Speed Programs Manager - FTC 18 months, Sr Same Day Programs

Amazon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. – A10 is seeking a Speed programs manager to own end-to-end capacity planning for High Volume Events across the EU5 Same Day network.

You will translate forecasts into station-level capacity, identify gaps, and align Last Mile, Middle Mile, Operations, and partner teams to ensure readiness during Prime Day, Peak, and other events. You will manage the planning calendar, governance, and cross-functional sign-offs, holding teams accountable under time pressure as the

Qualifications

• Knowledge of capacity planning concepts.
• Experience in program or project management.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, macros, index/match, VLOOKUP, VBA).
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Fluent English (C1 or higher).

Responsibilities

• Own the EU5 Same Day HVE capacity planning process end-to-end: demand ingestion, gap identification, action tracking, and readiness sign-off.
• Build and maintain station-level capacity models for Peak events with forecasting, operations, and network teams.
• Identify capacity gaps early and drive resolution through established levers (DILO changes, route additions, overlap jurisdiction, CPT shifts).
• Create and run governance mechanisms (WBRs, readiness reviews, escalation paths) to ensure milestones are met on schedule.
• Partner with Operations, Last Mile, Middle Mile, and Tech teams to align inputs and commitments.
• Produce clear, data-driven recommendations for senior leadership when trade-offs are required.
• Build post-event retrospectives that feed learnings into the next planning cycle.

Skills

Capacity planning

Program management

Advanced Excel

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Job ID: 10502077 | Amazon UK Services Ltd. - A10

This is an 18-month fixed-term contract.

We are looking for a Speed programs manager to own end-to-end capacity planning for High Volume Events (HVE) across the EU5 Same Day network. This role sits within the Speed Programs team and is responsible for ensuring our stations are resourced, planned, and ready to deliver on our customer promise during the most demanding periods of the year — Prime Day, Peak (Black Friday/Cyber Monday), and other high-volume events.

You will work backwards from demand forecasts to build station-level capacity plans, identify gaps before they become misses, and drive cross-functional alignment with Last Mile, Middle Mile, Operations, and partner teams to close them. You will own the planning calendar, mechanisms, and governance that ensure the network moves from "plan" to "ready" with full accountability at each milestone.

This role requires someone who is comfortable operating in ambiguity, can translate large data sets into clear capacity decisions, and can hold partner teams accountable to shared commitments under time pressure. You will be the single-threaded owner for HVE capacity readiness across EU5 Same Day — when Peak arrives, your plans are what the network executes against.

Key responsibilities

• Own the EU5 Same Day HVE capacity planning process end-to-end: demand ingestion, gap identification, action tracking, and readiness sign-off
• Build and maintain station-level capacity models for all Peak events, working with forecasting, operations, and network teams
• Identify capacity gaps (mechanical, OTR, UTR) early and drive resolution through established levers (DILO changes, route additions, overlap jurisdiction, CPT shifts)
• Create and run the governance mechanisms (WBRs, readiness reviews, escalation paths) that ensure the network hits readiness milestones on schedule
• Partner with Operations, Last Mile, Middle Mile, and Tech teams to align inputs and commitments
• Produce clear, data-driven recommendations for senior leadership when trade-offs are required
• Build post-event retrospectives that feed learnings back into the next planning cycle

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of capacity planning concepts
• Experience in program or project management
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including: pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.
• Bachelor's degree
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English at C1 level or above

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SQL

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