Area Manager - UAE National, Operations

Amazon Fulfillment MENA L.L.C; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global e-commerce company in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Area Manager to lead a team of hourly employees. Responsibilities include managing safety, quality, and productivity metrics, while ensuring that customer delivery promises are met. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree or equivalent and at least 2 years of management experience. A flexible schedule is required, including weekends and nights.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience.
• Work a flexible schedule including weekends and nights.

Responsibilities

• Support, mentor, and motivate your team.
• Manage safety, quality, productivity, and delivery promises.
• Collaborate with support teams to meet business objectives.

Skills

Team management

Safety and quality management

Flexible scheduling

Mentorship and motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Job description

ABOUT AMAZON

Our Worldwide Operations network delivers millions of packages and smiles to Amazon customers every day. We are looking for motivated, customer-focused individuals who want to join our team as an Area Manager. In this role, you will lead a team of hourly employees and will be responsible for engaging your team during their shifts to maintain the highest levels of safety, quality, attendance, and performance. You will also play a key part in maintaining our customer expectations to ensure customer orders are delivered at the right time, to the right location.

Our Operation’s workflow has three major components : First mile - where the product is housed and ready for order; Middle mile - where the order is hauled to your area; and Last mile - when the product is delivered to the customer’s door. Please note that all workflows have slight building variations, but one thing is constant : our vision and dedication to the customer.

Rapid and Rural Logistics (R2L) is an exciting organization within Amazon specializing in delighting our customers with speed in which we can make items appear on their doorsteps. We are a combination of operations and support teams aligned to innovate for the last mile customer experience. Come build the future with us!

Key Responsibilities and Job Elements

• Support, mentor, and motivate your team
• Manage safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promises
• Collaborate with all support teams including Safety, Ops Integration, Loss Prevention and Human Resources to develop plans to meet business objectives
• Lift up to 49 pounds, stand and walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach, as well as continuously climb and descend stairs
• Work in an environment where the noise level varies and is subject to variable temperatures and weather (delivery stations include outside loading departments, and grocery locations include refrigerated environments)
• Work a flexible schedule (weekends and / or overnight shifts)

Basic qualifications

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge / FTE) experience
• Work a flexible schedule / shift / work area, including weekends, nights, and / or holidays

Preferred qualifications

• 1+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience

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