Why This Role Stands Out
Step into a pivotal leadership role at Amazon, where you'll drive operational excellence and shape the future of customer fulfillment with a hybrid work model offering flexibility. This position is ideal for an experienced leader who thrives on continuous improvement, team development, and making a tangible impact on customer satisfaction. Seize this opportunity to grow your career within a globally recognized company and contribute to a vital part of their success.
Quick Overview
Job Description
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, optimize 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 standardize 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 - Bachelor's degree, or Master's degree
- Experience managing people
- Experience working with stakeholders
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience in English-language communication skills, both written and verbal
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree, or a Master's degree and experience working for Amazon or any Amazon subsidiary or affiliate
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques
- Experience within a distribution center, logistics, or manufacturing environment
- Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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