Area Manager , FC Area Manager

Amazon Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com, Inc. is seeking Area Managers for Fulfillment Centers in Chennai. Focus on safety, quality, customer experience, and productivity while leading teams and optimizing shift performance.

Responsibilities include forecasting, labor balancing, safety compliance, and process improvements using Lean techniques.

Qualifications

• Direct management experience for employees and their performance.
• Experience with performance metrics and process improvement (how, when, who).
• 1+ years of experience in employee and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Review the work forecasts and determine productivity requirements to meet building objectives.
• Partner with other Area Managers to balance labor for balanced and efficient shifts.
• Support safety programs and OSHA compliance to ensure a safe work environment.
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives and Lean tools.

Skills

Employee management

Performance metrics

Process improvement

Lean techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

2+ years of Amazon experience

Job description

Amazon.com, Inc. is a US-based multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994 and launched it online in 1995. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified, selling DVDs, CDs, MP3 downloads, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, and toys. 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 seeking Area Managers for our Fulfillment Centers (FCs). Amazon is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute millions of products each year to our loyal customers.

Four key areas that you’ll always focus on are the safety, quality, customer experience, and productivity of your department.

• Review the work forecasts and determine your productivity requirements to produce during the day to meet the overall building objectives.
• Partner with other Area Managers to balance labor ensuring that you are operating a balanced and efficient shift while meeting all of your goals.
• Support all safety programs and OSHA compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all associates.
• Proactively identify and lead process improvement initiatives and Lean tools.

Other Requirements

• Direct management experience for employees and their performance.
• Experience with performance metrics and process improvement (how, when, who).

Basic Qualifications

• 1+ years of employee and performance management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience.

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