Military & Veteran Area Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Minworth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Area Manager to lead operations within a fast-paced environment. In this pivotal role, you will oversee a team to ensure safety, efficiency, and quality in fulfilling customer orders. Your leadership will drive process improvements and operational excellence, making a significant impact on the overall customer experience. If you're passionate about leading teams and optimizing operations, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values diversity and innovation, and be part of a team that is dedicated to delivering exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent required along with relevant people management experience.
• Advanced English proficiency is essential for effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Drive a culture of safety and oversee operational excellence.
• Implement changes to enhance productivity and quality of service.

Skills

People Management

Stakeholder Communication

Lean Techniques

Six Sigma

Kaizen Techniques

Verbal and Written English

Education

Degree or Equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

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Sector: Distribution and Warehouse, Technology
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

DESCRIPTION

This role focuses on those who have military experience and/or are military spouses/children interested in working in the private sector. Amazon's military recruiting team is available to discuss the many opportunities within Amazon. At Amazon, thousands of former military are driving innovation and raising the bar on customer experience.

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 ensure your site runs smoothly to meet customer demand. You will lead a team that helps keep our operations safe, efficient, and of high quality, taking on a number of projects across our network to drive productivity.

Key job responsibilities

1. Create, oversee, and drive a culture of safety and wellbeing.
2. Analyse and implement changes to maintain quality and productivity at a consistently high level.
3. Oversee projects to streamline processes, optimise productivity, and increase quality of service for customers within your area of responsibility.
4. Analyse shift performance against relevant business objectives and implement actions to improve operational excellence.
5. Work collaboratively with management-level colleagues to standardise shift practices.

A day in the life
You'll work on a shift pattern at one of our sites, focusing on owning and driving a culture of safety and upholding quality and shift performance standards. You'll oversee process improvements within your area and drive implementation. A typical day is varied, including everything from routine team management and daily operational responsibilities to process improvement and wide-scale operational contingency tasks. You'll also be a role model and mentor to new managers.

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 that 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. A degree / Equivalent.
2. Relevant experience in people management.
3. Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers.
4. Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English and local language.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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.

1. Experience working with Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen techniques.
2. Experience working in another logistics environment.
3. Relevant 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 to know more about how we collect, use, and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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