At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute over a billion shipments each year to our loyal customers. The EU Transportation Operations Management team is seeking Area Managers to work in our Amazon EU sites and manage operations in our yards. If you thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment, we might be your perfect match. We don’t like to sit still, which is why we always treat every day like its day one. It’s that kind of spirit that drives our success now and in the future. And you could be part of it.
The Yard Area Manager is responsible for managing yard operations in coordination with Dock, Receive and Ship teams to ensure FIFO processing and mitigate CX impact risks. An ideal candidate has a background in transportation operations and has excellent program management skills. He/she has the ability to lead and mentor people; analyse data and make sound recommendations in an often ambiguous environment. One of the main responsibilities in this role is to standardize and improve processes; while analysing and eliminating root cause of defects within the current systems. This job will require exceptional communication skills and the ability to influence change at a local (facility) and global level.
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Key job responsibilities
· Partner with Site leadership to improve On-time Performance of trucks in and out of yards, Safety and Customer Experience metrics
· Channelize communication between multiple stakeholders to streamline flow of trucks in the yard to ensure on-time arrival and departure of trucks
· Accountable to report yard performance to the local site leadership, identify root causes for structural issues and drive resolution with multiple stakeholders
· Proactively identify and lead process improvement initiatives and implementation of Lean tools
· Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs; while measuring and identifying activities performed.
· Ability to work some weekend shifts as needed (this team provides tactical support to Amazon’s fulfilment network 7 days/week).



A day in the life

About the team
Mit der Erfüllung unserer Kundenbestellungen (Customer Fulfillment oder CF) fing für Amazon alles an. Das Customer Fulfillment Team hat sich mittlerweile von einem Team von Buchhändler:innen hin zu einem hocherfahrenen globalen Team gewandelt, das täglich mehr als 1,5 Millionen Bestellungen bearbeitet. Das Team bildet die Grundlage unseres Geschäfts und hat uns bei der Verbreiterung in neue Regionen und Dienstleistungen geholfen. Mithilfe aufkommender Technologie sind wir stetig auf der Suche nach Möglichkeiten, eine größere und bessere Produktauswahl anzubieten – die schnell und erschwinglich geliefert wird.
Die CF-Teammitglieder sorgen als allererste dafür, dass unsere Kund:innen ihre Bestellungen mit der Geschwindigkeit erhalten, für die wir bekannt sind. Wir arbeiten in Fulfillment-Centern, die das Herzstück von Amazons dynamischem Betriebsnetz bilden. Unsere Fullfilment-Center werden manchmal auch als die „erste Meile“ (First Mile) bezeichnet – hier starten die meisten Amazon-Pakete ihren Versandweg. Wir unterstützen die Verwaltung eines dynamischen Bestands und ermöglichen schnelle Zustellungen rund um die Uhr.
In unseren Fulfillment-Centern sind vielfältige Mitarbeitergruppen beschäftigt. Es gibt zahlreiche Möglichkeiten für Menschen mit den verschiedensten Fähigkeiten. Einige von uns arbeiten mit physischen Produkten. Andere analysieren Daten und helfen unternehmensweit dabei, intelligente Entscheidungen zu treffen.

• Studienabschluss
- Führungserfahrung
- Relevante Erfahrung in der Kommunikation mit verschiedenen Stakeholdern, einschließlich Kolleg:innen und Führungskräften
- Relevante Erfahrung in der Verwendung von Daten oder anekdotischer Evidenz zur Begründung von geschäftlichen Entscheidungen
- Fortgeschrittene Englisch- und Deutschkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift

• Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit Lean-, Six-Sigma- und Kaizen-Methoden
- Erfahrung mit der Arbeit in einem anderen Logistikumfeld
- Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit der MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) im beruflichen Umfeld

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