Implementation Manager, Professional Services (ProServe)
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Implementation Managers help organizations transform how they view and manage spend and best utilize Amazon Business (AB) for purchasing needs. Implementation Managers engage with executives, purchasing leadership and finance leadership to include Amazon Business as a key part of purchasing strategies, tools, and processes.Implementation Managers are experts in AB solutions and they structure programs that incorporate AB solutions into existing purchasing processes and/or develop new processes to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Implementation Managers work closely with Change Management leads to build comprehensive change management strategies to guide deployments and successfully adopt our solutions.
The ideal candidate will have experience developing relationships across functional areas such as Purchasing, Finance, Change Management and IT, project management experience managing complex B2B implementations, and has a proven track record of meeting and exceeding program goals and revenue targets.
Key job responsibilities
The Implementation Manager is the focal point for multiple, concurrent implementation projects that vary in size and scope.
The Implementation Manager is accountable for the following aspects of each project:
- Analyze current purchasing processes and evaluate opportunities for Amazon Business solutions to improve end user experiences, reduce costs, and accelerate organization performance.
- Drive and accelerate spend adoption through change management activities and advising customers on best practices for using Amazon Business solutions.
- Define requirements and scope program for utilizing AB solutions.
- Oversee program execution including personnel assignment, project scheduling, and timely delivery.
- Provide timely, clear and concise and complete communications to customer and Amazon Business Leadership.
- Assess program risks, anticipate challenges, and provide escalation management when necessary.
- Focus on automating service needs for customers and work with Product Management and Technical teams to develop solutions that will increase customer adoption.
- Meet or exceed targets for customer and/or feature spend adoption.
- Relay market needs and requirements back to internal Amazon teams including Product Management, Technical and Category Management teams.- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Experience positioning and selling innovative solutions to new and existing customers and market segments
- Knowledge of procurement and source to pay methods at enterprise businesses
- Experience translating customer needs into business requirements
- 3+ years of B2B implementation or services delivery experience- Experience influencing at all levels within an organization, particularly at the executive level
- 5+ years of implementing procurement and source-to-pay processes and solutions for enterprise customers
- Experience with change management
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The base salary for this position ranges from $99,900/year up to $166,900/year. Salary is based on a number of factors 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.Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.