At Amazon, we are committed to being the most customer-centric company on earth. The Global Transportation Services team (GTS) at Amazon is comprised of high-powered dynamic teams which are shaping network execution through the development and application of innovative transportation and delivery management concepts.
We are seeking an ambitious and analytical Program Manager to join our Transportation Engineering Systems team, focusing on Rate Cards and Cost-related projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your finance and systems expertise to optimize one of the world's largest and most complex transportation networks.
As the Program Manager for Rate Cards and Cost Projects, you will be at the intersection of finance, technology, and logistics. Your mission will be to enhance our transportation cost management and decision-making processes, directly impacting Amazon's operational efficiency and bottom line.
Key job responsibilities
Rate Card Development & Systems Integration
- Lead development and implementation of rate cards reflecting accurate middle and last-mile transportation costs
- Work with technical teams to ensure proper integration into tier-1 transportation systems
- Drive continuous improvement in rate structure implementation
Financial Analysis & Optimization:
- Partner with Finance teams to analyze transportation costs and identify optimization opportunities
- Develop models to improve shipment assignment decisions
- Measure and track cost savings initiatives
Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with NASC, AMZL, GTS, TESS, and Finance stakeholders to align on cost management strategies
- Work with BIEs to enhance data analytics capabilities
- Drive effective prioritization and trade-off discussions
Project Execution & Leadership:
- Define clear objectives and success metrics for cost-related initiatives
- Lead retrospective sessions and implement process improvements
- Manage stakeholder communications and project deliverables
Data-Driven Decision Making:
- Develop and maintain KPIs for transportation cost management
- Conduct trend analysis to identify optimization opportunities
- Create actionable insights from complex data sets
Success in this role requires strong financial acumen, systems thinking, and excellent stakeholder management skills. You'll drive significant impact by optimizing one of the world's largest transportation networks while working with advanced logistics systems.
A day in the life
As a Program Manager for Rate Cards and Cost Projects, your typical day might include:
- Starting with a data review, analyzing transportation cost trends and identifying any anomalies
- Leading a cross-functional meeting with Finance and Transportation teams to discuss rate card updates
- Collaborating with stakeholders to implement rate structure changes in tier-1 transportation systems
- Conducting a deep-dive analysis on a specific transportation lane to optimize shipment assignment decisions
- Preparing a presentation for leadership on the impact of recent cost optimization initiatives
- Mentoring junior analysts on transportation cost modeling techniques
- Participating in brainstorming sessions to innovate on cost reduction strategies
- Prioritizing action items and planning for upcoming project milestones
- You'll interact regularly with Finance Business Partners, Transportation Operations/Program Managers, System Engineers, and Data Scientists. Your focus will be on solving complex problems like accurately representing variable transportation costs, optimizing shipment routing decisions, and identifying opportunities for network-wide cost savings.
About the team
Amazon’s Transportation Engineering Systems Team owns the configuration of each setting in Amazon’s resource planning systems. These settings are used to provide the committed delivery date on the website “order in the next 3 hour and get it tomorrow”, and then used to plan and route every order such that we meet the commitment to our customers. Every week 1000s of changes are made as we seek to grow the business and optimize our resources.
