sometimes supporting, sometimes leading
• Acts as the company representative with vendors and suppliers during project execution
• Is capable of taking accountability while providing status, asking for help and immediately escalating issues and problems as necessary
• Responsible for overall project schedule that enables the teams to be successful based upon the project milestones and Go-Live
• Responsible for managing overall project budget and approving all purchase orders
• Monitors and reports on the progress of all project activity within the project including significant milestones and any conditions which would affect project cost or schedule
• Active participant in vendor and Amazon safety policies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of program or project management experience
• 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
• Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
• 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
• Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.