Business Operations Manager, GREF - Regional Portfolio Management (RPM) – EMEA - Amazon

We partner with suppliers to ensure quality, innovation and operational excellence with Amazon’s business and utilize customer driven feedback to continuously improve and exceed employee expectations.

This position will support the RE&F Regional Director’s and their team’s by making the business more efficient and drive best practices across our diverse lines of business.

The candidate must be able to balance frugality with creativity in offering solutions and approach problem-solving with an emphasis on root cause. An ideal candidate is able to navigate high level of ambiguity and demonstrate a bias for action, taking calculated risks in a fast-paced environment.

• Establish and own the end-to-end business rhythm, incorporating finance, corporate and RE&F global activities.
• Oversee the preparation for, and facilitation of, monthly business review meetings, highlighting financial variances and business performance against key initiatives.
• Develop and publish quarterly business review presentations.
• Facilitate monthly leadership team meetings to ensure the agenda is enabled via tight and effective sessions.
• Steward the annual planning process, forums and commitment establishment.
• Manage team reporting tools to track progress against regional commitments.
• Lead cross team projects to ensure regional and business alignment on key strategic RE&F initiatives.
• Represent the region with partner groups as required to drive business initiatives, ensure regional perspective is represented, and needs/asks are communicated.
• Own and drive deployment of selected regional programs or initiatives, as identified by the Puget Sound Regional Director, working either with delegated authority or via strong influence. Convene and manage remote teams, where needed, in order to drive execution of assigned programs and initiatives.
• Serve as the primary point for control and aggregation for vendor performance management tracking, assessment, and feedback
• Maintain cross regional peer connections
• Manage department T&E and controllable line items within budget.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Project Management, Finance or Engineering.
• Significant professional experience in program or project management working in real estate, facilities management, or space planning.
• Background knowledge of supplier protocol, financial analysis and budget processes, contract administration and proposal process, procurement principles, vendor quality and productivity criteria.
• Experience in the areas of implementation, information, and service provider relationships.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytics and data management skills.
• A proven ability to influence and collaborate across groups and build remote teams.
• Be self-motivated and directed and require minimal supervision.
• Project management, organizational and entrepreneurial skills.
• Proven analytical experience.
• Drive to overcome adversity.

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