Our Leaders play a crucial role in exceeding expectations and providing a superb customer experience; critical to Amazons success which is built on a foundation of customer obsession and innovation. This position is a multi-faceted role requiring the ability to balance strategy and execution. The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for all aspects of the operations including people management and development process and meeting or exceeding the expectations and promise made to our customers. You will lead a dynamic team of Operations and Area Managers to achieve operational excellence through coaching and mentoring the team; driving employee engagement and building leadership bench strength.
As a senior leader you will oversee salaried and hourly employees in a fast-paced complex operations facility up to a million square feet.
Our Senior Operations Managers serve as the face of the organization to potentially thousands of employees and the community where the center is located. This position offers unlimited career potential as we continue to grow our global footprint.
Key job responsibilities
- Owns and delivers the operational budget for functional area including safety productivity financial and labor planning and operational goals for outbound or inbound operations
- Responsible for providing strategic level/long-term planning (3 6 and 12 months out) including labor planning rate forecasting and peak season planning
- Drives continuous improvement projects to optimize operations and improve productivity to meet and exceed business objectives; works on strategic projects that have total building and network-wide impact. Effectively leverages the Operations and Area Managers to solicit ideas and understand problems and challenges in the building.
- Networks with other leaders across the network to solicit and share process improvements and drive efficiencies and cost savings.
- Establishes objectives and metrics for safety quality productivity and customer experience
- Sets clear goals and expectations for Operations and Area Managers. Measures performance provides feedback and holds leaders accountable
- Mentors and develops leaders and staff
- Participates in recruiting to identify and evaluate associates and internal/external candidates for promotion and hire.
- Works closely with support staff (HR Finance Maintenance Engineering Safety IT and other leaders) to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiatives
- Bachelors degree or equivalent or 2 years of full-time Amazon experience
- 3 years of direct management experience
- Experience in performance metrics process improvement and Lean methodologies
- Experience with staffing lifecycle including interviewing hiring performance management and terminations
- Work flexible schedule including weekends nights and holidays
- Bachelors degree or equivalent or experience in Engineering Operations Business Administration or a related field
- 4 years of developing a team of technical professionals across multiple locations experience
- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
- Experience running an effective operational excellence program
- Experience with leadership and mentorship of personnel within large organizations
- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines or experience completing complex tasks quickly with little to no guidance and react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at MN Lakeville - 135000.00 - 182700.00 USD annually