GRS Safety Lead NA, West Midwest

We are seeking an experienced GRS Safety Lead for our West Midwest region in the United States of America (USA) to drive transportation safety excellence and ensure consistent implementation of safety standards across our network. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on operational safety management to create a robust safety culture and reduce on-the-road (OTR) safety incidents and events across all miles. In this position you will be responsible for collaborating with local operations and support teams to execute road safety standards, as well as supporting harmonization between OTR and under the roof (UTR) /on-site safety practices. You will also be responsible for engaging contracted transportation partners in your region, like Amazon Delivery Service Partners (DSPs), Flex Delivery Partners (DPs) and Middle Mile carriers, and supporting their conformance to Amazon safety standards. You will reduce safety incidents and events by monitoring, analyzing, and reporting key road safety metrics, and executing safety standard work and utilizing resources/support provided by the greater Global Road Safety (GRS) organization.

In this role, you will serve as your region’s road safety subject matter expert (SME) and the GRS Field Execution organization’s primary representative. As you work with local teams to manage OTR safety, you will serve as the primary link between GRS customers and the greater GRS organization. You’ll ensure GRS standards and procedures are practical and drive compliance, reduce risk, and standardize incident management through continuous improvement, side by side relationships with operations to identify opportunities, as well as soliciting feedback and input from customers and partners.

This role will directly contribute to the reduction of operational road safety risks, development of safety excellence across the regional network, creation and maintenance of a strong safety culture and the improvement of transportation safety metrics and outcomes.

Work in an environment subject to variable temperatures and weather (all operations with OTR interactions, include outside loading areas). Work environment will consist of a mix of office-based work and field visits to various facilities, can expect at least 50% travel required within the assigned region

Key job responsibilities
Safety Operations Management: Lead day-to-day OTR safety operations across the regional network, ensuring consistent implementation of safety standards. Serve as the primary regional safety resource for operations teams, third party carriers, and transportation teams. Monitor and analyze GRS key performance metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement. Execute safety strategies and collect data for comprehensive risk assessments. Monitors, receives and responds to regulatory requests for information, interactions and responses.

Incident Management & Investigation: Oversee incident investigations, ensuring compliance with Amazon, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and other agency regulatory standards ensuring proper documentation of incidents in Amazon’s incident database. Implement standardized risk and hazard data collection processes in the field. Develop and implement corrective actions based on investigation findings in conjunction with internal customers and partners.

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with regional leaders, third-party carriers and partners, and local operations and transportation support teams. Collaborate with GRS Programmatic Solutions and Strategic Services teams to provide valuable insights for tools and strategy development and deliver OTR tools and solutions to the field generated by those teams. Influence and engage stakeholders without direct authority. Communicate short-term, long-term and strategic action plans effectively to all stakeholders in the field. Develop leadership plans, communicate expectations, and drive initiatives that create a safe work environment OTR.

Project Management & Process Improvement: Lead high-impact safety projects and initiatives to address regional needs. Manage change requests related to transportation processes regionally. Provide data, implementation and feedback for safety awareness materials and training programs. Drive continuous improvement in safety processes and procedures.

About the team
Global Road Safety leads the world's safest transportation network, protecting lives of people on road everywhere. Using a data-driven approach, Global Road Safety fosters the safe mobility of our drivers, partners, community members and other vulnerable road users. We align all on-road standards and procedures globally and think creatively about safety, inventing for customers and the community. As a responsible global community member, we improve global transportation safety culture by influencing internal and external stakeholders to create a safer and more sustainable transportation system.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Health and Safety or a related field
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, InfoPath, SharePoint, etc.
- Experience creating reports, interpreting metrics and driving overall insights or analysis
- 5+ years of increasing responsibilities in transportation safety, logistics operations, incident investigations and regulatory compliance
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and strong influence leadership skills without direct authority

Preferred Qualifications

- 7+ years of transportation safety or operations experience
- 7+ years of safety investigation or risk management experience
- Knowledge of transportation safety regulations and best practices
- Proficiency with Asana or similar project management software
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Strong influence and leadership skills without direct authority
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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