Space Management Lead, AMET Space Management

Overview

Space management is key for all aspects of operational success including safety, quality and productivity  have a single-threaded leader (Regional Space Manager) along with one Space Management Lead in each of the five countries to standardize and improve our space management strategy in the region. The team of AMET Space Management will lead the continuous improvement initiative and take care of all the KTLO (Keep The Lights On) configuration changes for any space management related topics.

At Amazon, Space Management in FCs refers to the strategic and efficient utilization of available storage capacity to optimize inventory storage and operations. In AMET, we break it down into seven major buckets.

• Standardization/optimization of space management configurations (5S and KTLO of space management)
• Stow strategy (proactive inventory placement optimization)
• Consolidation strategy (reactive inventory placement optimization)
• Quantifiable performance tracking (Documenting space M /W  P0 metrics)
• Bridging between Capacity Planning and Operation
• FC Launch Support
• Development of the space management team in AMET

• Audit all the space management related activities in FCs that they are responsible for and provide support and feedback to the operation team especially for Inbound
• Evaluate and approve all the space management related change requests
• Perform the space management related configuration changes
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities/projects to improve the space management practice at each FCs

The team has one regional space manager, and five space management leads report to the space manager. Each space management lead gets assigned to a country to look after the space management strategy (UAE, KSA, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa). There are several other Space Lead positions on the team looking after specialty fulfillment network also.

• 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays
• Experience in a fast-paced, automated, industrial, logistics, production or manufacturing environment
• Experience using English communication skills, both written and verbal, to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels

• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and process improvement methodologies
• 1+ years of developing and operating large-scale data structures for business intelligence analytics using SQL experience
• Experience demonstrating strong analytical abilities and confidence in the use of data
• Experience working with operations and business teams to communicate problem impacts and understand business requirements

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Company - Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd - N09

Job : A3174686