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Sr. Operations Manager

Amazon.com Inc

  • Houston, TX
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Houston is the 4th largest city in the United States and one of the most ethnically diverse metros in the country, with over 145 languages spoken reflected in its incredible food scene featuring world-class Tex-Mex, Vietnamese, barbecue, and international cuisine. Year-round warm weather with proximity to Galveston Island beaches (about an hour away), Buffalo Bayou Park for kayaking and biking, and Hermann Park featuring the Houston Zoo with 6,000+ animals across 50 acres.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, TX
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    Description

    Description

    Help shape the future of fulfillment alongside passionate, talented people who are obsessed with delivering for customers. As a Senior Operations Manager at our HOU2 building in Houston, TX, you"ll be at the helm of a high-performing robotics fulfillment center that delivers for millions of Amazon customers every day. This is your opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a measurable impact on one of the world"s most customer-obsessed supply chains. Be part of something extraordinary from day one.

    What You"ll Do

    Own the operation - Take full accountability for budgetary performance, people development, and operational excellence across your functional area (Inbound or Outbound).

    Lead and develop leaders - Manage, coach, and mentor a team of Operations and Area Managers, setting clear expectations and holding them accountable while building the next generation of Amazon leaders.

    Drive continuous improvement - Champion Lean initiatives, process innovations, and quality programs that push your team and the FC to exceed business goals.

    Deliver a world-class customer experience - Ensure safety, quality, and performance standards are met or exceeded every single day.

    Collaborate cross-functionally - Partner with HR, Finance, Facilities, Safety, IT, and peer leaders to secure resources, share best practices, and drive site-wide success.

    Cultivate ideas - Source and nurture innovative ideas from your team, translating them into actionable improvement plans that raise the bar across the network.

    Share best practices - Take proactive steps to ensure best practices are shared across all departments, shifts, and the broader network.

    Additional Job Elements to this Hands-On Leadership Role

    Lift and move totes up to 49 pounds each

    Regular bending, lifting, stretching and reaching both below the waist and above the head

    Walking in the FC and around area with great frequency; facilities are over a quarter mile in length

    Continual standing and/or walking an average of 5 miles daily

    Ability to work in construction / distribution environments that may be noisy, unlit, unheated, not air-conditioned

    Able to access all areas of building (ascending and descending ladders, stairs, gangways safely and without limitation)

    Fun Facts About This Location

    HOU2 is an 855,000-square-foot Amazon Robotics (AR) Sortable Fulfillment Center, roughly the size of 14 football fields, processing hundreds of thousands of packages per day

    Located at 10550 Ella Blvd in Houston, TX, near George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), making it a strategic logistics hub

    HOU2 launched in 2017 as a GEN 9 ARS Sortable building with AFE 3.0 & 2.0 technology, and has grown into one of the top-performing sites in the AR network across Safety, People, Quality, and Productivity

    The site achieved Platinum Ship Dock status a recognition of operational excellence, and lives by its motto: "Working Hard, Having Fun and Making History"

    HOU2 offers public fulfillment center tours where visitors can see Amazon Robotics in action, with associates working alongside robots to pick, pack, and ship items

    Houston is the 4th largest city in the United States and one of the most ethnically diverse metros in the country, with over 145 languages spoken reflected in its incredible food scene featuring world-class Tex-Mex, Vietnamese, barbecue, and international cuisine

    Home to NASA"s Johnson Space Center, the Texas Medical Center (the largest medical complex in the world), and a world-renowned Museum District with 19 museums, many offering free admission

    Major professional sports teams call Houston home: the Texans (NFL), Astros (MLB), Rockets (NBA), Dynamo (MLS), and Dash (NWSL)

    Year-round warm weather with proximity to Galveston Island beaches (about an hour away), Buffalo Bayou Park for kayaking and biking, and Hermann Park featuring the Houston Zoo with 6,000+ animals across 50 acres

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

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