At Amazon, we're working to be the world’s most customer-centric company. Driving innovation on behalf of customers is core to our mission. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most strategic, impactful, and fastest growing areas within Amazon.

This role requires one to be a self-starter with good business modeling skills, keen attention to detail and good track record of collaborating with diverse stakeholders. This role has regular interaction with senior leadership and stakeholders across Amazon and requires good verbal and written communication skills. The candidate will need to be capable of operating with a high degree of autonomy and hence needs to demonstrate a high degree of comfort with ambiguity besides holding a high bar on performance. The candidate will need to have a proven track record for hiring, developing and retaining the best talent.

• Key job responsibilities
• Design and implement mechanisms to improve Operational Excellence Culture
• Training and mentoring Operations team on Lean and Six Sigma projects
• Manage the documentation and status of all YB/Lean projects
• Provide periodic project updates, including major successes/challenges, to senior management
• Managing and constantly improving the idea management (ideation to implementation) process
• Deliver Financial Savings through projects
• Conduct Data Analysis, VSMs and FMEAs to identify improvement opportunities as and when needed
• Able to handle Accounts Payable process study and identify the gaps.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of program or project management experience
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Statistics or Business (preferably in quantitative field OR equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. 2 + years in a quantitative role – Engineering, Process Re-engineering, Quality Assurance)
• Articulate and able to communicate with employees at all levels across the organization, from front-line associates to executives through white papers as well as verbal communication.
• Demonstrated Change Management experience including the ability to work with improvement team sponsors to address barriers to a team’s success.
• Courageous and willing to stand up for their ideas within appropriate guidelines.
• Proficient in obtaining, organizing, and analyzing data to make fact-based decisions and drive root cause analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience in Data Analytics

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Lean principles and DMAIC methodology
• Experience in MS Access and SQL
• Experience in requirement gathering and ability to write clear and detailed requirement document
• Experience using Microsoft Projects software
• Experience with material handling systems (MHS) installation, operation and maintenance
• Experience working in an analytical environment with cross-functional teams

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