Area Manager

Amazon; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce and logistics company in Dunfermline is seeking an Area Manager to oversee operations and ensure efficient order fulfilment. The role involves leading a team, monitoring safety standards, and engaging with various stakeholders to optimize processes. A degree and relevant management experience are required. This position offers a dynamic environment where operational excellence is key to success.

Benefits

Diverse workplace environment

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited institution.
• Experience in people management required.
• Experience communicating with leadership and peers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety standards within the team.
• Monitor and maintain process efficiency.
• Analyse data to improve operational processes.

Skills

People management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Process improvement

Education

Degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job ID: 3007363 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Diving deep into data, mapping processes and problems
• Offering and testing potential solutions and implementing the best one(s)
• Interacting with highly efficient managers, technology development teams, and front-line Associates, thinking broadly about solutions to the most complex business and operational challenges faced by one of the world’s fastest growing operations network

A day in the life

You’ll work night shift 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.

About the team

Customer Fulfilment, or CF, is where it all started for Amazon. CF has scaled up from a humble team of booksellers to a sophisticated global team which handles more than 1.5 million orders every day. The team is the foundation of our business and its efforts have helped us diversify across new regions and services. With the help of emerging technology, we’re always looking for ways to offer a bigger, better product range – delivered quickly and affordably.

The CF team are the first people in the chain that helps customers get products at the speed we’re known for. We’re based in Fulfilment Centres, which are at the heart of Amazon’s fast-paced Operations network. Our centres are sometimes referred to as the ‘First Mile’ because it’s where most Amazon packages start their journey. We help to manage dynamic inventory and facilitate speedy deliveries round the clock.

Lots of different people work in our Fulfilment Centres, so there are plenty of opportunities for every skillset. Some of us work with physical products, while others analyse data to help everyone across the business make smart decisions.

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 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

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