Inventory Control and Quality Assurance Area Manager, AMET ICQA

Do you aim to have a dynamic impact on the world?
Are you up for creating solutions and solving tomorrow’s problems today? Then we have the opportunity for you!

We are looking to hire an ICQA Area Manager to be part of our fulfillment centre Inventory Control and Quality Assurance (ICQA) team. Our fulfillment centres sit at the heart of Amazon’s rapidly growing operations network: they are where we manage our fast-moving inventory. In each fulfillment centre, our teams stow deliveries, pick products, package them up and ship them out; each of these groups have played their part in taking us where we are today.

These fulfillment centres are fast-paced and high reward environments, where adherence to policies and procedures is key. We need the right type of leader to ensure that we deliver as reliably as ever to our customers, while making sure our teams deliver on customer obsession.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead and supervise a team of hourly associates in Inventory Control/Quality Assurance operations within the fulfilment centre:
- Support safety programs and compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all associates
- Coordinate inventory control maintenance and random counts in accordance with network count strategies, ensuring compliance and consistency with SOX
- Measure quality, inventory integrity, and accuracy while providing proactive feedback to the operations management team
- Conduct shift planning and forecasting, alongside assigning and directing work
- Plan for and identify root causes of inventory deviation, via cause and effect analysis
- Support network-wide fulfilment & operations-focused quality initiatives
- Review and analyse customer complaints and process defect data, followed by development of corresponding action plans to reduce future incidents
- Drive process improvements and develop team members’ ability to keep pace with our rapid growth, while motivating others and reducing employee turnover
- Appraise the performance of team members; developing, rewarding and coaching employees

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in Business English skills, both verbal and written
- Experience in data analysis and reporting
- 3+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Bachelor's degree, or Bachelor of Arts degree

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree, or Master's degree in management, business administration, economics, engineering, marketing
- Experience using SQL databases to manage and analyze large data sets
- Experience with an e-commerce company
- Experience in lean or six sigma methodologies for operational, process, and performance improvement projects including process mapping and process re-design

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.