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Job Description
Area Shift Manager at Amazon in Zaragoza
When you join Amazon as an Area/Shift Manager, you’ll gain experience leading a large and diverse team to make sure your area of the business keeps pace with demand. In this hands-on role, you’ll learn about the complexity of operations at a global business and what it takes to make everything run seamlessly. While you implement your team’s approach to drive productivity, you’ll also work closely with your colleagues to address challenges, which means no two days will be the same.
Key job responsibilities
- Promote a culture of safety and wellbeing
- Analyse and implement corrective actions to make sure quality and productivity are at consistently high levels, 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
- Analyse performance and suggest process improvements to optimise work and improve customer service
- Collaborate with other managers to standardise shift processes
A day in the life
You’ll work shifts and be based at one of our operational sites. Your main focus will be to maintain safety standards within your team and across your site. You’ll also monitor and maintain process efficiency. Your days will always include prioritising routine team management and daily operational tasks, alongside other tasks like individual escalations, process improvement work and wide-scale operational contingency planning.
Being a key part of the operations team involves working with colleagues in other teams and external partners to make sure we stay on track to meet our customer demands and targets. This will involve analysing data and performance metrics with leaders in your business area, as well as discussing the operational pros and cons of technical improvements with engineers.
Basic Qualifications
- Completed University degree before the start date OR graduated within the last 24 months
- Advanced proficiency in written and verbal English and local language
- Relevant experience in performing data analysis
Preferred Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business/Management, Engineering or another related field.
- Experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
- Experience in a logistical working environment
- Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment
Key skills/competency
- Operations Management
- Team Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Data Analysis
- Customer Service
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Performance Management
- Problem Solving
- Communication
How to Get Hired at Amazon
- Tailor your resume: Highlight relevant experience in operations, team leadership, and data analysis, using keywords from the job description.
- Showcase your degree: Emphasize your completed university degree or recent graduation within the last 24 months.
- Demonstrate language skills: Clearly state your advanced proficiency in English and Spanish.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your analytical skills and experience in logistical or managerial roles.
- Understand Amazon's culture: Research Amazon's commitment to customer obsession, safety, and innovation.
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