Area Manager

Afaq - Warehouse Branch - J02; Medina; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Medina is looking for an experienced operations leader to launch and scale Fulfillment Operations. The successful candidate will manage complex facility projects while collaborating with various functional teams to ensure high quality and productivity. This role requires strong project management and communication skills, along with at least 2 years of employee performance management experience. The position also involves leading multiple sites and adapting to flexible work schedules.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience.
• 3+ years of experience with performance metrics and process improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex facility projects.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety and well-being.
• Analyze and implement corrective actions to meet business objectives.
• Support and lead a team to build a strong team culture.

Skills

Project management

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Performance metrics

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Do you pioneer? Do you enjoy breaking down and solving complex problems for the benefit of a quickly expanding customer base, focusing first on our customers and working backwards? Ultra Fast Groceries is looking for a highly experienced operations leader to launch and scale Ultra Fast service in AMET. The successful candidate will be responsible for Fulfillment Operations and select other cross-functional start-up activities, championing, challenging and sometimes signing off on network standards, executing assigned pre-launch tasks, and being accountable for building results on launch until sustained phase. They will be a natural self-starter who is comfortable leading large, complex facility projects, with a true hands-on approach, strong project management skills, and effective communication. Post-launch, the leader will transition from a PM role to lead the FC/Store Ops organization for multiple sites/countries with a team of Area Managers.

To be successful, you need to be comfortable interfacing with and driving various functional teams, ranging from finance, business, HR, operations, real estate, projects and procurement, and individuals at all levels of the organization. Open-mindedness, drive, ambition and the ability to deal with ambiguity will help you remain innovative in our culture.

Key responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety and well-being
• Analyze and implement corrective actions to ensure quality, productivity and SLAs are consistently high and business objectives are met across all shifts
• Support and lead a team and handle administrative work alongside building and supporting a strong team culture
• Analyze performance and suggest process improvements to optimize work and improve customer service
• Collaborate with other managers to standardize shift processes
• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• 3+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience
• 1+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex facility projects
• Strong project management and communication skills
• Experience interfacing with cross-functional teams across finance, HR, procurement, operations, and real estate

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