Amazon is seeking a motivated Transportation Program Manager who will work across the organization to develop our existing middle mile logistics network in Australia. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team in an emerging business at Amazon! This leader will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, able to think strategically while paying careful attention to detail, and enjoy working in an ever-growing, progressive and data-intensive operations environment. The ideal candidate will be a natural self-starter who is comfortable supporting both daily operational activities and large, complex and cross-functional projects. This person will have a curious mind-set, solid analytical abilities, as well as superior written and verbal communication skills. This role can be based from either our Sydney or Melbourne corporate offices. Character Profile: - Leader: Significant experience influencing cross-functional teams and previous experience delivering valuable projects.- Owner: Assumes responsibility for organization's growth, thinking and acting beyond immediate team or area of focus.- Doer: Effectively delivers end-to-end projects, working through many obstacles along the way.- Problem Solver: Utilizes solid problem-solving skills to work through difficult tasks.- Strategist: Leads strategy development and execution for person and functional projects to support the broader goals of the overall business.- Communicator: Communicates effectively with both internal and external teams, and ability to write well-reasoned and data-driven proposals, performing own data analysis as necessary.
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