Program Manager I, ACES (Level 4)
Job Description
The TRON team is an initiative which partners with the Amazon Robotics team to remotely
handle exceptions in the Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Centers in North America. The TRON
technology enables the human supervisory control of automated tasks. In the TRON system, a
remote associate provides supervisory control when automated tasks fail for any reason. This
allows us to avoid falling into the 90/10 trap where a task can be 90% automated but requires
90% of the time for the last 10% of functionality. Our strategy is to employ a human-as-sensor
model and allow humans to perform just those portions of a task that require higher order
cognitive ability.
ACES (Amazon Customer Excellence System) is Amazon Operation’s culture of continuous
improvement. As an ACES Program Manager, the focus will be on continuously improving the
processes and services by driving high impact improvement projects as well as daily process
improvement activities.
Position Responsibilities
To design and implement Standardized work for TRON Processes and also to address
challenges pertaining to key performance indicators.
Support site leadership in strategic planning. Deliver data and analysis to help prioritize
projects and initiatives.
Own and manage the Site Gemba quality system, which includes (but is not limited to)
weekly Gemba walks, Fix-It meetings, deliverables tracking and monitoring.
Teach and mentor site staff to understand and carry out the components of a continuous
improvement program.
Lead data collection, time studies, and other data analysis as part of continuous process
improvement efforts.
Oversee pipeline and ongoing docket of process improvement projects.
Coach project resources on relevant tools and methods for discovering and implementing
process improvements.
Basic Qualifications
Graduate in any Discipline
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or PMP certification
2+ years Experience in Lean Six Sigma Project Deployment or Program Management
2+ years of experience in data science
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in below will be an added advantage:
Kaizen methodologies
High Impact project management
Data mining and analysis, business information reporting
Outstanding facilitation, communication & presentation skills
Ability to see the big picture/whole system and execute on grass root level
Ability to lead people/teams without formal responsibility
Ability to interact and quickly build rapport with employees at all levels
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever changing operations environment
Proven track record of being:
Passionate about Customers
Good at listening
Naturally curious about how things work
Never satisfied with the status quo
Courageous (willing to stand up for their ideas within appropriate guidelines)
Successful in following-up and getting things done
Analytical problem solver
Data mining experience via SQL DB queries or similar programs
Statistical analysis experience using a statistical software package, such as JMP or
Minitab
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