Operations Lead (One Year Contract), Visual Innovation Team

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required


• ‎5+ years experience in a high volume, high production operations environment


• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements, preferably with LEAN or Six Sigma methodology


• ‎2+ years’ experience driving multi-organizational projects, from initial concept to final deliverable managing various stakeholders


• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, SQL and Access


• ‎2+ Years experience developing long term business, and/or account strategy with a demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple complex projects and priorities across different teams and organizations, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  Amazon is looking for an experienced Operations Lead (One Year Contract) to
  lead studio operations initiatives for multiple Studios in MENA region and
  Central Planning team. As an Operations Lead, you will oversee the workflow,
  inventory, accounting compliance and loss prevention of product. You set daily
  production goals and ensure resources are in place to meet targets,
  coordinating directly with Studio, Business partners, FC/facility and
  logistics teams to ensure seamless planning for product requiring imaging. You
  will work closely with Studio leadership and account managers to unblock
  catalog enhancement volumes, track progress and create relevant reports.
  You will forecast future volumes and make plans to ensure capacity meets
  demand, creating contingency plans and reacting quickly to changing
  priorities.
  You will ensure standard operating procedures are followed, identify
  inefficiencies in workflow and drive a culture of continuous improvement. You
  collaborate and share best practices with your peers worldwide, delivering
  innovative operating procedures that can scale at high volumes.

Key job responsibilities
* Support annual and quarterly planning cycles for volume, productivity and goals, track them through continuous inspection and reiterations, working through obstacles and gaining support from various stakeholders along the way.
* Ensure to meet Studio KPIs on weekly and Monthly basis.
* Collaborate with a team of Operation Associates supporting operations goals and volume planning for multiple studios.
* Planning and overseeing the flow of product and virtual assets through all stages of the studio workflow
* Using systems/data to track and plan for volume and flow of product that requires imaging
* Contributing Kaizen expertise and driving a culture of continuous improvement within studio and/or region
* Collecting and analyzing data and testing solutions for process improvements and new initiatives
* Regularly reporting key productivity and quality metrics to stakeholders
* Creating training and process documentation
* Build and scale process-related solutions that have metric impact through multiple projects and automation; driving the adoption of solutions across teams.
About the team
Visual Innovation Team builds the world’s best online shopping experience
through photography, video, graphic design, and usability design enabling
millions of customers to make more informed purchasing decisions. Imaging at
Amazon is a large and fast-growing network of teams located throughout North
America, Europe, Asia and Middle East focusing on fashion and product
photography, photo retouching, graphic design, video and CGI production,
automated image acquisition, and image support services. We are continually
innovating and setting new industry standards for showcasing 10s of millions
of products across multiple global marketplaces. We are obsessed with
innovating on behalf of our customers, and continually push beyond the
boundaries of traditional e-commerce photography and videography.

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

Cairo, EGY

• Previous experience working in a high volume commercial studio, or fulfillment center in an operational management capacity


• Experience successfully leading teams/functions through change


• Proficiency using multiple platforms and software to create/measure productivity and other