ICQA Area Manager

Amazon; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online retailer based in Manchester is seeking an ICQA Area Manager to lead their Inventory Control and Quality Assurance team. This role involves supervising a team, ensuring safety compliance, and maintaining inventory integrity. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, strong analytical skills, and experience in management. The position offers a full-time contract in a fast-paced fulfillment center environment, focusing on process improvement and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in operations management.
• Fluent in local language.
• Strong analytical abilities including proficient mathematical and data analysis skills.
• Able to swiftly pick up new software systems and data analysis tools.
• Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of hourly associates in Inventory Control and Quality Assurance operations.
• Support safety programs and ensure a safe work environment.
• Coordinate inventory control maintenance and random counts.
• Measure quality inventory integrity and accuracy and provide feedback.
• Plan for and identify root causes of inventory deviations.
• Drive process improvements and reduce employee turnover.

Skills

Sales Experience

Direct Sales

Retail Experience

Hospitality Experience

Management Experience

Process Improvement

Outside Sales

Team Management

Kaizen

Leadership Experience

Public Speaking

Supervising Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university

Tools

MS Office suite (especially Excel)

Job description

Do you aim to have a dynamic impact on the world

Are you up for creating solutions and solving tomorrow's problems today

Then we have the opportunity for you!

We are looking to hire an ICQA Area Manager to be part of our fulfillment centre Inventory Control and Quality Assurance (ICQA) team. Our fulfillment centres sit at the heart of Amazon's rapidly growing operations network: they are where we manage our fast‑moving inventory, stow deliveries, pick products, package them up, and ship them out; each of these groups has played its part in taking us where we are today.

These fulfillment centres are fast‑paced and high‑reward environments where adherence to policies and procedures is key. We need the right type of leader to ensure that we deliver as reliably as ever to our customers while making sure our teams deliver on customer obsession.

Key Job Responsibilities

Lead and supervise a team of hourly associates in Inventory Control / Quality Assurance operations within the fulfillment centre :

Support safety programs and compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all associates

Coordinate inventory control maintenance and random counts in accordance with network count strategies ensuring compliance and consistency with SOX

Measure quality inventory integrity and accuracy while providing proactive feedback to the operations management team

Conduct shift planning and forecasting alongside assigning and directing work

Plan for and identify root causes of inventory deviation via cause and effect analysis

Support network‑wide fulfillment & operations‑focused quality initiatives

Review and analyse customer complaints and process defect data followed by development of corresponding action plans to reduce future incidents

Drive process improvements and develop team members’ ability to keep pace with our rapid growth while motivating others and reducing employee turnover

Appraise the performance of team members; developing rewarding and coaching employees

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience in operations management
• Fluent user of the entire MS Office suite especially Excel
• Advanced proficiency in local language.
• Strong analytical abilities including proficient mathematical and data analysis skills
• Able to swiftly pick up new software systems and data analysis tools
• Knowledge of and experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and techniques

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Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

• Sales Experience
• Direct Sales
• Retail Experience
• Hospitality Experience
• Management Experience
• Process Improvement
• Outside Sales
• Team Management
• Kaizen
• Leadership Experience
• Public Speaking
• Supervising Experience

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1