Yard Area Manager

Amazon; Redditch; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Area Manager to oversee yard operations and enhance customer experience and safety metrics at our sites in the UK. The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to analyze data to influence decision-making. Candidates should hold a degree and have relevant management experience to thrive in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in people management and communicating with various stakeholders is required.
• Must be able to influence decisions using data or evidence.
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage yard operations and improve On-time Performance metrics.
• Lead process improvement initiatives using Lean tools.
• Report yard performance and drive problem resolution.

Skills

People management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

A degree

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

DESCRIPTION

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute over a billion shipments each year to our loyal customers. The EU Transportation Operations Management team is seeking Area Managers to work in our Amazon EU sites and manage operations in our yards. If you thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment, we might be your perfect match. We don't like to sit still, which is why we always treat every day like its day one. It's that kind of spirit that drives our success now and in the future. And you could be part of it.

The Yard Area Manager is responsible for managing yard operations in coordination with Dock, Receive and Ship teams to ensure FIFO processing and mitigate CX impact risks. An ideal candidate has a background in transportation operations and has excellent program management skills. He/she has the ability to lead and mentor people; analyse data and make sound recommendations in an often ambiguous environment. One of the main responsibilities in this role is to standardize and improve processes; while analysing and eliminating root cause of defects within the current systems. This job will require exceptional communication skills and the ability to influence change at a local (facility) and global level.

Key job responsibilities
- Partner with Site leadership to improve On-time Performance of trucks in and out of yards, Safety and Customer Experience metrics
- Channelize communication between multiple stakeholders to streamline flow of trucks in the yard to ensure on-time arrival and departure of trucks
- Accountable to report yard performance to the local site leadership, identify root causes for structural issues and drive resolution with multiple stakeholders
- Proactively identify and lead process improvement initiatives and implementation of Lean tools
- Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs; while measuring and identifying activities performed.
- Ability to work some weekend shifts as needed (this team provides tactical support to Amazon's fulfilment network 7 days/week).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- A degree
- Relevant experience in people management
- Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Relevant experience in using data or anecdotal evidence to influence business decisions
- 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.

- Experience working with Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques
- Experience working in another logistics environment
- Relevant experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment

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