Area Manager

DESCRIPTION

Are you a recent graduate with a passion for learning, management and/or data driven problem solving? At Amazon we’re on the lookout for the curious, those who think big and want to define the world of tomorrow.

At Amazon, you will grow into the high impact, visionary person you know you’re ready to be. Every day will be filled with exciting new challenges, developing new skills, and achieving personal growth. How often can you say that your work changes the world? At Amazon, you’ll say it often. Join us and define tomorrow.

Based out of our one of distribution centres across the country, Graduate Area Managers work alongside employees in our distribution centres in order to support their growth & development, identify and remove barriers the teams face, and display ownership of a fast-paced team environment.

After your initial training and mentorship, you will have a team of associates reporting to you. You’ll support the training and integration of your team. You will build skills and experience that will turn your job into a career!

Key job responsibilities You’ll be an inspiring leader at one of our Delivery Stations, where you'll work to continuously improve the efficiency of delivery processes, ensuring that customer orders are delivered quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively. In this position, you'll lead a team or a process from day one.

At Amazon, we trust the people we hire and provide plenty of support to help you hit the ground running. Our culture is learn-by-doing oriented; you'll take control of your career. Leading by example, you’ll be responsible for the training and integration of your team, while driving progress as you strive for excellence together.

You’ll exercise sound judgement, ensuring progress and targets are realistic and achievable. It’ll be worth it; the impact you could have, within one of the world’s biggest, most innovative companies, won’t go unnoticed. With us, you can have a hand in creating the future of operations and logistics.

As a graduate Area Manager you will: • Review and understanding the transportation process from Fulfilment Centres to delivery stations • Measure and Ensure enough bandwidth in sortation team to ensure peak time delivery management • Continuously improve the through put and attain a sustained level of delivery performance improvement • Review and assist on analysis of the data reports to identify performance bottlenecks and improve the performance • Research and review on the formal process control and process improvement mechanisms such as Kaizen • Need to safeguard your team’s safety while at work. • Uphold Amazon’s high standards of quality. • Demonstrate problem-solving and analytical capabilities.

Please note: This role is based on day shift or night shift, with shift hours from 7am - 5pm, or 7pm - 5am. You will be working shifts from Sunday to Wednesday, or Wednesday to Saturday.

About the team As a Graduate Area Manager, you are part of something bigger and amazing. This isn't a corporate role, you will be based in the heart of the action at one of our Delivery Stations, working with other Area Managers, support staff and learning everything you need to know about how Amazon Operations works. You will be provided with a mentor who will support you and guide your work, along with a strong intern support network.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Completed a tertiary qualification (undergraduate or post-graduate) in the last 24 months in any discipline or degree • People focused • Loves to analyse problems • Solution oriented • Able to work independently • Possess leadership qualities • Loves to have fun and make history!

Please note: To be eligible for this program you will have already graduated for your degree to commence the program by end March 2024.