Program Manager, Central Operation

Amazon is hiring a Program Manager, Central Operation in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Central Operations (CO) is a team that explores new approaches and ways of working at Amazon Logistics, delivering scalable solutions for running increasingly complex and growing last-mile delivery networks. The CO is responsible for the critical processes of last mile delivery, such as Route planning, Scheduling and Forecasting, On Road Management, and has a vision to continually transform the way we do this in a scalable manner.

We are looking for Program Manager to join our team and drive improvements to the processes and technology used within Central Operations (CO). Program Manager must be able to excel and grow in a new team with high ambiguity. In this role, you will think big, develop original ideas, and directly influence and collaborate with the Transportation team, Last Mile Tech team, Operations, and business development teams to further expand Central Operations also responsible for developing strategic approaches.

More Information (Japanese Only)
・Department: Last Mile(AMZL)
・Job:Project Management
・Location:Tokyo Office

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At Amazon, you'll work alongside the latest AI and GenAI tools that are increasingly woven into how teams operate: from AI-powered capabilities that accelerate decision-making, to Generative AI that helps you focus on work that truly matters. You'll have opportunities and resources to develop AI fluency at your own pace, with continuous learning built into the culture.

Key job responsibilities
• Define the program (mission, vision, tenets), set objectives, analyze data, and drive improvements that are quantified with metrics
• Seek to understand business problems, automation limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions and reasons behind leadership decisions
• Oversee gaps between teams, processes and systems
• Identify and mitigate risks (before they become roadblocks)
• Ensure critical path timelines are met, resource needs are understood and project prioritization is visible to senior leadership
• Work closely with operations, product teams and engineering teams to root cause and solve complex problems related to increasing capability and reliability of our systems
• Partnering with other analysts and BI engineers in planning and analytics to build analytical solutions to deliver on business goals

About the team
The Last Mile Execution team, to which the Central Operations (CO) belongs, is a very unique team consisting of three teams: Planning, Analytics, and Central Operations. This is a exciting team as we have a lot of cross-functional responsibility from planning to execution, but at the same time, each team's process design and changes require careful assessment. In this role, Program Manager will have the opportunity to experience the joy of working in a team, communicating and persevering to achieve results.

Basic qualifications

- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Business English and Japanese

Preferred qualifications

- 5+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment
- Master's degree

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Program Manager, Central Operation at Amazon rates 33 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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