Leadership Accelerator: Pathways Operations Manager

Are you an experienced professional with 5 to 10 years of experience in a complex role and with an MBA/MSc/MEng degree (or currently enrolled)? 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

• Virtual interview with your recruiter
• Interview with four Senior Managers from our Operations organization on site.

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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:

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

Qualifications

• Speak, write, and read fluently in English
• Speak, write, and read fluently in German
• Work flexible schedules including weekends, nights, and holidays
• Enrolled in an MBA/MSc/MEng program or graduated within 2 years
• Between 5 and 10 years of complex professional experience (excluding internships and work studies) with responsibility for project management and delivery
• Willingness to relocate within applied country
• Strong analytical and strategic reasoning skills
• Experience in operational logistics/supply chain, manufacturing, transportation, general management or an engineering role
• Experience in team leadership
• Experience in performance metrics, process improvement, and Lean methodologies
• Experience in strategic planning
• Advanced understanding of operational optimization techniques

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 ( to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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