Abteilungsleiter:in Logistik

StudySmarter; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 69,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Germany is seeking an Area Manager to lead a site, ensuring safety, quality and productivity while meeting customer demand.

You will manage a team across shifts, drive process improvements, and collaborate with senior leaders to standardise shift practices and elevate service for customers.

The role requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree, proven people management experience, and strong written and spoken English and German.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or Master's degree.
• Experience in people management.
• Experience communicating clearly with leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in making data-driven business decisions.
• Experience in English and German writing with strong grammar.

Responsibilities

• Create, oversee, and drive a culture of safety and wellbeing.
• Analyse and implement changes to maintain quality and productivity.
• Oversee projects to streamline processes and improve service quality.
• Analyse shift performance and take actions to improve operational excellence.
• Collaborate with management to standardise shift practices.

Skills

People management

Data-driven decisions

Clear communication

English and German writing

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or Master's

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Operations is the beating heart of Amazon.

This key part of our business makes sure we fulfil and dispatch orders efficiently so that our customers get their items on time.

As an Area Manager, you'll make sure your site is running as smoothly as it should so that we can meet customer demand.

You will be leading a team that helps keep our operations safe, efficient, and of a high quality and taking on a number of projects across our network to drive productivity

Key job responsibilities

• Create, oversee, and drive a culture of safety and wellbeing
• Analyse and implement changes to keep quality and productivity at a consistently high level
• Oversee projects to streamline processes, optimise productivity and increase quality of service for customers within your area of responsibility
• Analyse shift performance against relevant business objectives, and put in place actions to improve our operational excellence
• Work collaboratively with management-level colleagues to standardise shift practices

A day in the life

You'll work on a shift pattern at one of our sites, making sure it is as productive as it can be.

Your main focus will be to own and drive a culture of safety and uphold quality and shift performance standards.

You'll also oversee process improvements within your area and drive implementation.

A typical day is varied, including everything from routine team management and daily operational responsibilities to process improvement and wide-scale operational contingency tasks.

You'll also be a role model and mentor to new managers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree, or Master's degree
• Experience in people management
• Experience communicating clearly and concisely with leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• Experience in making data driven business decisions
• Experience in English and German writing and editing with a strong command of grammar, punctuation, and style

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques
• Experience in warehouse operations and logistics or equivalent
• Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment

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Salary: EUR 60000 - 75000 per year