Senior Capital Planning Manager, Grocery Programs

Amazon; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Program Manager in Chicago to join the Capital Planning team within WWRGD.

You will lead budget cycles, CAR processes, and cost stewardship across Real Estate and Construction, partnering with Real Estate, Pre-Construction, Construction, and Finance to ensure disciplined capital stewardship at scale. Role emphasizes data-driven decision making, transformation via automation, and translating strategic guidance into actionable plans for leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience.
• Knowledge of general AI tools.
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead OP Budget Planning & Guidance cycles end-to-end with timelines, stakeholders, and estimation methodologies.
• Own CAR process end-to-end for Real Estate, Land, Pre-Construction, Construction, Startup, and Lease funding requests.
• Maintain CAR templates and coordinate cross-functional POCs for comprehensive CAR packages.
• Present construction, startup, and lease costs for approval and manage the full approval lifecycle.
• Lead monthly Post-launch CapEx reviews and quarterly deep-dives on spend vs. plan.
• Build repeatable processes leveraging AI/tools to reduce manual effort and standardize practices across banners.

Skills

Program management

Data analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

AI tools knowledge

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Program Manager in Chicago to join the Capital Planning team within WWRGD.

You will lead budget cycles, CAR processes, and cost stewardship across Real Estate and Construction, partnering with Real Estate, Pre-Construction, Construction, and Finance to ensure disciplined capital stewardship at scale. Role emphasizes data-driven decision making, transformation via automation, and translating strategic guidance into actionable plans for leadership.