Program Manager, AMXL Network Planning, JP AMZL Network Planning & Expansion

Amazon is handling hundreds millions of products in Japan. Items from various sellers are collected at Fulfillment Centers (FC) and then shipped to our individual customers via Delivery Stations (DS), located in various locations across Japan. The last part of our delivery system is managed by Amazon Logistics (AMZL). AMZL is currently focusing on increasing the number of DS and expanding our network in Japan so that we can reach a larger number of customers with better speed, quality and cost.

The Program Manager for AMXL (Amazon Extra Large) is responsible for the end to end Last Mile Delivery Station launch process and its execution for heavy & bulky items like furniture and large home appliances, in order to expand and optimize the network with better quality, speed and cost structure.

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

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Key job responsibilities
1) Launch Planning
- Validate potential locations and select the best ones by working closely with relevant stakeholders
- Support finance study to justify the launch

2) Short-term planning
- Finalize delivery area and volume for the station at the time of launch
- Be an expert in using tools for topology planning

3) Launch execution management
- Identify necessary actions/POCs and track the progress
- Manage/support stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Experience identifying and resolving complex issues
- Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
- Business level English and Japanese- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Excited about working in a diverse group and contributing to an inclusive culture

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