Project Engineering Manager, AMZL Field Engineering
Company Overview
Amazon opened its virtual doors in 1995 and strives to be the world’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online.
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.
Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.
Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.
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Job Summary
Amazon Logistics is experiencing unprecedented growth and seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead mission-critical engineering and facilities initiatives across our rapidly expanding network. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to drive large-scale transformation projects from conception through completion, including new site launches, facility optimizations, and strategic infrastructure developments.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in german regulatory compliance and statutory requirements while continuously elevating our operational standards. This position requires a strategic mindset to enhance existing processes, coupled with hands-on project execution capabilities. The successful candidate will own and deliver network-wide initiatives that directly impact our ability to serve customers and support Amazon's continued growth in the UK market.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate design efforts between internal teams and outside vendors to develop optimal solutions for Amazon Logistical network, including equipment specifications and Delivery Station (DS) layouts.
- Capital project management, including the preparation of conceptual designs, equipment specifications, and bid documentation to support a competitive tendering process
- Provide frequent on-site monitoring and enforcement of installation schedules and vendor quality with Material Handling Equipment (MHE) vendors/subcontractors
- Inspect prospective and completed facilities in accordance with corporate standards and procedures, ensuring proper follow-up on snagging lists and warranty work
- Lead and coordinate between internal departments and MHE vendors for multiple installation sites
- Develop and manage budget and contract documents including RFPs, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing
- Coordinate with local site management to ensure proper operator training, procedural compliance, maintenance practices are followed for new and existing MHE
- Create, submit and track the relevant CAPEX documentation to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Work closely with the MEU Real Estate, IT and Process teams along with the Software and Operations Integration teams to ensure on time project delivery
- Understand the Operational process in detail, including all the relevant Warehouse Management System (WMS) tools used on a daily basis
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above in engineering or equivalent
- Experience designing or implementing integrated automation solutions such as material handling systems, high-speed packaging lines, or manufacturing lines
- Experience in technical leadership of development, testing, and implementation of large-scale, complex technology projects
- Knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing efforts, transportation and logistics, or fulfillment and distribution centers
- Experience using MS Excel, MS Project, AutoCAD and commercial off-the-shelf technologies such as Tableau, SQL, or equivalent
- Travel up to 50% domestic travel with short notice
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in end-to-end project management, including strategic planning and execution
- Expertise in complex MHE operations and packaging lines or process design utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles
- Experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience delivering results in a high-velocity, technology-driven environment while managing multiple concurrent priorities
- Proficiency in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Kaizen
- Ability to drive business impact through data-driven analysis and financial modeling, resulting in quantifiable improvements (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)
- Hands-on technical expertise in security engineering
- Experience managing cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Remote: false
Salary & Benefits
- Career growth and learning We offer a variety of career mobility and development opportunities that are designed to help employees move into higher-paying roles at Amazon or elsewhere. Our ten upskilling programs offer employees access to pre-paid education, technical and non-technical skills training, industry certifications, virtual and on-the-job learning and more to help them grow their skills. These programs, as well as career development opportunities like mentoring, internal transfers and promotions, are just one of the one we strive to be Earth's best employer.
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion Amazon’s ability to innovate on behalf of our customers relies on the perspectives and knowledge of people from all backgrounds. We actively recruit people from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. Where possible, we provide unlimited gender transition benefits including gender affirmation. Amazon provides short-term and long-term disability coverage at no cost (available to employees working 30+ hours). Employees have opportunities to seek mentoring relationships, including company-sponsored mentoring programs and affinity group-organized mentor pairings focused on various communities. To support building our inclusive culture, Amazon’s 13 affinity groups lead in community-building, mentorship, and programs to build awareness around customer and employee inclusion.
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