Transportation Planning Manager

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global e-commerce firm seeks a Transportation Program Manager to oversee program management for transportation operations. This role involves planning, executing, and optimizing the supply chain to enhance performance metrics while collaborating with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have robust program management expertise, data analysis skills, and familiarity with Python and SQL. The position offers ample exposure to complex challenges within a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of program or project management experience.
• 3 years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics.
• 3 years of driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end short-term planning and capacity management.
• Define, design, launch, and manage strategic programs.
• Work with stakeholders across functions to remove blockers.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps)

Job description

Amazon Middle East Africa & Türkiye (MEATR) Supply Chain team seeks a Transportation Program Manager. This role is part of the centralized Supply Chain Planning function and focuses on program management for planning and executing transportation operations with high business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end short-term planning forecasting flow control and capacity management of Amazon Transportation supply chain operations
• Execute Business As Usual (BAU) and Peak operations
• Define design launch and manage strategic programs to improve planning and forecasting
• Gather requirements and conceptualize network solutions and supply chain models
• Make optimal trade-offs between schedule resources scope and cost
• Apply technical and business knowledge to address risks challenges and obstacles
• Work with stakeholders across functions to remove blockers and launch new programs
• Manage technical integration with Amazon systems across retail merchant fulfillment operations, transportation operations and finance technologies
• Set up end-to-end operational accounting financial and performance measurement processes
• Launch and expand programs while maintaining customer satisfaction performance and quality metrics
• Travel to South Africa as per business needs

The ideal candidate will own all aspects of how network projects impact customer shipper and operator experience. This position offers broad exposure to various business financial and technical teams within Amazon and requires someone who excels at dealing with ambiguity.

Qualifications

• 3 years of program or project management experience
• 3 years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
• 3 years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
• Bachelors degree
• Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
• 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
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation
• Experience with machine learning AI applications and advanced business analytics

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