Manager I, Ops, CODS (Fulfillment & Operations)

Amazon; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Hyderabad is seeking a Manager I, Operations to lead the NOC and Last Mile support functions. You will oversee a team of 30+ associates, manage cross-functional collaboration, and drive data-driven improvements in delivery planning and incident resolution.

The role requires strong analytical proficiency, advanced Excel skills, and familiarity with SQL. You will coordinate shifts, mentor leaders, and partner with stakeholders to raise performance and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience.
• Background in quantitative decision making and driving metrics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to present complex information clearly.
• Leadership with ownership, bias toward action, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Collaborative, cross-functional teamwork with remote and local partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 30+ associates across shifts and ensure delivery targets.
• Drive data-driven performance metrics and reporting improvements.
• Coordinate with multiple partner teams to improve Last Mile operations.
• Mentor and develop team members through regular coaching and performance reviews.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Tools

SQL

Job description

Looking for a career at a company that seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company? If so, meet Amazon.
Over the past 20 years, Amazon has reinvented on behalf of customers and has become the largest internet retailer and marketplace in the world. NOC (Network Operation Center) is the central command and control center for ‘Transportation Execution’ across the Amazon's transportation network. It ensures hassle free, timely pick-up and delivery of freight from vendors to Amazon fulfillment centers (FC) and from Amazon FCs to carrier hubs. In case of any exceptions, NOC steps in to resolve the issue and keeps all the stakeholders informed on the proceedings. Along with this tactical problem solving, NOC is also charged with understanding trends in network exceptions and then automating processes or proposing process changes to streamline operations. This second aspect involves network monitoring and significant analysis of network data. Overall, NOC plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth functioning of Amazon transportation and thereby has a direct impact on Amazon’s ability to serve its customers on time.
Within NOC’s umbrella, resides a fast-growing Last Mile support function – AMZL CO (Amazon Logistics Central Operations). AMZL CO is responsible for centrally supporting daily planning and execution of functions that impact Delivery Station (DS) operations across Routing, Scheduling, On-Road and Payments workstreams. The Marcopolo program under AMZL CO strives to operate heavily repetitive processes for NA, EU and JP COs, with standardized mechanisms, tools and technology and with a vision is to build a global Center of Excellence for Last Mile (LM) CO services across WW marketplaces in next 3 years. As a Manager I, Operations in the organization, this role will lead the operations management (tactical execution) charter for Driver support workstream supporting NA/EU. This role will influence and advice multiple senior level leaders and stakeholders.
Responsibilities of a NOC Manager I:
We are looking for an experienced Manager to coordinate and lead efforts across operations, and program teams. We're looking for a hands-on and motivated self-starter who's passionate about using data to help us measure every area of the business, drive efficiencies, optimizations and influence decision-making.
In this role, the manager will work with stakeholders from multiple partner teams to manage last mile support function & improve program performance along with lead a team of people managers overseeing operations for a team size of 30+ associates. Manager may be expected to operate in different shift structures (for instance - 6PM IST OR 8PM IST onwards) depending on business requirements.
The Manager would be responsible to evolve the processes and mechanisms with the growing complexities in the network by working across multiple stakeholders like configuration and design teams. The individual will drive improvements to the reporting tools, methods, and processes utilized by the team to increase the availability and granularity of actionable data to internal and external partners.
This position also manages the planning and execution of the team’s goals, including segmentation of business goals, measurement of goal attainment, evolving and driving various improvements in Business to increase its effectiveness in driving results. They would drive quality and productivity in the team via continuous coaching and feedback mechanisms, scope out team's career development plans through performance assessment, drive associate engagement through 1-1s and team building activities, dive deep and drive action on insights from connection scores, manage exceptions and prepare dive deeps on escalations from Ops, represent the team in Business reviews (WBRs/MBRs), strategize and implement the associate shift planning and rostering to effectively meet the program requirements.
The successful candidate must have very strong analytical skills and expert in excel. Knowledge of SQL would be an added advantage. They should be be passionate about their work, detail-oriented, analytical, and have excellent problem-solving abilities. They will need have excellent communication and customer-relationship skills, good analytic insight, and be a passionate advocate of operations team to other stakeholders.. They will drive towards simple, scalable solutions to difficult problems, have excellent project-management skills, and be able to communicate complex analytical results, both written and verbally, in a clear and easy-to-understand way.
Key job responsibilities
1+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
Has a background in quantitative decision making, ability to drive business/operations metrics, and driving adoption of different tools and resources.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create compelling positioning / messaging strategy and present complex information clearly and concisely
High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision
Strong analytical, mediation and problem resolution skills. Has managed critical operational processes, with end to end business responsibility
Demonstrated leadership with a bias towards action, supporting a culture of ownership and learning
Skilled in collaborative management environment, succeeding through regular meetings and clear formal and informal communication with members of the remote and local management teams.
We have a 5-day work week but given the 7 days a week operation, the 2 scheduled days off will vary based on shift patterns and business needs.

Basic Qualifications

• 1+ years of employee and performance management experience
• We have a 5-day work week but given the 7 days a week operation, the 2 scheduled days off will vary based on shift patterns and business needs

Preferred Qualifications

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

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