Operations is the beating heart of Amazon. This key part of our business makes
sure we fulfil and dispatch orders efficiently so that our customers get their
items on time. As an Area Manager, you’ll make sure your site is running as
smoothly as it should so that we can meet customer demand. You will be leading
a team that helps keep our operations safe, efficient, and of a high quality
and taking on a number of projects across our network to drive productivity.
Key job responsibilities
- Create, oversee, and drive a culture of safety and wellbeing
- Analyse and implement changes to keep quality and productivity at a
consistently high level
- Oversee projects to streamline processes, optimise productivity and
increase quality of service for customers within your area of responsibility
- Analyse shift performance against relevant business objectives, and put in
place actions to improve our operational excellence
- Work collaboratively with management-level colleagues to standardise shift
practices
A day in the life
You’ll work on a shift pattern at one of our sites, making sure it is as
productive as it can be. Your main focus will be to own and drive a culture of
safety and uphold quality and shift performance standards. You’ll also oversee
process improvements within your area and drive implementation. A typical day
is varied, including everything from routine team management and daily
operational responsibilities to process improvement and wide-scale operational
contingency tasks. You’ll also be a role model and mentor to new managers.
### BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- A degree
- Relevant experience in people management
- Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders,
including your peers and leadership
- Relevant experience in using data or anecdotal evidence to influence
business decisions
- Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English and local language
### PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon.
If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.
- Experience working with Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques
- Experience working in another logistics environment
- Relevant experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
in a professional environment
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