Would you like to be part of a team focused on driving innovation in the transportation industry, while working to empower entrepreneurs, and contribute to Amazon's sustainability goals? Amazon Freight Partner (freightpartner.amazon.com) is a new program that enables entrepreneurs to start and grow their trucking business alongside Amazon, with exclusive training, ability to hire from their local communities, and long-term growth potential.
Equal parts advisor and operating partner, Amazon's team of Business Coaches assist and guide our Amazon Freight Partner (AFP) business owners as they build and grow successful middle mile businesses during a transformational time.
Business Coaches manage the AFP relationship across the entire lifecycle of the business. As trusted advisors, Senior Business Coaches work alongside AFPs to help solve their biggest challenges at a programmatic level; influence their business planning and strategy; and look around corners to identify obstacles and recommend solutions, ensuring AFP owners make effective business decisions and are set up for success.
Key job responsibilities
As a Sr. Business Coach, you will partner with 25-35 AFP small-business owners across the US including entrepreneurs with no background in the trucking industry. The Business Coach will work closely with a portfolio of owners at different stages as they set strategy, help drive accountability and engagement, and motivate and track key performance metrics. A Business Coach will collaborate with an integrated internal team of Program Managers, and Compliance and Finance personnel to ensure owners launch and scale their business in compliance with program requirements. Business Coaches support owners by removing obstacles and improving financial, operational, and safety practices at the network level. A Business Coach will do this by analyzing problems, discovering insights, delivering recommendations, and driving change both internally and externally.
A day in the life
On a daily basis, Business Coaches are responsible for:
About the team
We are a team of builders whose mission is to reinvent Middle Mile transportation by enabling entrepreneurs, with or without previous trucking experience, to operate sustainable businesses in partnership with Amazon. Learn more at freightpartner.amazon.com