Packaging Area Manager, Ops Integration

DESCRIPTION

Job summary
Amazon MENA Operations team is looking for a Area Manager for Packaging with a strong delivery record and proven project management experience to own strategic, tactical, cross-functional projects and programs. This role requires scoping and creating project plans, developing processes, coordinating and driving execution, and communicating to senior management on status, risks and process/product changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential.


Key job responsibilities
The key responsibilities are:

• Manage new and existing programs, successfully delivering difficult projects and goals across multiple organizations
• Work directly with key internal stakeholders, customers, and partner teams to craft and deliver scalable solutions
• Partner with other program managers to secure resources, scope efforts, set project priorities and milestones and drive delivery
• Own program communication, accelerating progress by driving crisp and timely decisions, clearing blockers (e.g., path to green), escalating as appropriate
• Influence design and development of strategic processes
• Work with program managers and business leaders to communicate and deliver critical business initiatives
• Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones, and performance across all projects and using this data to drive/influence business decisions
• Engage other Amazon business units globally to share best practices and improve end to end outcomes for Amazon customers
• Manage post-launch support plans (e.g., post-mortem, issue/ticket management, etc.) and look for opportunities to improve program quality and operational excellence
• Drive innovations in Packaging working with Suppliers on latest solutions available in the market

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science or other technical field
• 3+ years Operations /Program Manager experience in industrial, logistics, production/manufacturing or similar industry
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional programs OR experience in leadership positions in Supply Chain Tech, Finance, Operations, Logistics or Transportation functions.
• Experience with analytical tools such as SQL, Tableau or Microsoft Access
• Experience working in Packaging workstream

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Logistics / Supply Chain / Transportation/ Industrial Engineering
• Proven Project Management experience in a related industry, experience developing and refining technical and business operational processes and influencing business decisions using data analysis
• Results oriented approach with excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using statistical problem solving methods
• Proficiency with analytics tools such as TABLEAU, Microsoft Excel to include making charts, data manipulation, pivot tables, creating macros, and visual basic knowledge
• Experience on Technical specification for different Packaging solution available across industry