About this role
Amazon Middle East, Africa & Türkiye (MEATR) Supply Chain team seeks a Transportation Program Manager. This role is part of the centralized Supply Chain Planning function and focuses on program management for planning and executing transportation operations with high business impact. Key job responsibilities As a Transportation Planning Manager, you will: - Own end-to-end short-term planning, forecasting, flow control, and capacity management of Amazon Transportation supply chain operations - Execute Business As Usual (BAU) and Peak operations - Define, design, launch, and manage strategic programs to improve planning and forecasting - Gather requirements and conceptualize network solutions and supply chain models - Make optimal trade-offs between schedule, resources, scope, and cost - Apply technical and business knowledge to address risks, challenges, and obstacles - Work with stakeholders across functions to remove blockers and launch new programs - Manage technical integration with Amazon systems across retail, merchant, fulfillment operations, transportation operations, and finance technologies - Set up end-to-end operational, accounting, financial, and performance measurement processes - Launch and expand programs while maintaining customer satisfaction, performance, and quality metrics - Travel to South Africa as per business needs The ideal candidate will own all aspects of how network projects impact customer, shipper, and operator experience. This position offers broad exposure to various business, financial, and technical teams within Amazon and requires someone who excels at dealing with ambiguity.