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Description

Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is responsible for Amazon’s last-mile delivery and operates a large-scale network across Japan by combining multiple types of delivery nodes. Through Delivery Stations (DS), Amazon Partners Logistics (AMPL), eXchange Point (XPT), and Sub Same-Day delivery station (SSD), we continuously challenge ourselves to deliver packages faster, more reliably, and at lower cost.

JP Launch and Expansion (L&E) is the project management organization that turns the AMZL network strategy into reality. L&E owns the end-to-end execution—from upstream activities such as site selection, ROI modeling, and CAR approvals, through launch planning, hiring, system configuration, training, and go-live readiness. This team does not stop at planning or approvals; L&E makes decisions, drives execution on the ground, and builds Amazon Japan’s operations as real, operating sites.

L&E is currently composed of the following teams:

Core Planning and Execution (CPE)
CPE manages the Core network across DS, XPT, and AMPL, covering new launches, closures, and XPT parent changes. The team leads end-to-end execution, including site selection, ROI design, CAR approvals, and start-up execution, while optimizing the network from a mid- to long-term perspective.
— A team that designs, implements, and optimizes the Core network with a long-term view.

SSD Planning and Execution (SPE)
SPE owns SSD and AMZL+ projects from launch through closure. To support the growth of Same-Day Delivery, the team drives project execution that balances speed with repeatability and scalability.
— A team that rapidly scales the Same-Day Delivery network, a key growth area.

Retrofit, Expansion and Initiative (REI)
REI leads end-to-end execution for new and emerging initiatives, with a primary focus on Quick Commerce (QC). Working closely with global teams, REI scales these initiatives in Japan and establishes sustainable standards, including new programs such as Amazon Storage Unit (ASU).
— A team that turns immature concepts into viable, scalable businesses.

Launch Configuration and Verification (LCV)
LCV is responsible for system configuration and verification across all last-mile node types. With a strong focus on “Right First Time,” the team supports reliable start-ups with a target of zero DPMO at launch.
— A team that ensures successful launches through robust system design and verification.

Project Management Office (PMO)
PMO operates horizontally across L&E, governing SOPs and playbooks, monitoring project progress, and managing PMIS to ensure execution discipline and visibility.
— A team that raises execution quality across L&E through standardization and continuous improvement.

L&E connects strategy, data, and on-the-ground execution to evolve Amazon’s last-mile network to the next stage. For those who want high ownership, real decision-making authority, and the opportunity to drive large-scale, complex projects, L&E offers an environment rich with challenge and growth.

This Role: QC Planning Program Manager
REI is responsible for strategic site planning and financial management in the expansion of Amazon Japan's QC (Quick Commerce) network. The QC Planning Program Manager identifies optimal sites using data-driven frameworks to maximize customer coverage, throughput capacity, and cost efficiency. QC represents a new business domain for Amazon Japan, and the most exiting part lies in materializing strategy amid high uncertainty. In an environment where standards are not yet established, the role is expected to standardize processes with reproducibility and scalability for future expansion. This is a position where you can take on the critical mission of supporting the foundation of a new customer experience—delivery within 30 minutes of order—all within an overwhelming pace.

As a Program Manager, you will gain experience in strategic planning and financial management at the network level. You will develop skills to successfully lead multiple projects while communicating with a wide range of stakeholders including Network Planning, Launch Execution, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Real Estate.

You will refine advanced skills related to financial due diligence and investment decisions, including building ROI models, leading budget approval processes, and ensuring alignment with investment criteria. Through proposing cost optimization strategies to Leadership such as Directors and VPs, you will gain experience influencing organizational decision-making.

Career Path
Through large-scale, network-level projects, L&E provides exposure to project management, leadership, operations, engineering, finance, and real estate. Team members work closely with strategy teams and regularly engage in data-driven decision-making and improvement initiatives. As a result, you can grow into a project manager with a network-wide perspective, not limited to a single site or function.

Key job responsibilities
QC Planning Program Manager will perform the following responsibilities:

-Strategic Site Planning
・Identify optimal sites using data-driven frameworks to maximize customer coverage, throughput capacity, and cost efficiency
・Collaborate with Network Planning and Real Estate teams to develop optimal site placement strategies through market analysis, demand forecasting, and competitive analysis
・Drive standardization of scalable and repeatable planning processes for future expansion

-Financial Due Diligence and Investment Management
・Conduct financial due diligence and build ROI models
・Lead the CAR process aligned with investment criteria and financial guardrails
・Support budget allocation and investment decisions based on return on investment analysis
・Cost Optimization and Strategic Proposals

-Develop cost optimization strategies and present proposals to Leadership including Directors and VPs
・Ensure alignment with organizational strategy and respond flexibly to changing environments
Drive data-based decision-making and contribute to improving network-wide efficiency

-Project Coordination and Risk Management
・Coordinate design, engineering, and construction milestones to mitigate risks to timeline, budget, and quality
・Drive projects by removing blockers and executing appropriate escalations throughout the project lifecycle
・Report project progress and management metrics to the Leadership team regularly

-System Integration and Financial Management
・Establish and maintain COA/FRAMES to ensure Warehouse IDs are accurately created and integrated into financial systems
・Build system infrastructure that enables accurate budget allocation, cost tracking, and node creation

-Process Standardization and Improvement
・Establish best practices and achieve continuous improvement in high-uncertainty environments within new business domains
・Standardize coordination processes among stakeholders to enable efficient project execution

About the team
Team members have diverse nationalities and backgrounds, making it a diverse team. Exchanging opinions from various perspectives contributes to your own growth. In a high-uncertainty environment within a new business domain, managing multiple launch projects in parallel while driving standardization and process development, this is a challenging environment full of growth opportunities where you can hone your project management skills, stakeholder management, and data-driven decision-making abilities.