Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon.com, Inc. is a US-based multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994 and launched it online in 1995. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified, selling DVDs, CDs, MP3 downloads, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, and toys. Amazon has established separate websites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and China. Today, as a market leader in online retail, Amazon product lines include Amazon.com, A9.com, IMDb, Kindle, Amazon Web Services, Alexa.com, Audible.com, A2Z Development, Alexa Internet and Endless.com.
Amazon has great opportunities for experienced leaders wishing to pursue a career in Operations Management. We know that learning through experience is what transforms talented people into great leaders. Our roles are designed to accelerate the growth of leaders through challenging field experiences that stretch individual capability. Our Operations environment presents the candidates with great challenges in dealing with front line management, and driving scalable and continuous improvements across our Fulfillment Centers, Supply Chain & Transportation execution teams.

Role and Responsibilities:
Operations Managers are responsible for all budgetary, people development and operations objectives for all functional area of our Sort Center. Additional responsibilities include managing and leading a team of Area Managers, coaching and mentoring the team to ensure performance objectives are met, building positive employee relations and building leadership bench strength within the site.

Key job responsibilities
\xc3\x98 Drives creation of staffing plans, schedules, quality initiatives, process change initiatives, and other Change/Six Sigma initiatives to enable their Functional Area and ultimately the site to meet and exceed Business Plan.Sets / clarifies requirements and expectations for Area Managers.
\xc3\x98 Measures performance, provides feedback, and holds Area Managers accountable for their performance and the performance of their departments.
\xc3\x98 Leverages the Operations and Area Managers by sourcing and nurturing ideas, and rolling them into the creation of improvement plans for the functional area.
\xc3\x98 Takes proactive steps to ensure that best practices are shared across all departments, shifts and among the network.
\xc3\x98 Works closely with support staff (HR Manager, Financial Manager, Facilities Manager, S&LP Manager, and Other Sr. Ops. Managers, IT Manager) to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiatives in his/her area, as well as providing needed support and resources for other staff initiatives.
\xc3\x98 Able to address operational and personnel issues affecting functional area.
\xc3\x98 Surface issues with potential to affect multiple functional areas, along with ideas for solutions, to Leadership.

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

Kolkata, WB, IND

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of employee and performance management experience
- Bachelor\'s degree, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
- Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

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