Area Manager / Bereichsleiter / Schichtleiter (m/w/d) - Schkeuditz

About the role

The operational business unit is the heart of Amazon. This essential part of our company ensures that we can efficiently ship orders so that our customers receive their items in time. As an Area Manager:in, you ensure that all processes at your site function smoothly, allowing us to meet customer demand. You lead a team responsible for ensuring the safety, efficiency, and top-notch quality of our operational processes. Additionally, you oversee a series of projects across our entire network to enhance productivity.

Key job responsibilities

• Create, supervise, and foster a culture of safety and well-being
• Analyze and implement changes to continuously ensure high quality and productivity
• Supervise projects aimed at streamlining processes, optimizing productivity, and improving service quality within your responsibility area
• Analyze shifts according to corporate guidelines and implement measures to improve our Operational Excellence
• Collaborate with colleagues at leadership levels to unify shift procedures

A day in the life

You work in a shift-based operation at one of our sites and ensure that the operations there are as productive as possible. The focus of your work is leading and fostering a safety culture and maintaining the quality and performance standards of the work shifts. You also oversee process improvements in your area and organize their implementation. A typical workday can vary greatly and encompasses both routine team management and daily operational tasks as well as process improvement and extensive operational tasks for emergencies. Additionally, you act as a model and mentor for new managers.

About the team

Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is responsible for delivering millions of products to our customers' doors directly. The "Last-Mile-Logistics" delivers our packages in partnership with third-party providers and implements numerous initiatives to continuously improve, satisfying millions of customers.

Our goal is to make the delivery experience for our customers as smooth as possible and introduce global delivery solutions for our latest offerings, such as Amazon Fresh, Prime Now, and Amazon Restaurants.

We divide our work into two categories. "Under the Roof" covers everything that happens within our logistics sites, while "On the Road" covers everything that takes place in our delivery areas on the road. Our employees prepare packages for daily shipping to our delivery teams and handle returns that cannot be shipped out.

We set new standards year after year regarding the customer experience and offer new, innovative delivery services. We seek new ways to overcome industry-wide logistics challenges and new ideas to reduce our carbon footprint. We support ourselves with a fleet of innovative vehicles (including electric vehicles) and the most advanced technology.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Leadership experience
• Relevant experience in communicating with various stakeholders, including colleagues and leaders
• Relevant experience using data or anecdotal evidence to justify business decisions
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English and German

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Lean-, Six-Sigma-, and Kaizen-methodologies
• Experience working in another logistics field
• Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional setting

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

TBD