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Job summary
AMZN JP Transportation Systems team is looking for a PM (Program Manager) to identify, develop, integrate and support innovative solutions and programs driving transportation Transportation programs end to end across JP based at India.

Amazon’s transportation systems get millions of packages to customers worldwide from checkout to shipment tracking to delivery. Our systems team owns the input for the services that handle thousands or requests per second, make business decisions impacting billions of dollars a year, integrate with a network of small and large carriers worldwide, maintain business rules for millions of unique products, and improve experience for online shoppers while optimizing the network to eliminate excess cost. With rapid expansion into new geographies, innovations in supply chain, delivery models and customer experience, increasingly complex transportation network, ever expanding selection of products and growing number of shipments worldwide, we have an opportunity to build a transportation network that scales the business, leads the industry through innovation and delights millions of customers worldwide.

These services improve customer experience by providing better promises and drive fulfillment planning and execution to lower transportation cost. It is critical part of Amazon’s ordering and fulfillment pipeline. Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery.

This role will require the individual to have a good understanding of how multiple tech systems interact, develop a transportation solution for a new business line/need, and program manage multiple business critical transportation programs.

Key job responsibilities
As a PM , you will be responsible development, process management and launch of new features and products. You will own services which model Amazon’s transportation network and carrier capabilities/constraints, optimizes it for cost and exposes it to other systems in Amazon. You will contribute business expertise to the program requests, manage configurations in Amazon tools, identify technical dependencies, co-ordinate will cross-functional teams, develop milestones and launch schedules, assess and manage risks, measure and report on progress, anticipate and resolve bottlenecks and balance the business needs with the technical constraints to ensure timely and successful delivery. As a technical leader, you should be able to translate business needs into technology solutions that scale both technically and operationally.

The individual should be comfortable with dealing with ambiguity, develop innovative solutions, hands-on with dive deep with large datasets, stakeholder management and having attention to detail.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years relevant experience in managing programs and projects that require business and cross functional interactions
Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or related technical discipline.
MBA
Customer-centric orientation as evidenced by the quality and efficacy of products, services, and support delivered.
A creative problem solver who proactively seeks out system or process enhancements in support of his/her customers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Analytical aptitude, including the ability to mine and analyze large, complex data sets

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Proven experience utilizing SQL, Microsoft Excel and dealing with large sets of data
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Proven working knowledge of Six Sigma tools and Lean techniques is a plus
MBA from a tier I/II institute
Deep hands-on technical expertise