Job Overview
The Yard Area Manager role is a critical position within our logistics operations, responsible for managing yard activities to ensure efficient and effective processing of goods.
Key Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with site leadership to enhance on-time performance, safety metrics, and customer experience.
* Foster communication between stakeholders to streamline truck flow in the yard.
* Accountable for reporting yard performance, identifying root causes, and driving resolution with multiple stakeholders.
* Proactively identify and lead process improvement initiatives, implementing Lean tools.
* Work within tight time constraints to meet business needs, measuring and identifying activities performed.
Requirements
We are seeking candidates with a background in transportation operations and excellent program management skills. Ideal candidates should possess:
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or 2+ years of Amazon experience.
* Intermediate proficiency in Excel, basic proficiency in SQL or Access.
* Experience with performance metrics, data-driven decision making, and leading process improvements.
* Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
* Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Candidates with a Master's degree in Logistics/Supply Chain/Mathematics/Science/Engineering subjects and work experience in operations/supply chain/logistics/e-commerce are highly desirable. Additionally, experience in supply chain management, transportation concepts, forecasting, planning, optimization, logistics, delivery performance, carrier negotiation, inventory management, S&OP, and Six Sigma/Lean analytical techniques would be beneficial.
What We Offer
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