Description

　　* Site Leader requires shift work from Monday to Friday 9am - 6pm, with strong ownership to act upon business emergency on weekends and night shifts*

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　　Amazon.sg includes Fresh, the fastest benefit for Prime members, which offers one-hour and two-hour delivery on thousands of items. Fresh is powered by Amazon’s growing network of fulfilment centers that utilize high-end technology to speed up order delivery times for customers. Prime members can get daily essentials such as coffee, batteries and nappies, as well as other popular items like games consoles, toys and sports equipment, delivered right to their door in an hour or less.

　　We are looking to hire an Operations Manager for our Singapore site to join the team that redefines fast delivery and help us build and grow this service for our customers. This is your chance to make history.

　　Our overall mission is simple: we want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds and implement innovation.

　　This is your chance to make history.

　　Operations is at the heart of Amazon customer experience. Each action we undertake is done on behalf of our customers, as meeting their expectations makes us feel good.

　　The Operations teams in our Fulfilment Centers are responsible for teams controlling the vast range of fast-paced inventory from inbound to outbound and work very hard to ensure that our customers receive what they want, when they want it.

　　The role of Operations Manager is a critical position and delivers huge impact both on the customer experience and on bottom line performance within the Fulfilment Centre. You will report to the Multi Site Lead and you will be directly responsible for a team of Area Managers and their direct reports. As well as motivating them to do their best, it will be down to you to plan and resource everything effectively to handle the peak season.

　　As an Operations Manager, you will also lead on numerous improvement projects (KAIZEN) aimed at streamlining activities while driving up performance and quality. Taking part in site, regional and global initiatives, you will tackle complex problems that affect customers and work to resolve them with innovative solutions. You will be given a real opportunity to shape your area with ideas that could be rolled out across the Amazon network.

　　Whatever you focus on, it will be aimed at ensuring service excellence whilst continuously improving our processes.

　　Responsibilities:

　　You will play a critical role in the management, control and direction of Outbound and Inbound. The extent of your duties will include:

　　Maintain health and safety standards within area and promote a positive health and safety culture on site.

　　Lead, motivate and support a large team within a time-sensitive and demanding environment. This will include the setup and implementation of career development plans for all direct reports.

　　Be a Subject-Matter Expert on larger processes and activities within the fulfilment centers, i.e. 5s audits, alignment with Standard Work procedures across the network.

　　Management of the timely data collection to update operations metrics on an hourly basis, in an inventory control and systems environment, to achieve productivity targets, reduce cost per unit, eliminate errors and thus deliver excellent customer service.

　　Work closely with other support teams (HR, Financial Manager, Facilities Manager, Safety & Security Manager, IT Manager) on staffing plans, schedules and performance levels to enable the Fulfilment Centre and the broader Operations network to attain Amazon’s Business Plan.

　　Implement change and contribute in cross-functional Six Sigma initiatives within your site and the broader Amazon Operations network.

　　Drive continuous process improvement and make our customer experience better than ever.

　　The successful candidate will:

　　Have experience in leading large and diverse teams.

　　Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

　　Be competent in two or more production or supply chain areas, with an impressive track-record in a similar fast- paced logistics, distribution, manufacturing or engineering environment.

　　Have a sincere bias for action and be passionate about achieving results and driving production through efficiency and process improvement.

　　Possess the ability to manage detail, establish root cause and be able to extract and analyze data. Must be able to demonstrate effective problem-solving and analytical capability.

　　Thrive on change, inclined to operate with flexibility and commit the time required to get the job done. Work shifts, including weekends, in an operational 7/365 environment. Willing to relocate if necessary.

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

　　Singapore, SGP

　　Basic Qualifications

　　3+ years of employee and performance management experience

　　Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 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