At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to ensure smooth operations and high-quality service at Amazon.
- Company: Join Amazon, a global leader in logistics and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse workplace, and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on safety and teamwork.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on customer satisfaction and operational excellence.
- Qualifications: Degree and experience in people management required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
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 shifts and be based at one of our operational sites. Your main focus will be to maintain safety standards within your team and across your site. You’ll also monitor and maintain process efficiency. Your days will always include prioritising routine team management and daily operational tasks, alongside other tasks like individual escalations, process improvement work and wide-scale operational contingency planning.
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:
- 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
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.
Area Manager in London employer: Amazon TA
At Amazon, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, particularly for our Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technicians. Our inclusive culture fosters collaboration and innovation, providing ample opportunities for professional growth and development while ensuring a safe and supportive work environment. With access to cutting-edge tools and technologies, as well as the chance to work alongside experienced colleagues, you'll play a vital role in maintaining our operations and enhancing the efficiency of our equipment across our dynamic distribution sites.
