A degree in business, supply chain, transportation, economics or a technical field
- Relevant experience working in a supply chain, transportation, project management or management consulting role
- Relevant experience in project management or management consulting including handling multiple ongoing projects
- Relevant experience using Microsoft Excel for data analysis
- Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience with Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
- Proficiency in English
- Floor layout design and implementation.
- Study operations to optimize and design new tools involving simulation, modelling and planning.
- Develop strong, productive relationships across peer organization that further our business objectives.
- Manage complex and quick-turn projects while demonstrating exceptional business judgement.
- Define business models to track improvements achieved over time.
- Assess process improvement and transformation opportunities and partner with process owners and stakeholders to scope opportunities, define problem statements and objectives, structure projects and teams.
- Train, coach, and mentor field Operations teams to empower them with leveraging operations tools and systems to meet daily business needs.
Willingness to travel up to 30%.
Key job responsibilities
- Plan and implement continuous improvement initiatives designed to innovate the driver experience and make our processes more efficient
- Audit processes for compliance and work to close any gaps
- Analyse feedback and use data to own and implement process improvements at the site
- Work with Ops customers and other stakeholders to identify and solve process-related issues
A day in the life
Part of your role will involve running observations and audits to identify where processes could be enhanced. Another part will be recommending changes and using your project management and stakeholder management skills to put new processes in place.
You'll be based at one of our sites and accountable for positively influencing operational efficiency at the site. If needed, you will carry out analysis at other local or national sites. You'll have the opportunity to share best practices and ideas with our EU network. In this role, you'll use data to drive improvements and continue to grow our shipping capabilities.
About the team
Amazon couldn't deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, you'll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, you'll help Amazon's transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient.
We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination.
Castel San Giovanni, PC, ITA
- MBA from an accredited university.
- Management experience in operations within the logistics, distribution, or transportation industry.
- Experience in developing and/or implementing Automation and Material Handling solutions.
- Exposure to optimization solvers/tools (such as CPLEX, Gurobi, AMPL, Xpress) and advanced simulation modeling tools (such as Flexsim, Arena, Simio)
- Experience in Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques
- Experience with supporting tools (e.g., Minitab, JMP, MS Excel and MS Access)