Area Manager

Amazon; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking an Area Manager to lead a large, diverse team and ensure the area keeps pace with demand. This hands-on role focuses on safety, productivity, and seamless operations across shifts.

You will drive improvements, manage day-to-day operations at an operational site, and collaborate with fellow managers to standardise processes, supporting reliable, customer-focused service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience in managing and developing teams.
• Fluent in English (speaking, reading and writing).

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety and wellbeing.
• Analyse and implement corrective actions to maintain high quality and productivity across shifts.
• Support and lead a team and handle administrative work while building a strong team culture.
• Analyse performance and suggest process improvements to optimise work and customer service.
• Collaborate with other managers to standardise shift processes.

Skills

Team management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

DescriptionWhen you join Amazon as an Area 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.

DescriptionWhen you join Amazon as an Area 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

About The Team

Amazon Logistics, or AMZL, handles ‘last mile’ delivery duties in partnership with third-party distribution businesses. We utilise creative thinking and continuous improvement initiatives to get millions of physical products into the hands of our customers. Our goal is to make our customers’ delivery experience as smooth as possible and roll out global delivery solutions for our newest concepts, like Amazon Fresh, Prime Now and Amazon Restaurants.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in managing and developing teams
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
• Experience in warehouse operations and logistics or equivalent
• Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment

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Company - Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Job ID: A10388518