Military Operations Manager

2 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Amazon UK Services Ltd. Full time
About the Role

This is a challenging and rewarding role for experienced professionals with a military background who are looking to apply their skills in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. As an Area Manager at Amazon UK Services Ltd., you will be responsible for leading a team of operations professionals to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our Fulfillment Centres.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the key responsibilities of this role include:

  • Leading a Team: You will be responsible for leading a team of operations professionals to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our Fulfillment Centres.
  • Safety and Wellbeing: You will be responsible for creating, overseeing, and driving a culture of safety and wellbeing within your team.
  • Process Improvement: You will be responsible for analysing and implementing changes to keep quality and productivity at a consistently high level.
  • Quality and Productivity: You will be responsible for overseeing projects to streamline processes, optimise productivity, and increase quality of service for customers within your area of responsibility.
About the Team

The Customer Fulfilment team is at the heart of Amazon's fast-paced Operations network. Our Fulfillment Centres are the 'First Mile' of Amazon's package delivery journey, where we manage dynamic inventory and facilitate speedy deliveries round the clock.

We are a diverse and dynamic team, with a wide range of skills and experience. Some of our team members work with physical products, while others analyse data to help everyone across the business make smart decisions. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team and help us drive innovation and excellence in all that we do.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for experienced professionals with a military background who have a passion for leading teams and driving process improvement. You will be responsible for creating a culture of safety and wellbeing within your team and for driving quality and productivity initiatives to improve customer service.

You will have a degree or equivalent and relevant experience in people management, communication, and data analysis. You will also have experience of working in a fast-paced environment and of using data or anecdotal evidence to influence business decisions.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Manchester, GBR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • A degree / equivalent
  • 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 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

About Amazon

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is a leading provider of customer fulfilment services. We are a dynamic and fast-paced company with a passion for innovation and excellence. We are committed to providing our customers with the best possible service and to creating a culture of safety and wellbeing within our team. If you are a motivated and talented individual who is looking for a new challenge, then we would love to hear from you.



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