Sr. Energy Strategy Manager, Power and Energy Strategy

Amazon opened its virtual doors in 1995 and strives to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. The goal of Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is to build a world class sustainable last mile operation. AMZL aims to exceed the expectations of our customers by ensuring that orders, no matter how large or small, are delivered as quickly, accurately, and cost effectively as possible. In 2019, Amazon publicly committed to the "Climate Pledge" that aims to meet Paris Agreement 10 years in advance (2040). Amazon Logistics has a critical role to meet our Sustainability targets, and we will soon become one of the biggest electric fleets and EV charging network WW. We will be pioneers without a playbook to follow! Let's work hard, have fun and make history together!

Within AMZL, the Electrification and Infrastructure (E&I) team ensures long-term electrical power supply is aligned with Amazon's eMobility plans. The Senior Energy Strategy Manager will manage power upgrade projects and lead the on-the-road (OTR) resiliency program across our EU network. This includes managing relationships with external stakeholders (DNOs, power upgrade vendors, generator rental vendors) as well as internal stakeholders (Launch & Expansion, Design & Construction, Sustainability Engineering, Procurement, GESA, RME, and ACES teams). The Sr. Energy Strategy Manager will manage contracting and financial supervision for power upgrades and develop the resiliency strategy to ensure delivery reliability as our EV fleet scales. They are accountable for ensuring power is delivered on time to enable EV fleet deployment at the lowest cost possible, and for reducing the risk of package delivery disruptions caused by power outages and electrical infrastructure failures. Please note
that this is an Individual Contributor (IC) role., Manage a portfolio of power upgrade projects throughout Europe, covering Last Mile legacy sites, new launches, and Middle Mile electrification
- Report the technical and financial status of power upgrade projects
- Prioritize projects with the biggest impact on our business, propose and obtain approval from relevant functional leaders, and schedule resources
- Manage power upgrade vendor and DNO stakeholder relationships
- Establish and maintain a close and constant exchange with the EU Procurement, L&E, D&C, and Sustainability Engineering teams
- Own the EU OTR resiliency program, including developing and maintaining a quantitative risk model to assess site-level exposure to power outages

This position requires Ownership and Dive Deep, with a mix of leadership, soft skills and technical acumen along with program administration. This candidate will possess excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and influencing skills to drive consensus across multiple stakeholders. Also, this opportunity requires excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and the ability to succeed in a fast-paced technical environment. The ability to work independently and deal with an ambiguous environment is a must. The ideal candidate is motivated, innovative, agile, and has exemplary time management and project management skills. A passion for sustainability is required., Master's degree in engineering or equivalent
- Experience in technical product management, program management or engineering
- Experience with tools/systems to analyze data including Excel, Access, SQL or other data management systems
- Experience communicating to senior management and customers verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in positions that require analysis and reporting financial results
- Experience writing and publishing technical documents or equivalent
- Italian and/or Spanish language proficiency
- Experience in the energy or electric grid industry
- Experience with power upgrade and power connection processes

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