RAD Area Manager, RDE1 (m / w / d) - Amazon Deutschland E14 Transport GmbH

Über uns: At Amazon, we strive to be earth’s most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. We hire the world’s brightest minds, offering them an environment in which they can relentlessly improve the experience for customers. Innovation and creativity are built into the DNA of the company and are encouraged at all levels of employment. Every day we solve complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity. We’re making history and the good news is we’ve only just begun. Amazon (OTS SC) has an immediate opening as RAD Area Manager to support our new building RDE1. The Operations Technology Solutions Supply Chain organization manages and is responsible for a wide variety of hardware testing and deployment, new device launches and project initiatives that cross business teams and operations groups within Amazon Fulfillment IT. Since we believe that diversity improves teams, we are looking for people of different gender and age and with different backgrounds and experience. Amazon seeks individuals who are willing to Work Hard, Have Fun, and join us in making History.

Core Responsibilities:

• Steer all warehouse flow activities - receive, stow, pick, pack, provision, RMA
• Steer all dock flow activities – IB and OB
• Allocate daily and weekly RAD Support AA resources to meet demand
• Coordinate incoming and outgoing trucks in coordination with dock team
• Monitor weekly and daily forecast vs. capacity for all standard RAD operative tasks
• Troubleshoot and support RAD Support AAs in all daily activities
• Ensure of correct processing of requests in DSCS
• Inventory management
• Monitor and report on defined KPIs
• Steer ICQA activities within RDE1 - Weekly cycle counts, Inventory maintenance, Physical storage maintenance (5s, etc.)
• Monitoring of threshold levels using DSCS and inventory dashboards
• Inventory balancing between 3PL and RAD
• Enforce safety guidelines and execute H&S audits
• Ensuring a clean and safe work environment for the whole team
• Cooperating in diverse team with rapidly changing priorities in an ambiguous environment
• Standing and/or walking during a minimum 8 hour shift
• Lift up to 35 pounds and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach
• Work in an environment that is subject to variable temperatures and weather

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Create, oversee, and drive a culture of safety and wellbeing
• Analyze and implement changes to keep quality and productivity at a consistently high level
• Oversee projects to streamline processes, optimize productivity and increase quality of service for customers within your area of responsibility
• Analyze shift performance against relevant business objectives, and put in place actions to improve our operational excellence
• Work collaboratively with management-level colleagues to standardize global practices
• Build and maintain a high performing team
• Develop Associates and Process Leads according to their individual strength and build a consistent talent pipeline

Minimum Qualifications:

• You have a completed master’s degree or 5+ years of Amazon experience
• You take ownership in your work and team and are available to work overtime during Amazon’s peak holiday season and as needed year-round.
• You are flexible to work on any type of assigned shift (nights, weekends, etc.).
• You pride yourself in leading others; you have direct management experience and have been responsible for your employees’ performance.
• You have an eye for efficiency and have experience identifying and executing process improvement initiatives
• You are able to deep dive into a problem statement and independently derive necessary actions based on data driven structured analysis
• You are fluent in German and English

Preferred Qualifications:

• A curious mind-set that always questions: what can we do better.
• You typically volunteer to lead projects and help your team achieve goals. You have a track record of taking ownership and driving results.
• You enjoy analytical work and using data to provide thought-provoking and workable solutions. Data is what you look to when given a problem to solve.
• You have the ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment, and when given a deadline you know how to motivate yourself and meet it.
• Tremendous ownership and accountability.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. m/w/d 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 for more information.