Inventory Control & Quality Assurance Operations Manager

Amazon Inc.; Guide Post; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking an ICQA Operations Manager to own Inventory Control and Quality Assurance within a fulfilment centre.

You will lead a team of area managers and hourly associates, drive process improvements, and ensure adherence to policies and SOX compliance while supporting rapid growth. You will collaborate with multiple departments to identify critical projects, supervise audits, and deliver proactive actions to reduce defects and improve inventory integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• A degree or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Gain expertise in fulfillment center processes and ensure discipline across shifts.
• Review KPIs daily/weekly/monthly and perform control and quality analyses.
• Collaborate with department managers on projects, initiatives and system enhancements.
• Work with Loss Prevention to enforce policies and procedures.
• Liaise with Operations leadership to communicate process policies.
• Assist in interviewing and hiring new Managers.

Skills

Auditing

Risk management

Compliance

Program management

Quality management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Description

Do you aim to have a dynamic impact on the world?

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're seeking an efficient ICQA Operations Manager to take ownership of our fulfilment centre Inventory Control and Quality Assurance (ICQA). Our fulfilment centres sit at the heart of Amazon's rapidly growing operations network: they are where we manage our fast-moving inventory. In each fulfilment centre, 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 fulfilment 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.

• 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
• Review and analyse customer complaints and any defect data, followed by development of corresponding action plans to reduce future incidents
• Plan for and identify root causes of inventory deviation, via cause and effect analysisli>
• Participate and Lead network-wide fulfillment & operations-focused quality initiatives.
• Strategic planning and forecasting, alongside assigning and directing work
• Lead and supervise a team of area managers and hourly associates, in Inventory Control / Quality Assurance operations within the fulfillment center
• Manage Area Manager(s) in ICQA functions and drive team performance
• Drive process improvements and team members' ability to keep pace with our rapid growth, while motivating others and reducing employee turnover

Your role and responsibilities in your FC and within operations

• Gain expertise in key fulfillment center process paths, as well as exception handling; we'll need you to ensure that process discipline is adhered to across all shifts and departments
• Ensure KPIs are reviewed on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis and perform control and quality analysis on any behaviors/processes that could impact on inventory integrity
• Collaborate with all department managers to identify and understand key projects, initiatives and system enhancements
• Work with Loss Prevention teams to establish, influence and adhere to Loss Prevention policies and procedures
• Liaise with Operations Managers, Senior Operations Managers, and General Managers to aid the communication of all policies related to process discipline
• Support in Interviewing and hiring new Managers

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• A degree or equivalent qualification

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience in auditing, risk management, compliance, program management, or quality management systems
• - 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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Company

Amazon UK Services Ltd.