Leadership Accelerator: Operations Manager

Are you an experienced professional with 3 to 10 years of experience in a complex role and with an MBA / MSc / MEng degree?

If you seek to make a meaningful impact and value a clear, accelerated career path, Amazon Pathways might be ideal for your next career step.

About the Program

Pathways is a three-year program designed to rapidly develop experienced professionals into Amazon's next Senior Operations Managers.

In this time your scope grows from leading approx. 100 up to 800 employees and managers. Members are highly visible to senior leadership through exclusive mentoring.

They can change roles, sites, and geographies. Through intense and challenging opportunities in our operations network, we will expand your leadership capacity.

The lessons you learn and the credibility you gain will set you up for accelerated career growth and future executive leadership opportunities at Amazon.

We are currently hiring for several start dates between February and September 2025. More details on available locations can be found below.

Recruiting Process :

1)Virtual interview with your recruiter

2)Interview with four Senior Managers from our Operations organization on site.

For more details visit amazon.jobs / pathways

Key job responsibilities

• After a solid onboarding as a front-line manager, lead up to 4 managers and 400 employees
• Foster a strong Health and Safety culture
• Plan and allocate resources effectively while motivating your team
• Drive continuous improvement projects to enhance productivity, quality, and customer experience
• Be accountable for operational goals, strategic planning, and forecasting
• Collaborate with senior management and support teams to achieve business objectives

A day in the life

In this role you manage teams and processes in our Operations organization. You will start in our Fulfillment Centers in Kaiserslautern.

Please expect to change the location during the course of the three year program.

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 are not limited to :

• Relocation package
• Deutschlandticket (unlimited use of local trains and public transport within Germany)
• An Employee Discount Code
• Family care benefits and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program providing free confidential 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)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

You need to meet 100% of these requirements to apply for a position at Amazon.

• MBA / MSc / MEng / PhD degree with graduation between 2022 and 2025
• Available to join full time between February and July 2025
• Between 3 and 10 years of complex professional experience (excluding internships and work studies) with responsibility for project management and delivery
• Very good command of German and English (CEFR B2)
• Flexible to work in non-traditional shift patterns, which will include nights and weekends
• Open to relocate within Germany
• Analytical skills and sound business judgment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Professional experience in management, logistics, manufacturing or similar
• Demonstrable decision-making and reasoning skills
• Direct management experience of employees
• Experience setting and improving KPIs

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.

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