ICQA Operations Manager

Amazon Jobs; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in England is seeking an ICQA Operations Manager to oversee inventory control and quality assurance in its fulfillment centers. The role involves leading a team, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and continuously improving operational processes. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree, strong people management experience, and excellent data analysis skills. This position offers a dynamic and rewarding environment, focused on delivering exceptional customer satisfaction through efficient operations.

Benefits

Inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in people management and team development.
• Experience coordinating projects across large organizations.
• Experience in defining and implementing process improvements.
• Strong commitment to employee development.
• Proven ability to influence peers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team responsible for inventory control.
• Ensure compliance with safety programs and regulations.
• Analyze inventory defects to improve quality.
• Conduct labor planning and forecasting capacity needs.

Skills

People management

Project coordination

Data analysis

Communication skills

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Data analysis tools

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 Operations Manager to take ownership of our fulfillment centers Inventory Control and Quality Assurance (ICQA) team. Our fulfillment centers (FC) sit at the heart of Amazon’s rapidly growing operations network: they are where we manage our fast-moving inventory. In each fulfillment center, our teams stow deliveries, pick products, package them up and ship them out; each of these groups have played their part in taking us where we are today. These fulfillment centers are fast-paced and high reward environments, where adherence to policies and procedures is key. We need a leader that ensures 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 ICQA Area Managers and of hourly Associates (including Team Leads and Data Analyst) assigned to inventory control, quality assurance and problem solve operations within the fulfillment center
• Partner with Operations and other Support teams to establish, influence and adhere to policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with safety programs and SOX regulations
• Analyze inventory defects, problem solve issues or customer defects data to identify corresponding actions plan that improve quality
• Conduct short-term (weekly) and mid-term (month/quarter) labor plans, forecasting capacity needs, staffing plans and schedules
• Support in interviewing and training fulfillment center Area Managers

A day in the life

You will lead a department responsible for inventory control, quality assurance and problem solve operations. Your day typically starts with a meeting with the fulfillment centers leadership team, where you'll review previous day performance and address any ongoing issues. Throughout the day, you will review inventory discrepancies and quality performance, analyze data, looking for trends and opportunities for process improvement, collaborating with your own team of Area Managers and hourly Associates, with other partners in FC operations or with central teams that own Catalogue, Procurement, Supply Chain, Process Engineering, Loss Prevention and Program Management. You will spend time on the floor, observing processes and ensuring safety standards are maintained in you area. You'll also dedicate time developing your Area Managers providing feedback, and identifying training needs. You will finish the day knowing you've contributed to maintaining inventory accuracy, resolving quality challenges, and ultimately ensuring customer satisfaction through efficient and accurate fulfillment operations.

About the team

The EU ICQA mission is to prevent and remove customer-facing defects with the goal to provide a world class service to our customers, at the lowest possible cost. The Vision of ICQA is to exceed customers’ expectations, both buyers and sellers. We drive defect-free order fulfillment by operating in the most efficient and accurate way through the creation and implementation of quality standards in our FC processes (receive, stow, count, pick, pack & ship) up to our sellers and customers. We lead with empathy to create a safer, more productive, higher performing and more diverse work environment. We commit to empower and support our team members to grow and achieve their aspirations.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience in people management and team development
• Experience coordinating projects across organizations that span hundreds or thousands of people
• Experience in defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics
• Experience in English-language communication skills, both written and verbal
• Previous supervisory experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment, and with quality assurance processes
• Strong commitment to employee development, as well as an exceptional level of dedication, motivation to team management
• Proven ability to influence peers or stakeholders, with varying levels of seniority and within different organizations
• Knowledge of supply chain management principles and familiarity with SOX compliance and inventory control systems
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis tools and software

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