Senior Material Handling Systems Program Lead

Amazon Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 141,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com LLC in Nashville, Tennessee, is seeking a Senior Technical Infrastructure Program Manager to own material handling projects end-to-end across the lifecycle, from initiation to commissioning and handover.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, coordinate with WWDE, Operations Engineering and strategic suppliers, manage budgets and schedules, and drive standardization while delivering complex material handling systems across Amazon's network.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program management or technical project management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field.
• Minimum of 3+ years experience in contract management.
• Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience demonstrating increasing levels of project value and complexity. Inclusive of experience leading projects across multiple stakeholder
• Experience with completion of multiple medium sized projects (up to $40M each) and/or Large projects (excess of $100M) in the Construction and/or Material Handling Industry.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with WWDE, Operations Engineering, strategic suppliers, and other functional groups this individual will drive the execution strategy and management for material handling system implementations.
• Serve as the single-threaded leader for material handling system implementation programs, driving end-to-end execution across mechanical engineering, controls integration, power systems, and operational requirements for specific building types (ARS, SSD, AMZL, IXD).
• Lead a multi-disciplined team and sub-contractors; manage conflict, establish priorities, coordinate concurrent and sequencing activities, develop team members, and provide overall project leadership.
• Manage the project master schedule, administrative, contractual, technical, and financial aspects of projects to achieve timely completion, holding all internal teams and external vendors accountable for their commitments.
• Drive cross-functional communications and strategic planning for material handling system deployment, determining KPIs and driving standardization initiatives while building strong relationships with operations, functional groups, vendors, and senior leaders.
• Define and continuously improve technical standards, deployment methodologies, and best practices for material handling system implementations, including the development of the Project Lifecycle Framework and implementation playbooks.
• Coordinate across specialized engineering disciplines to maintain ownership of system integration approaches, ensuring technical requirements, performance standards, and operational metrics are met throughout all lifecycle phases.
• Manage technical partnerships with OEMs and 3P engineering firms to ensure optimal system design, integration, and commissioning.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks in system design, integration approach, and operational implementation while leveraging knowledge management systems and engineering documentation standards.
• Drive commercial and technical strategy during project execution, creating mechanisms and processes that increase velocity while maintaining quality and execution excellence.

Skills

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field

Job description

Amazon.com LLC in Nashville, Tennessee, is seeking a Senior Technical Infrastructure Program Manager to own material handling projects end-to-end across the lifecycle, from initiation to commissioning and handover.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, coordinate with WWDE, Operations Engineering and strategic suppliers, manage budgets and schedules, and drive standardization while delivering complex material handling systems across Amazon's network.