Description

　　At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we are looking for Amazon's next generation of General Managers and Directors to join the Pathways Leadership Development Program in Amazon Operations.

　　Pathways Area Manager is a full-time development and career accelerator role for professionals with MBA/MSc/MEng/PhD degrees that acts as a gateway to the Pathways Operations Leadership Development Program.

　　Pathways is a five-year Operations Leadership Development Program designed to rapidly develop talented MBA and Masters-level graduates with the skills needed to be Amazon General Managers, Directors and VPs. This is the opportunity to chart your own course. Pathways members are highly visible to senior leadership and have flexibility with changing roles, sites and geographies as we strive to create global leaders. Through a series of intense, progressively challenging opportunities in the core of our established operations network, we will stretch your leadership capacity to its full potential. The business lessons you learn and credibility you develop will benefit you over the rest of your career and prepare you for future executive leadership opportunities.

　　The role will launch your development in the following steps:

　　Step 1 - Start with the Pathways Area Manager role leading 50-100 team members. Performing as a front-line leader within our Fulfilment/Sort/Delivery network, you will build a foundation of experience and skills required to advance to the Pathways Operations Manager.

　　Step 2 - Based on your performance, you will join the Pathways Leadership Program stepping up as a Pathways Operations Manager within an expected timeframe of 18 months. You will gain experience leading other managers and approx. 300-500 team members. Drive improvements in operational processes by working cross-functionally with Amazon technology and engineering teams.

　　Step 3 – Promote to a Senior Operations Manager where you will lead through others to execute regional or network wide initiatives.

　　Step 4 - Graduate from the Pathways Program and emerge as a leader known for operational excellence, transforming Worldwide Operations. Your expected role is going to be General Manager or Regional Director. Apply your subject matter expertise to lead a new business, project, team or an entire site in a specific region.

　　Key Responsibilities

　　Key job responsibilities

　　Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

　　Manage and coach team, support their training and development

　　Exercise sound judgement, ensuring progress and KPI targets are worked towards and met

　　Prioritize the continued motivation, engagement and performance of each team member

　　Promote and safeguard Amazon’s Health and Safety standards

　　Uphold the highest standards of process quality

　　A day in the life

　　For more information about this Program, please explore https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/pathways

　　For a visual insight into how our networks operate, please join us on a video tour through one of our fulfillment centers: https://amazontours.com/de/video

　　Benefits

　　Benefits can vary by location including but not limited to:

　　Sign on Bonus and Restricted Stock units in addition to your annual salary

　　A relocation package if you have to move more than 80km away

　　Deutschlandticket (unlimited local train rides in Germany)

　　An Employee Discount Code

　　Family care benefits

　　Life insurance

　　Employee Assistance Program providing free support encompassing mental health, life events, everyday living and financial matters

　　Medical Benefits abroad when embarking on international business travel

　　Affinity Groups to build communities and bring employees together across the world (read more on https://www.aboutamazon.com/affinity-groups)

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Virtual Location - DEU

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Basic qualifications are required to apply for a position at Amazon.

　　You have graduated or plan to graduate with an MBA/MSc/MEng/PhD in 2021-2024 and are available for full-time work in 2024

　　Full-time industry professional experience (excluding internships or work studies). The minimum time required, depends on the complexity of work

　　Very good command of local language (CEFR B2) of your requested location (France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland or Czech Republic) and English (CEFR B2)

　　You delivered projects where you have been able to enhance performance or resolved complex business problems

　　You have strong oral and written communication skills

　　Flexibility to work in shift patterns which may include nights and weekends

　　You are flexible to relocate for the position

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.

　　Previous experience in an operational, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing or transportation environment or similar

　　Experience in managing a wide rage of stakeholders

　　Strong decision-making skills, enabling you to use sound reasoning as and when required

　　Direct management experience for employees and their performance

　　Experience in monitoring and improving KPIs or similar metrics

　　Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)

　　Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or Kaizen techniques and methodologies

　　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 (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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