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Senior Program Manager, Southeast Asia Packaging

Amazon

Amazon

Operations
Singapore
Posted on Aug 14, 2024

DESCRIPTION

Are you interested in driving significant packaging waste reduction projects for Amazon and make a difference in the world of sustainability? We're looking for an experienced, driven, analytical, and creative Senior Program Manager to drive e-commerce packaging projects. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team in an emerging business at Amazon. This role will be responsible to drive Packaging projects and continuous improvement initiatives across Southeast Asia, and will share and leverage best practices from other geographies. This leader will be a natural self-starter who is comfortable supporting both daily execution activities and large, complex and cross-functional projects.

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth and are constantly looking for ways to improve. Our team drives innovation while supporting continuous operational improvement. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and scaling up sustainable e-commerce packaging standards and sustainable packaging solutions. To be successful, you will need excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills to drive consensus across multiple stakeholders. We interface with Operations, Engineering, Category, Finance, Procurement, Data Science, and Global Packaging teams to identify and execute solutions that improve Customer experience by reducing waste and damages in packaging, while also driving significant savings for Amazon.

This opportunity requires excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and the ability to succeed in a fast-paced, ambiguous and technical environment. Ownership of work is extremely important, and candidates should have a proven record of driving projects and strategic initiatives to completion. The ideal candidate is motivated, optimistic and agile; with strong time management and project management skills.

Key job responsibilities
- Define and execute the packaging roadmap for the region.
- Be the technical expert on packing productivity, box suite optimization, and packaging material specifications and standards.
- Collaborate effectively with worldwide teams to identify, share and implement best practices that improve packaging performance.
- Coordinate and communicate packaging improvements and progress updates to key stakeholders.