Senior Program Manager, AMXL JP

Amazon is hiring a Senior Program Manager, AMXL JP in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include program management, supply chain and logistics.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
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Senior Program Manager needed to drive logistics and supply chain planning solutions for Amazon AMXL Japan.

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Description
Are you excited to drive high-visibility, strategic logistics and technology solutions? Amazon Extra Large (AMXL) Japan is looking for a Sr Program Manager who continuously engages across business, technical and operational teams to deliver bigger smiles for our customers.  At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute millions of products each year to our loyal customers. Amazon has great opportunities to pursue a career as a leader in Operations Planning & Management. We know that learning through experience is what transforms talented people into great leaders. Our roles are designed to accelerate the growth of leaders through challenging field experiences that stretch individual capability. Our operations environment presents the candidates with great challenges in dealing with front line management, and driving scalable and continuous improvements across our Fulfillment Centers, Supply Chain & Transportation execution teams.  As a Senior Program Manager, short term planner, you will be the subject matter expert in gathering and forecasting demand from customers, running capacity analysis, transportation planning, inventory management, inventory health, running simulation and scenarios for leadership, and synchronizing our supply and demand over the 13 week to 52 week horizon in order to meet our customer's needs. You will be a part of the Supply Chain team, leading small and medium term planning, engaging with leadership on getting it approved, and reviewing the plan vs actual, highlighting and mitigating risks on the way to see your work impact real world business and end customer satisfaction.  [More Information] ・Department: Last Mile (AMZL) ・Job: Program / Project Management ・Location: Tokyo Office  Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/disability/jp  オペレーション部門のDEIの取り組み（Japanese Only）

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
Key job responsibilities - Manage the short and medium term capacity, inventory, transport, inventory and peak planning for the AMXL JP network - Work in partnership with operations, SCM, product teams to set optimal network plans and transportation choices to meet on-time delivery goals - Define a vision and plan to deliver it driving continuous delivery customer experience improvement by collaborating with stakeholders on design of new solutions that enhance business performance and achieve established quality and efficiency goals - Inspect demand forecasts, capacity plans critically and challenge assumptions from business teams - Plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes for capacity management from inventory to the customers home - Understand and manage supply chain risks to minimize on-time delivery impact - Support critical relationships with internal and external business partners - Interface with external carriers and internal carrier managers to improve capacity planning accuracy - Provide high quality inputs and garner alignment with finance and leadership teams using a combination of in-person meetings, well written data backed documents, detailed business models or presentations - Identify and evaluate potential risks/obstacles within both internal and external business environment with minimal direction

A day in the life
You attend daily business reviews and understand whats happening to key network metrics. You spend time with strategy & ops teams to find ways to meet customer expectations. You write quality documents that seek to plan, inform & align internal stakeholders. You challenge the status quo and drive data based decision making within your team. You take business trips within and outside Japan as required to build your skills and network or test your plans and assumptions. Additionally, you are always ready to jump in and take charge when problems and challenges emerge.

About the team
Amazon Extra Large (AMXL) JP team is a single threaded organization that owns Amazon's end-to-end Heavy & Bulky (H&B) logistics network with our willing and equally customer obsessed partners, offering shipping, service & support for consumers and companies in a safe, reliable, seamless, standardized, and sustainable way that surprises and delights our customers. Our delivery partners are experienced in H&B deliveries, providing special handling services such as Room of Choice Delivery, Installation/Assembly and Recycling/Haul-Away.  Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals across operations, supply chain, tech, finance, planning, customer experience, business intelligence and program management that work closely and collaboratively across Amazon to constantly improve and scale our operations, always insisting on the highest standards and obsessing over delivering bigger smiles for our customers.

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English

Preferred qualifications

- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- 4+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Japanese

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

How we rate this

Senior Program Manager, AMXL JP at Amazon rates 20 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.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
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Key facts

Senior Program Manager, AMXL JP is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in JP, 13, Tokyo.
The job was posted on August 17, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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