As Senior Manager of Cost Management, you9ll lead a program management team that informs how we invest, operate, and scale across hundreds of grocery locations. Here9s what sets this role apart:
- You are engaged in the full picture. You9re not managing one piece of the financial equation, you9re leading the function responsible for financial accountability across the full development lifecycle: cost intelligence, vendor performance, and the governance that keeps every dollar accountable.
- Construction strategy, Repairs & Maintenance (R&M) performance, and executive reporting all flow through your team and the output directly impacts decisions made by the most senior leaders in the business.
- You9ll drive AI strategy for Store Development by coordinating across teams, influencing prioritization, and driving adoption of AI-powered tools so the right capabilities get resourced, implemented, and measured for real impact across the portfolio.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team of program managers delivering financial accountability and controllership across cost analytics, vendor lifecycle management, and executive financial reporting.
- Set the strategic direction for cost-to-build baseline development and cost modeling across all store formats, serving as the senior escalation point.
- Oversee the team that owns the full R&M vendor lifecycle - contracting, onboarding, performance management, rate validation, and invoice auditing - for Whole Foods Market and Daily Shop locations.
- Own executive-level cost and vendor performance reporting to senior and VP-level leadership, including monthly goal tracking and quarterly business reviews.
- Serve as the single-threaded AI leader for Store Development and drive requirements, testing, and adoption of AI-powered cost and vendor management platforms.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across construction, design, capital planning, procurement, finance, and facilities on cost control goals and financial guardrails.
- Lead process improvement, governance, and controls across construction management and vendor management systems to drive consistency, data integrity, and scalability across the portfolio.
A day in the life
Your day often starts with a team check-in to align your cost managers and vendor program managers on priorities before diving into your own work. Some mornings call for reviewing an executive cost report before reaching senior leadership; others begin with a vendor escalation your team needs help navigating. Midday might bring a cross-functional session with construction and design on new store format cost assumptions, or an AI tool review with the product team. By late afternoon, you9re prepping for the next steering committee to ensure leadership has the right numbers for the next big decision.
About the team
The Cost Management team is the financial accountability and controllership engine of our Store Development organization. We own the cost intelligence, vendor performance, and financial governance programs that help leadership invest smarter and operate more efficiently. We are a direct execution team: we don9t advise on problems, we own and solve them. Every program is designed to scale with the business and drive impact for every dollar we manage.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of team management experience
- Experience defining and executing program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- 6+ years of construction cost management experience
- Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership
- Bachelor9s degree in Construction Management, Finance, Business, or a related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with AI/ML technologies
- Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding
- Experience in retail or grocery construction or facilities management
- Experience with programmatic cost management across multiple projects or locations
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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