Description

　　As a Planning Initiatives Manager (6 month contract role), 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

　　Create 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 organizations

　　Work alongside senior leadership to establish and prioritize improvement programs, seeing them through from start to finish

　　Enhance operational performance on every program in partnership with your stakeholders

　　A day in the life

　　As Planning Initiatives Manager (6 month contract role), you’ll drive and manage the implementation of creative, data-driven change in Amazon, leading improvement projects and programs. You’ll use strategic thinking to define and implement an efficient project plan.

　　About the team

　　Central Operations refers to a new approach in Amazon Logistics to define a scalable solution to run the increasingly complex and growing last mile delivery network. Central Operations is a key strategic initiative with a vision to transform the way Amazon Logistics (AMZL) executes route planning, scheduling and last mile delivery.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Barcelona, ESP

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Bachelor's degree

　　Relevant experience communicating with and influencing a range of different stakeholders including senior management

　　Relevant experience in managing large-scale programs or projects

　　High level of English

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.

　　Advanced or master's degree

　　Relevant experience scoping, leading, and implementing process improvements through: Lean process, Kaizen, and/or Six Sigma

　　Relevant experience working in a supply chain, logistics, or operations environment

　　Relevant experience in conceptualizing and implementing operational or supply-chain management improvements

　　Relevant experience in analyzing data and creating reports for leadership

　　Relevant experience working with Structured Query Language (SQL), MS Office Suite (Excel, Word), Tableau or Python.

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