Area Manager, Operations, AMZL

Operations is the beating heart of Amazon. As an Area Manager at a Delivery Station, this role sits at the centre of last-mile logistics, ensuring orders are fulfilled, dispatched, and delivered to customers on time and to the highest standard. The position involves leading a team focused on safety, efficiency, and quality, while driving continuous improvement projects across the operation.

• Key job responsibilities
• -Build, oversee, and champion a culture of safety and associate wellbeing across all shifts
• -Analyse operational performance data and implement changes to maintain consistently high quality and productivity standards
• -Lead and manage process improvement projects to streamline workflows and optimise Delivery Station output
• -Evaluate shift performance against business objectives and define clear action plans to strengthen operational excellence
• -Collaborate with fellow managers to standardise best practices and ensure consistency across all shifts
• -Act as a role model and mentor to new and developing managers within the team

• A day in the life
• No two days are the same in a Delivery Station. Responsibilities span routine team management and daily operational tasks through to large-scale contingency planning and network-wide process improvement initiatives. The primary focus remains on owning a culture of safety, upholding quality standards, and ensuring each shift performs at its best. Mentoring emerging talent and role-modelling Amazon's Leadership Principles are equally central to the day-to-day experience.

• About the team
• Amazon Logistics (AMZL) manages last-mile delivery in partnership with third-party distribution businesses, combining creative thinking and continuous improvement to get millions of products into customers' hands. The mission is to deliver a seamless customer experience while rolling out innovative global delivery solutions, including Amazon Fresh and Prime Now.

The Delivery Station operates across two dimensions: an under-the-roof team that processes and dispatches millions of products daily, and an on-the-road network operating through Amazon Flex. The team runs 24/7 across most locations, with a strong people-first culture, particularly supporting associates on overnight shifts. Innovation is constant, from finding new ways to tackle industry logistics challenges to reducing the carbon footprint through advanced technology and a growing fleet of Electric Vehicles.

Basic qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree, or Advanced degree
• - Experience in people management
• - Experience working with multiple groups of stakeholders
• - Experience using data analysis to drive business decisions
• - Speak, write, and read fluently in Spanish and English at C1 level or above

Preferred qualifications

• - Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
• - Experience in warehouse operations and logistics or equivalent
• - Experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment

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