Area Manager II

Amazon; Getafe; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Road Transport Spain, S.L.U. is seeking an Area/Shift Manager to lead a large, diverse team in Madrid to keep pace with demand. You will drive productivity, ensure safety, and coordinate with engineers and other managers to optimize operations.

The role emphasizes strong English and Spanish communication, data analysis, and hands-on management across shifts at a major logistics site.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in or have completed an undergraduate degree.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal) and Spanish.
• Experience analyzing data in logistics, manufacturing, distribution, or retail in a management role.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety and wellbeing across shifts.
• Analyze and implement actions to maintain quality and productivity.
• Lead a team and manage administrative tasks while fostering culture.
• Analyze performance and suggest process improvements for customers.
• Collaborate with managers to standardise shift processes.

Skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

English communication

Spanish fluency

Shift management

MS Office

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Description

When you join Amazon as an Area/Shift Manager, you’ll gain experience leading a large and diverse team to make sure your area of the business keeps pace with demand. In this hands-on role, you’ll learn about the complexity of operations at a global business and what it takes to make everything run seamlessly. While you implement your team’s approach to drive productivity, you’ll also work closely with your colleagues to address challenges, which means no two days will be the same.

When you join Amazon as an Area/Shift Manager, you’ll gain experience leading a large and diverse team to make sure your area of the business keeps pace with demand. In this hands-on role, you’ll learn about the complexity of operations at a global business and what it takes to make everything run seamlessly. While you implement your team’s approach to drive productivity, you’ll also work closely with your colleagues to address challenges, which means no two days will be the same.

Key job responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety and wellbeing
• Analyse and implement corrective actions to make sure quality and productivity are at consistently high levels, and business objectives are met across all shifts
• Support and lead a team and handle administrative work alongside building and supporting a strong team culture
• Analyse performance and suggest process improvements to optimise work and improve customer service
• Collaborate with other managers to standardise shift processes

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.

Being a key part of the operations team involves working with colleagues in other teams and external partners to make sure we stay on track to meet our customer demands and targets. This will involve analysing data and performance metrics with leaders in your business area, as well as discussing the operational pros and cons of technical improvements with engineers.

Basic Qualifications

• Are enrolled in or have completed a Undergraduate degree
• Experience in English-language communication skills, both written and verbal
• Speak, write, and read fluently in Spanish
• Experience performing data analysis in manufacturing, production, distribution, logistics environments, retail, or grocery in a management role
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership Experience in a logistical working environment 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. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. 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, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Company

Amazon Road Transport Spain, S.L.U.

Job ID: A3190453