As a Principal Product Manager, you will drive innovative product features that help us deliver on this vision. You will work on identifying opportunities to make our FC operations more efficient, and drive design and development of software features to address these opportunities. You will drive the design and buildout of features to detect and remediate Fulfillment center (FC) operations impacting issues using advanced detection capabilities leveraging AI/ML and potentially Large Language Model (LLM). These features will improve Availability, Performance and Quality of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) at FCs and will reduce the operational impact due to Material Handling Equipment (MHE) changes, mechanical failures, incorrect configuration changes and issues due to software changes.
Key job responsibilities
Your specific responsibilities include:
· Setting a holistic vision for your products and technologies in development -- or haven't been invented yet.
· Managing relationships and reporting with leadership across AFT and our customers / stakeholders
· Driving strategy and planning for expansion and year-over-year investments across initiatives.
· Developing strong internal relationships with key internal stakeholders and drive cross-team and cross-org alignment.
· Establishing priorities across multiple workstreams and initiatives.
· Finding creative ways to unblock challenges that arise and deciding when to escalate.
· Working closely with Product Managers, Software Development, Operations, Science, and EHS teams to ensure investments and develop deliver on strategic goals.
· Reporting (monthly and quarterly business reviews, yearly strategy documents).
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
AFT owns and operates the AFT Warehouse Management System (WMS) and select hardware– these technologies automate, orchestrate, and direct fulfillment in Amazon Robotics sort and non-sort buildings, traditional sort and non-sort buildings, IXDs, Fresh, Pantry, and Quick Deploy sites. AFT also owns and operates the FaaST Warehouse Management System (WMS) that runs in Vendor Flex buildings, India Mini-FCs (small footprint, manual buildings in IN), and select Seller Flex locations (3P Sellers who are Prime enabled leveraging the FaaST WMS). AFT also owns the External Fulfillment Platform (EFP), a technology that integrates 3P WMSes to the Amazon Supply Chain. AFT owns network infrastructure and devices in all building types including Sort Centers and Last Mile sites and owns labor planning and scheduling technology that is leveraged for Fulfillment Centers in NA and EU and Sort Centers in NA.
AFT General Summary
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazon’s global fulfillment network. We invent and deliver software, hardware, and data science solutions that orchestrate processes, robots, machines, and people. We harmonize the physical and virtual world so Amazon customers can get what they want, when they want it.
Outbound Flow
AFT’s Outbound Flow team pairs data science with innovative technologies to optimize throughput within every Amazon fulfillment center. We deliver smiles for Amazon customers with safe, sustainable, cost-effective, on-time package deliveries.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- 8+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
- Experience technical product management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
- Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $161,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $279,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.