Enjoy working in a team and communicate clearly with colleagues to ensure a smooth workflow.
Work independently and solve issues proactively.
Be physically fit and prepared to lift and carry heavy bikes.
Feel confident using digital tools and communicate well in English.
Responsibilities
Independently carry out functional tests on newly arrived bikes to review their condition.
Document all bike components to ensure complete and accurate information.
Clean and prepare bikes once they have been repaired.
Take high-quality photos of bikes at a dedicated photo station.
Prepare bikes for shipment by inspecting them to ensure they are in perfect condition, protecting them, and coordinating shipments with logistics partners.
Track inventory levels of bikes and packaging material to ensure data accuracy.
Contribute ideas to improve processes.
Desired Qualifications
Previous experience as a logistics employee, warehouse specialist, or warehouse manager is helpful but not required.
Previous experience leading teams is a plus but not required.
Upway is a fast growing startup building the largest marketplace for refurbished e-bikes globally. We have refurbished over 20,000 e-bikes in just two years and are growing fast! We are currently expanding our Operations Specialist team at the Berlin Upcenter, Upway's largest one in the world.
The Operations Specialist team is incharge ofthe whole e-bikes refurbishment process, except for the mechanical part of repairing it: from the moment the e-bike arrives at our Upcenter, to the moment it is ready to be sold and shipped to our customers.
You will play a key role throughout the whole refurbishment process: Operations Specialists are the first ones to lay eyes on the bikes, before it is repaired by the mechanics team, and the ones that ensure that it is delivered in an excellent condition to our customers. Expect to learn a lot about e-bikes as you will work side by side with the mechanics and operational teams.
If you have a hands on approach, enjoy a diverse work routine and visible results motivate you, then you have come to the right place! In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and competencies, as well as improve your e-bike knowledge, manage a team, and grow into other roles such as bike mechanic and spare parts specialist.
Inclusion & Accessibility At Upway, we believe in equal opportunities. This position is open to all qualified candidates, including individuals with disabilities. If you require any accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know - we're happy to support you.
You independently carry out functional tests on newly arrived bikes to review their condition
You carefully document all bike components to ensure complete and accurate information - if you don't know much about bikes, don't worry, you will learn!
You thoroughly clean and prepare the bikes once they have been repaired
You take high-quality photos of the bikes in a dedicated photo station
You ensure high quality standards by preparing the bikes to be shipped to our customer: inspect the bikes to ensure they are in perfect condition, protect them, and coordinate the shipments with our logistics partners
You keep track of inventory levels of bikes and packaging material to ensure data accuracy
You become an essential part of our team and bring in ideas to improve our processes
You have previous experience as a logistics employee, warehouse specialist or warehouse manager (not a must, but a nice to have!)
You enjoy working in a team and communicate clearly with your colleagues to ensure a smooth workflow
You work independently and solve issues proactively
You have previous experience in leading teams (not a must, but a plus!)
You are motivated by the idea of making a meaningful contribution to sustainable mobility
You are physically fit - bikes are heavy so it is important that you are prepared to lift them and carry weights
You feel confident in using digital tools and you are able to communicate well in English