Site Leader Operations, Amazon Transportation Services

Amazon; Bardon Hill; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Site Leader Operations to drive performance at one of our UK transportation sites. You will own key metrics, set strategy, manage a large team, and coach senior leaders to deliver for customers.

The role blends day-to-day oversight with long-term planning, balancing efficiency, safety and quality across multiple sites. The position requires a strong background in global supply chains, Lean Six Sigma, and proven leadership of diverse teams in logistics or manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree required.
• Experience in global supply chain, manufacturing, or distribution.
• Experience leading salaried and hourly teams in logistics.
• Lean Six Sigma or similar process-improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor operational metrics and performance.
• Plan budgets including labor and finance.
• Ensure high standards of Health & Safety.
• Strategic planning for 3, 6 and 12 months, including peak-season planning.
• Coach and develop team leaders and drive accountability.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Global supply chain

Team leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree or Advanced Degree

Job description

Site Leader Operations, Amazon Transportation Services

Job ID: 10537328 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.

External job description Our operations help everything to come together at Amazon. As the Site Leader/Senior Operations Manager in a fast-paced and challenging environment, you’ll be the person who knows your area of the business inside out. You’ll own the operational metrics and set the strategy for your area of the business to deliver for our customers and ultimately grow our operations. You’ll also develop a large team and coach and mentor team leaders.

Key job responsibilities

• Monitor operational metrics and business performance
• Contribute to planning the operational budget, considering everything from financial and labour planning
• Protect high standards of operational Health and Safety
• Strategic planning for the next three, six and twelve months, with a particular focus on peak-season planning
• Be accountable for operational leadership by measuring performance, offering feedback, and providing development support

A day in the life

You’ll be based at one of our operational sites/You’ll split your time across a number of our operational sites. Spending lots of time on site will help you develop your team and collaborate on operational planning. This role has two sides. You’ll manage and motivate a team of leaders. At the same time, you’ll focus on long-term objectives. This includes creating contingency plans to keep operations running and mitigate against disruptions and driving initiatives that boost quality, safety and productivity. You’ll be a source of accountability and a business-wide champion of best practice.

About the team

Amazon couldn’t deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, you’ll help Amazon’s transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient. We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination – quickly, conveniently and sustainably.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Advanced Degree
• Experience in a Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Production/Procurement, Distribution, Logistics or related environment/operations
• Experience managing a salaried, hourly and agency workforce in a logistics, fulfillment, last-mile manufacturing, engineering, production or distribution environment
• Experience using Lean Process Improvement, Six Sigma methodologies or related performance metrics/process improvements to increase efficiency within processes, forecasting, planning, optimization, and logistics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in significant team leadership from a managerial position in the transportation delivery industry, or a similar logistics environment

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