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Transportation Specialist Overview
The transportation network behind Amazon’s operations spreads over hundreds of countries, reaching millions of customers. It’s our Amazon Transportation Services team that ensures products are efficiently transported where they need to be before their final delivery. As a Transportation Specialist, you’ll be working closely with teams across Amazon and external logistics partners to ensure enough delivery vans are available, processing new cases and acting quickly on escalations where necessary.
This role is a Fixed Term Contract meaning that the employee will be hired for an allocated period of time.
Key job responsibilities
- Facilitate communication between stakeholders to find root causes and resolve issues quickly
- Produce and deliver reports on key delivery metrics
- Mentor or coach team members to help them develop new skills
- Maintain high standards of work by following policies and procedures
- Continually review processes to find areas for innovation
A day in the life
This position is fully office-based.
As a Transportation Specialist, you’ll be responsible for resolving delivery performance issues that could negatively affect our customers. You’ll understand the unique challenges of the transportation team and manage them collaboratively with other cross-functional teams. Your motivation and commitment to our customers will ensure that our response to delivery issues is timely and efficient. You will be required to make real-time decisions effectively, by doing your research, weighing up your options and learning as you progress. The result of your work will be the timely delivery of Amazon packages to millions of customers around the world. - Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Relevant experience in analysing data and creating reports for leadership
- Relevant experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment
- Advanced proficiency in English (C1 Common European Framework of Reference, CEFR)Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.
- A degree
- Experience in a logistical working environment
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