Sr Operations Manager, Worlwide Operations

Amazon; Brampton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Operations Manager, where you'll lead a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment. This role is pivotal for ensuring operational excellence and delivering exceptional customer experiences. You'll be responsible for strategic planning, managing budgets, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. With unlimited career potential, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing global organization. If you're passionate about leadership and operational success, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of management experience in logistics or manufacturing.
• Experience with performance metrics and Lean methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational budget and strategic planning for the facility.
• Drive continuous improvement projects to enhance productivity.

Skills

Management Experience

Performance Metrics

Process Improvement

Lean Methodologies

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA or Master’s Degree

Job description

Sr Operations Manager, Worldwide Operations

Our Senior Operations Managers play a crucial role in exceeding expectations and providing a superb customer experience; critical to Amazon’s success which is built on a foundation of customer obsession, and innovation. This position is a multi-faceted role requiring the ability to balance strategy and execution. The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for all aspects of the operations including, people management and development, process, and meeting or exceeding the expectations and promise made to our customers. You will lead a dynamic team of Operations and Area Managers to achieve operational excellence through coaching and mentoring the team; driving employee engagement, and building leadership bench strength.

As a senior leader you will oversee salaried and hourly employees, in a fast-paced, complex operations facility up to a million square feet.

Our Senior Operations Managers serve as the face of the organization to potentially thousands of employees and the community where the center is located. This position offers unlimited career potential as we continue to grow our global footprint.

Key job responsibilities
Strategic Responsibilities & Deliverables:
- Owns and delivers the operational budget for functional area, including safety, productivity, financial and labor planning, and operational goals for outbound, or inbound operations
- Responsible for providing strategic level/long-term planning (3, 6, and 12 months out) including labor planning, rate forecasting, and peak season planning
- Drives continuous improvement projects to optimize operations and improve productivity to meet and exceed business objectives; works on strategic projects that have total building and network-wide impact. Effectively leverages the Operations and Area Managers to solicit ideas and understand problems and challenges in the building.
- Networks with other leaders across the network to solicit and share process improvements and drive efficiencies and cost savings.
- Establishes objectives and metrics for safety, quality, productivity, and customer experience
- Sets clear goals and expectations for Operations and Area Managers. Measures performance, provides feedback, and holds leaders accountable
- Mentors and develops leaders and staff
- Participates in recruiting to identify and evaluate associates and internal/external candidates for promotion and hire.
- Works closely with support staff (HR, Finance, Maintenance Engineering, Safety, IT and other leaders) to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiatives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- A completed Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
- English and Spanish fluent
- 6+ years of direct management experience, including a salaried workforce, in a manufacturing, production, distribution, or logistics environment
- 6+ years Experience with performance metrics, process improvement, and Lean methodologies
- 6+ years Experience with the full staffing lifecycle, including interviewing, hiring, performance management, promotions and terminations
- Candidates must be flexible to work a variety of hours as business demands, including overnight, weekends and holidays

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Degree in Engineering, Operations or related technical field; MBA or Master’s degree preferred
- Ability to handle changing priorities and use good judgment in stressful situation
- Interest in long-term career development through assignments in multiple buildings across the nation
- Prior leadership development training or participation
- Track record of effectively leading an operation comprising both salaried and hourly staff of at least 100
- Demonstrated ability to successfully develop others into higher levels of leadership in an organization

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