Amazon - Head of Product Development, Electric Vehicles, International Fleet Services (Hiring Immediately)
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 thatare shaping the future of Amazon.
The Global Fleet and Product (GFP) team’s mission is to provide the vehiclesand services that enable Amazon to delight customers with our last-mile
operations. This role in the GFP team is responsible for owning product
strategy for electric vehicles (EV) across Europe. The role is responsible for
evaluating both current and new EVs, setting up testing and evaluation
processes, designing the strategy for new products and partnerships around
EVs, and establishing roadmaps with our auto OEM partners.
Key job responsibilities- Define, prioritize and plan Electric Vehicle programmesprojects.
- Generate buy-in for the EU EV product vision with leadership and partner
- Managing programme execution and ensure that the project delivery is to the
- Work cross functionally with R&D;, operations, and other product management
- Partner across a wide range of third party partners, including legacy OEMs
- Navigate innovative technologies to futureproof AMZL last mile fleet.
- Create the vision and product roadmap to integrate new technologies into
- Own a full programme budget.
- Drive continuous improvement throughout the full lifecycle of EVs,
leveraging in-field learnings.
A day in the lifeAs 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.
Senior Programme Managers have significant responsibilities, and you’ll dealwith 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 teamAmazon Logistics, or AMZL, handles ‘last mile’ delivery duties in partnership
with third-party distribution businesses. We utilise creative thinking and
continuous improvement initiatives to get millions of physical products into
the hands of our customers. Our goal is to make our customers’ delivery
experience as smooth as possible and roll out global delivery solutions for
our newest concepts, like Amazon Fresh, Prime Now and Amazon Restaurants.
There are two sides to what we do. Our ‘under the roof’ associates processmillions of products for dispatch to our delivery teams. Our team is people-
focused and supportive, particularly as lots of our people work through the
night. We focus mostly on operations, with 247 shifts in most of our
locations.
Meanwhile, our ‘on the road’ people work with Amazon Flex - a network ofdelivery contractors. Every year, we continually raise the bar for customer
experience with new, innovative delivery services. We look for new ways to
overcome industry wide logistics challenges and new ideas to reduce our carbon
footprint, supported by a portfolio of cutting-edge vehicles (including
Electric Vehicles) and technology to help us do just that.
### BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- A degree.
- Relevant experience in OperationsSupply ChainAutomotive Engineering or
- Experience dealing and negotiating with suppliers at all levels.
- Proficiency with toolssystems to analyze data including Excel, or other
data management system.
### PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Advanced degree
- Relevant experience with auto OEM or start-uptier one supplier
- Relevant experience with electric vehicle product managementengineering
- Relevant experience communicating with and influencing a range of different
- Relevant experience in using data or anecdotal evidence to influence
- Experience leading new or start-up related projects where processes will
need to be defined, implemented and iterated
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