Transportation Operations Manager, ZA

Amazon; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce platform in South Africa is seeking a Transportation Operations Manager to oversee and improve operations. In this role, you'll manage stakeholder relationships to ensure timely program launches and high-quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of management experience and a flexible schedule. You'll work closely with various teams to maintain operational excellence and continuous improvement. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within a dynamic team, fueled by Amazon's commitment to innovation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience.
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.

Responsibilities

• Own deployment of continuous improvement initiatives for network standards.
• Monitor and manage operations of assigned sites to deliver to execution goals.
• Serve as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Employee and performance management

Customer obsession

Collaboration with stakeholders

Process improvement

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, transportation logistics

Job description

Description

Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer‑centric company where customers can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want—low prices, vast selection, and convenience—Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world‑class e‑commerce platform, driven by the spirit of innovation that is part of the company's DNA. The world’s brightest minds come to Amazon to research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and sellers around the world.

Amazon Operations is the underlying fulfillment and customer service engine that ensures Amazon creates the same consistent, world‑class customer experience every time. We are looking for high‑potential, flexible, innovative, and forward‑thinking professionals to join our Operations team in South Africa.

Key Job Responsibilities

As an Transportation Operations Manager you will be working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to achieve timely launches of new programs and capabilities, as well as deliver consistent, high‑quality operations outcomes for customers.

With strong Customer Obsession and a high sense of Ownership, you will utilize your skills to manage safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promise. You will collaborate with support teams including Safety and Loss Prevention, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Human Resources and Delivery Experience to develop plans to meet operational business objectives. You will partner closely with Fulfillment Operations, Network Operations Centre and Supply Chain, as well as external delivery partners to ensure smooth daily operations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own deployment of continuous improvement initiatives for network standards
• Monitor and manage operations of assigned sites to deliver to execution goals and drive improvement
• Serve as a liaison between the internal and external stakeholders keeping in mind the objectives, limits, conformance and information privacy
• Work in an environment that is subject to variable temperatures, weather and volume peaks

A Day in the Life

• Review daily performance reports and work with sites and delivery partners to bridge performance gaps and implementing corrective actions
• Manage emerging issues that may risk delivery operations, putting in place mitigations to protect customer promise and delivery experience
• Prepare and contribute to weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews
• Respond to customer and stakeholder escalations

About the Team

South Africa Operations are a small, but mighty team powering our vision to be the most loved e‑commerce store in South Africa by delighting customers with the best, locally‑relevant fulfillment experience. We get stuff done upholding Amazon's Day 1 culture. We are committed to developing our employees. We invent in our communities and innovate continuously. When we fail, we do so quickly, learn and iterate.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, transportation logistics
• 3+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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