Food Safety Risk Manager III – Sanitation, North America Food Safety

This role sits on Amazon's North American Food Safety Team and leads the Sanitation program across our Distribution and Retail/Grocery Fulfillment network, driving food safety compliance and protecting operations through preventive controls. The successful candidate will develop risk-based sanitation standards, scopes of work, and training aligned to FDA codes and state regulations, while managing janitorial vendor performance in partnership with procurement and leading cross-functional initiatives with Site Ops and Finance. Leveraging metrics, analytics, and third-party expertise, you'll continuously elevate sanitation standards and translate program health into clear, actionable business reviews.

Key job responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and implement risk-based sanitation scopes of work (SOW), standards, and standard work protocols tailored to each business type across our network, ensuring alignment with FDA codes, state regulations, and industry
- Design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive sanitation and sanitation-related training materials across the network to drive consistent execution at the site level
- Enhance janitorial vendor capabilities through upgraded contracts, SOW requirements, and performance monitoring; partner with procurement teams to manage the sanitation portfolio and vendor performance
- Proactively identify opportunities for leveraging external expertise, then source, manage, and collaborate with third-party consultants and innovation partners for validations, benchmarking, and automation pilots to continuously improve the sanitation program
- Establish and maintain a robust set of sanitation program metrics and KPIs to measure performance, track progress, and feed leading indicators into predictive modeling
- Lead cross-functional teams to implement sanitation initiatives ensuring seamless integration with existing operational processes and systems
- Compose and edit detailed business review documents to effectively communicate sanitation program health, de-escalation paths, and continuous improvement initiatives


A day in the life
In this role, you will be elevating sanitation and food safety compliance standards across Amazon's network of Distribution and Retail/Grocery Fulfillment sites. Your typical day will blend strategic planning with hands-on program development — building sanitation schedules and scopes of work, aligning Site Ops, Procurement, Finance, and janitorial vendors, and reviewing vendor performance against audit and pest-risk signals. You'll analyze compliance trends, conduct program assessments, and collaborate with third-party experts and innovation partners to continuously enhance our processes. This fast-paced role requires a balance of strategic thinking and analytical skills.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.

The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan  

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you!

At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

Basic Qualifications

- 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
- 5+ years of program or project Management experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience developing and implementing of standards, policies and programs or equivalent
- Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
- Master's degree or equivalent
- Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship

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.

USA, AZ, Tempe - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, IL, Chicago - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 133,300.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 109,000.00 - 155,400.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Houston - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually