- Bachelor’s Degree and 3 years of project management experience OR 7 years of project management experience (experience can be substituted for degree)
- 3+ Years of Experience in core project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management. Must be well organized and able to work effectively under time pressure. Proven ability to effectively manage project budgets is essential
- Proficiency with MS Project, MS Office, and MS Sharepoint
This role is with the AWS DCTS – Vendor Management team. You will provide vendor management support driving AWS to be the low cost provider in Cloud computing and leader in customer experience. This includes supporting business owners in building, expanding and innovating our Cloud data centers. You will help manage our cabling vendors which will require working with all organizational levels and groups including network deployment staff, network scaling staff and other project management teams. You will develop and manage vendor deliverables, identify risks and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders, define problem solving and risk mitigation strategies, and host business operations reviews with our vendors.
A solid background in business operations, vendor management, and a technical background is essential for your success in this position. You must have a proven track record of project completion that is on time and within budget. You must be able to gain the intellectual respect of engineers in order to manage extremely effective projects while dealing with compressed timelines and ambiguity. You should be passionate about problem solving, managing relationships, and metric development enabling management to make breakthrough decisions, drive cash flow, and ultimately delight our customers.
This role reports to the DCTS Vendor Management, Manager, as a Program Manager based in Virginia, USA you will be responsible for supporting the IAD Infrastructure Operations team with an infrastructure implementation budget of over $120 million. We are growing rapidly in existing regions as well as expanding into new regions. As a member of this team, you will work with global ID team to:
- Serve as the key business partner working directly with Americas DCTS vendors and other internal stakeholders to provide vendor support, process improvement, metric and financial recommendations.
- Ability to structure problems, perform analysis, and present to your business partners. Supporting business partners at Amazon requires the ability to dissent, while building trust with your business partners
- Report ad hoc, weekly, monthly and quarterly vendor operating metrics
- Manage the DCTS vendor management process. Model, analyze and forecast vendor KPIs driving targeted performance, continuous improvement and strategic business decisions
- Analyze business and vendor results for key takeaways to achieve business objectives
- Monitor vendor compliance with controls and systems, and developing new processes to support the fast-growing, global AWS business
- Preparing detailed models and solutions for business segments, drive business initiatives, and identify, implement, and deliver key operational efficiencies
- Develop detailed and creative solutions to complex problems, while keeping a watchful eye on timelines and costs.
- Solid business judgment and controllership focus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer focused, professional demeanor
- PMP Certification
- MS degree in a technical discipline, MBA, or equivalent experience in an IT-related field
- Experience with multiple vendor management methodologies
- Process oriented with strong organizational, multitasking, and prioritization abilities; an excellent attention to detail
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