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Senior Manager – Logistics DSP Process Excellence (Last Mile)

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Cape Town, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 3 Nov 2026

Job Overview

Amazon is hiring a Logistics DSP Process Excellence Senior Manager for its Middle East, Africa and Türkiye (MEATR) Delivery Service Partner team, based in Cape Town (job 10588947; posted 26 October 2026). The Senior Manager owns and drives complex last-mile partner relationships, defines strategies that create shared value, and delivers tailored recommendations that improve cost and experience for Amazon’s delivery partners and their customers.

Working with senior leaders internally and externally, the role manages high-impact cross-organisational initiatives, analyses business metrics and economic trends to uncover growth opportunities, improves SOPs and playbooks, presents narratives to Directors, and mentors account managers – balancing short-term partner needs with long-term strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Define last-mile delivery strategies and priorities aligned with senior leadership

• Deliver tailored recommendations that improve cost, partner and customer experience across the DSP portfolio

• Manage complex cross-organisational initiatives – identify gaps between teams, processes and plans and drive resolution

• Analyse business metrics and economic trends to uncover growth opportunities and make sound trade-offs

• Drive enhancements to standard operating procedures and playbooks

• Produce cadenced reporting and written narratives and present them to Directors and senior stakeholders

• Mentor and develop account managers through feedback and best-practice sharing

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or MBA preferred)

• 7+ years’ experience in consulting, process design/improvement, last-mile optimisation or supply chain

• Experience working with partners through account, product or programme management and business development

• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams

• Courier-industry or operational-role experience preferred; Six Sigma / Lean experience preferred

• Fluent written and spoken English

Skills & Requirements

Last-Mile LogisticsDelivery Partner ManagementProcess ExcellenceLean / Six SigmaSupply Chain StrategyBusiness AnalyticsSOP DesignStakeholder ManagementExecutive NarrativesAccount ManagementCost OptimisationTeam Mentoring

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