Job Overview
Amazon is seeking a highly experienced Program Manager to support the continued expansion of our European fulfillment and sort centre network. This individual will lead a team of contracted support personnel and coordinate the internal and external resources required to launch new highly complex fulfillment and sort centres with the goals of achieving timelines, staying within budget, and driving standardization and consistency within our network. Ideal candidates will have experience managing large and complex projects with ambitious schedule commitments. The person must be capable of leading and mentoring their project resources while also managing project engineers and other specialists and coordinating schedules with multiple vendors at the same time. This individual must be comfortable interfacing and driving various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization in order to be successful. The role will be based in the UK with 50% of the time traveling domestically or to other EU countries.
Key Responsibilities
- Active participant in vendor and Amazon safety policies
- Detailed coordination of multiple material flow and installation schedules of interdependent vendors
- Responsible for managing overall project budget and approving all purchase orders and invoices
- Contributes to developing comprehensive budgets during project conception
- Plans, directs, supervises and controls the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned program or project
- Comfortable in different roles, sometimes supporting, sometimes leading
- Takes accountability while providing status, asking for help, and escalates issues and problems as necessary
- Acts as Company representative with vendors and suppliers during project execution
- Mobilizes company resources through liaison with support departments to create project teams capable of high‑quality work
- Monitors and reports on progress of all project activity, including milestones and conditions affecting cost or schedule
- Responsible for overall project schedule that enables teams to meet milestones and Go‑Live dates
- Experience in a distribution environment and knowledge of material handling equipment such as pallet racking, conveyor, and fork trucks
- Possesses a broad technical background and can “roll up their sleeves” and jump in when needed
- Contributes to project planning from concept to completion
Day in the Life – You will plan and execute projects that deliver operational fulfillment and sortation centres. Your day may include engaging with all levels of the organization to agree strategy, attending the site, and managing resources to execute activities outlined in an integrated schedule. You will make decisions on behalf of the business and see the outcomes through coordination of stakeholders, both internal and third‑party, celebrating successful launch of the facility or project.
About the Team – The International Startup team is a talented group driving coordination of all activities required to safely build highly complex FCs and SCs to network standards across the international market. The team values work‑life balance and is dedicated to developing and supporting new team members, enabling PMs to meet challenging timelines and budgets on new build, expansion, and retrofit projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Transportation, Mathematics, Economics, Physics, or another technical field
- Experience leading and interacting with cross‑functional teams
- Experience in project management including communication, planning, and documentation
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written; ability to take direction in English
- Experience developing and managing large project budgets
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and MS Project
- Basic working experience with CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or other)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with high‑level negotiation and successful internal and external relationship management
- Experience in project management from design phase through implementation and operation
- Experience working in a fast‑paced, quickly changing, or international environment
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
- Experience launching new logistics centre, factories or large facilities (including equipment deployment and management of all related processes)
- Advanced CAD skills
- Proficiency in French, German, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese (Mandarin), Afrikaans or Zulu is considered a plus
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