Learning and Development Senior Program Manager , Health and safety team
DESCRIPTION
Our Programme Managers are always thinking about the bigger picture. Every position at Amazon offers the opportunity for employees to influence business decisions and shape the future. But as a Senior Programme Manager, pioneering new ways of thinking, designing and delivering is your mission. Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across the business, you’ll continuously be scoping out new solutions. You’ll conduct your own research and analysis, always with an eye on the long-term vision of the business. This is your opportunity to have a big impact on some of the most exciting new ideas that are shaping the future of Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
• Coordination and facilitation of WHS (Workplace Health and Safety) training programmes
• Create and implement innovative solutions using data and research to address wider challenges in your organization
• Take a big-picture approach in your analysis of business operations, driving improvements across a range of teams and organisations
• Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritise improvement programmes, seeing them through from start to finish
• Enhance operational performance on every programme in partnership with your stakeholders
A day in the life
As a Senior Programme Manager, you’ll drive and manage the implementation of creative, data-driven change in Amazon, leading improvement projects and programmes. You’ll use strategic thinking to define and implement an efficient project plan. Some managers are based on-site while others work remotely, depending on the most suitable option for their team and tasks. (This position is based out of LUX and requires on-site work five days a week)
The L&D Senior Programme Manager-WHS offers the opportunity to personally implement the programmes for which you are responsible as you facilitate and coordinate live courses on a variety of topics relevant to WHS professionals at Amazon and requires you to be an engaging, energetic and skilled classroom facilitator.
Senior Programme Managers have significant responsibilities, and you’ll deal with complex challenges with creativity, innovation, and leadership. With a responsibility extending beyond process improvements, you could also contribute to improving other areas of the business, like diversity, equity, and inclusion.
About the team
Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) plays a crucial role in keeping our people mentally and physically well at work. Our team works with managers, associates and local governments across our sites, making sure we’re complying with Amazon’s policies and legal regulations, and that our workplaces are safe.
There is a range of opportunities within the team, from Health and Safety Technicians to Programme Managers. No matter what your role is, you’ll play a part in developing, implementing and upholding our high safety and wellbeing standards. You could work on a variety of projects alongside colleagues from across the business, ranging from equipment and process inspections to assessing processes, building and equipment design.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in program or project management
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a Health&Safety or Learning related field
- Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English
- Strong public speaking proficiency
- Relevant experience in a Learning and Development, training, education or facilitation role
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Prince2 certifications, or any other project management certification
- Relevant experience working in a supply chain, logistics, or operations environment
- Experience in conceptualising and implementing operational or supply-chain management improvements
- Proficiency in verbal and written German and/or French
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