Area Manager (Manager II, Operations)

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

- High school or equivalent diploma, or Bachelor's degree
- Experience in people management
- Experience communicating clearly and concisely with leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience in English-language communication skills, both written and verbal

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
- Experience in warehouse operations and logistics or equivalent
- Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment