Program Manager II, Supply Chain (Fulfillment & Operations)

Amazon Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon India is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex cross-functional supply chain initiatives. This role functions like internal consulting, owning initiatives from scoping through execution.

You will partner with finance, operations, transportation, and tech teams to deliver large-scale improvements, with accountability for impact and regular leadership updates.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Identify pain points with finance, supply chain execution, transportation and other teams.
• Drive cost benefit analyses and go/no-go decisions on initiatives.
• Develop execution plans, timelines and roadmaps for initiatives.
• Write progress reports to leadership on a frequent basis.
• Liaise across functions to clear issues and bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with technology teams to scope and drive required tech changes.

Skills

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost-benefit analysis

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

We are hiring Program Managers to run complex and cross functional supply chain projects. This role is a part of the centralized supply chain planning function at Amazon India. The role is very much like an internal consulting role where the incumbent will drive large high impact projects in supply chain. These projects will typically involve designing and building complex new processes, driving technology solutions, driving large cost reduction or efficiency improvement initiatives or launching exciting new supply chain models.
The incumbent will be own the following -
1) They will be responsible for working with finance, supply chain execution, transportation and other Amazon teams to identify pain points and scope out large high impact projects
2) They will be responsible for driving cost benefit analysis and go/no-go decisions on various initiatives
3) Once a go decision is made, the program manager will work to evolve a plan and timeline for execution.
4) The program manager will develop a roadmap and metrics to measure progress of the initiative they own. They will also own writing reports/documents that detail the progress to leadership on a frequent basis
5) They will liaise across functions to drive their project and help clear issues and bottlenecks.
6) They will work with technology teams to scope out and drive any tech changes that are needed
Above all, we expect program managers to be single threaded owners for their initiatives. This is a high ownership position where you directly control your destiny.
Program Managers will be measured on the impact of their project. Depending on the project, clear financial or other impact goals will be set forth. It is the program manager's responsibility to ensure they drive the program towards achieving those goals.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience

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