Early Life Cycle Manager, Early Life-Cycle Management and Building Experience Management

Description

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we're seeking a ELM Project Manager to work within the Global Central RME team.

This role requires deep expertise in project management, strong technical acumen, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams ensuring on-time delivery and high-quality outcomes.

Successful candidates will have Engineering Program and Project Management experience combined with a strong technical problem-solving ability. Will prepare and deliver the RME launch plan for new sites subsequently supporting the RME field team in the execution of launch activities. Constantly aiming for safety, better equipment uptime, efficiency, cost management, quality, customer satisfaction, and ultimately profitability within Amazon. The candidate will work closely with site delivery team, the central reliability team and operational sites to deliver robust equipment to our network.

This role involves a travel requirement of up to 75%

Key job responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end project lifecycle for new launches, including requirements gathering, planning, resource allocation, risk mitigation, and successful deployment.

End-to-end ownership for large-scale engineering projects (planning, design, installation, commissioning and qualification, launch support).

Assess and communicate project status, drive escalations on potential risks and delays across multiple teams.

Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to define project scope, objectives, and success criteria.

Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones, and ensure effective communication and coordination across all stakeholders.

Developing Business Continuity and Risk Mitigation plans with site RME teams to allow a seamless handover to Construction or Operations Engineering.

Resource planning

Supporting the expansion and execution of the RME qualification process, including vendor management and feedback

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer, or project engineer in a manufacturing environment experience
  • Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of AutoCAD, VBA, and SQL at the intermediate level
  • Experience working with and managing third party vendors
  • Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 

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