MEU Asset Manager, Global Realty Portfolio Optimization, Global Realty

Description

Amazon operates a world‑class network of technologically advanced fulfillment and logistics properties across the globe. The continued growth of our fulfillment businesses requires active management of these assets to drive operational efficiencies, maintain robust standards, and ensure the facilities can fully support evolving business needs.

The Asset Manager role sits within the Global Realty Asset Management team, part of the wider Global Realty organization. The ideal candidate will implement cutting‑edge real‑estate management practices, use Amazon's internal standards and industry benchmarks, and identify and resolve real‑estate challenges that impact Amazon operations across multiple business segments. Building and maintaining robust relationships with landlords and local teams is fundamental.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the effective real‑estate management of assigned portfolio sites to ensure optimal operations, utilization, and performance to support the business.
• Act as the primary point of contact for real‑estate related escalations, providing support to internal customers and stakeholders to minimize business disruption.
• Drive timely negotiations for landlord consents and lease amendments for property alterations, retrofits, and operational changes.
• Develop and implement real‑estate strategies for the region, encompassing consent negotiations, portfolio optimization, and risk management.
• Support Transaction Managers by influencing lease renewals, terminations, and other strategic initiatives with site‑related qualitative and quantitative data.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and operational‑efficiency enhancements; implement best practices in asset management across the region.
• Provide leadership in circumstances where a disaster or other significant event impacts operations at one or more locations.
• Manage end‑of‑term lease obligations, proactively addressing dilapidations and reinstatement, minimizing Amazon's financial exposure.
• Establish, maintain and strengthen effective relationships with landlords, developers, and external stakeholders through regular meetings and site visits.
• Provide strategic real‑estate advice to senior leadership for new concepts and initiatives, aligning real‑estate strategies with organizational goals.
• Partner with stakeholders to champion and drive the implementation of sustainability and ESG initiatives across the portfolio, including energy‑saving projects, retrofits, and reporting.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Finance, Operations, Engineering, and Construction teams to provide real‑estate guidance and problem‑solving support.
• Support OPEX analysis, review and reconcile payment escalations and service‑charge obligations, and negotiate modifications to OPEX‑related services or expenses with landlords.
• Support audits and portfolio reviews, providing real‑estate input to ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and identify cost savings.
• Provide reporting inputs (monthly and quarterly business reviews and budgets) and liaise with Finance on real‑estate liabilities and Asset Management targets.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Real Estate, or a related field.
• Experience in English‑language communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience building and cultivating relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Extensive prior experience in property or asset management within commercial real‑estate, corporate occupier, developer, fund, or landlord entity.
• Expertise in analyzing and explaining complex lease terminology and provisions.
• Proficiency in using commercial real‑estate management software platforms, Microsoft Office, and CRM systems.
• Proficiency in understanding commercial and industrial building systems, including fire and life‑safety systems, HVAC, electrical systems, and plumbing infrastructure, and ability to analyze construction blueprints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in property or asset management within commercial real‑estate, corporate occupier, developer, fund, or landlord entity.
• Broad experience interpreting commercial lease agreements.
• Knowledge of property accounting principles.
• Professional designation such as RPA, CPM, RICS or comparable.
• Business fluency in another European language.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a top priority. Please consult our Privacy Notice to learn more about how we collect, use and transfer candidate data.

m/w/d

Amazon Deutschland Transport GmbH

Job ID: A