Military & Veterans Area Manager – Amazon
This role focuses on those who have military experience and/or are military spouses/children interested in working in the private sector.
Amazon’s military recruiting team is available to discuss the many opportunities within Amazon. At Amazon, thousands of former military are driving innovation and raising the bar on customer experience.
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 peers and leadership
* Relevant experience in using data or anecdotal evidence to influence business decisions
* Advanced proficiency in 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
Equal Opportunity Statement
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. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.
Company
Amazon UK Services Ltd.
Job ID
A3146260
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Administrative
Industry
Software Development
Location
Mansfield, England, United Kingdom
Newark‑On‑Trent, England, United Kingdom
Contact
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