The AHS Ops Manager is accountable for creating a high performance culture that motivates AHS Specialists to demonstrate levels of ownership, accountability and seller advocacy that enable the vision of a remarkable Seller experience. As a front line manager of 15-20 Specialists, the AHS Ops Manager will provide coaching, guidance, and mentorship to drive achievement of individual and team performance goals. The AHS Ops Manager is responsible for providing timely and efficient service to our Sellers by optimizing the productivity of team that results in a perfect Seller Interaction, while adhering to AHS program processes that protect the buyer experience and Amazon from bad debt. Other responsibilities include interviewing, training, performance management, managing the global quality audit process, and employee engagement.
The team is looking for a candidate that is commitment to achieving excellence in the Specialists and Seller experience, and therefore a strong record of customer focus, a passion for employee development and a keen interest in process improvement are key requirements for this role.
Key job responsibilities
Summary of Responsibilities:
· Manages performance and behavior of 15-20 Account Health Support Specialists through effective 1:1 meetings, coaching, and mentorship.
· Direct line management for the Account Health Support Specialist role.
· Implements performance goals, monitors and evaluates against pre-set goals implementing action plans to resolve performance barriers as needed.
· Reviews and analyzes performance metrics to identify areas of opportunity that will drive performance improvement.
· Ensures that Specialists have a clear understanding of the performance and behavior criteria and how it impacts program performance and the overall Seller experience.
· Partners with AHS Program Management to execute daily staffing plans, identifies and reports significant volume and capacity changes, making just-in-time adjustments to ensure staffing requirements are met to achieve service levels goals.
· Manages schedules, monitors adherence, time-off planning, and attendance.
· Participates in daily Kaizen events to identify and implement process improvement change initiatives.
· Conducts Seller interaction quality audits and provide coaching to improve performance.
· Maintains a positive and professional demeanor always portraying the company in a positive light and effectively managing sensitive issues.
· Demonstrates excellent time-management and the ability to work independently while using departmental resources, policies and procedures.
· Liaise with other departments such as Transaction Risk Management Systems, Seller Experience, Seller Support, and Bad Debt.
About the team
Account Health Support (AHS) is a calling program that provides Professional Selling Partners support with their Account Health. AHS Specialists educate Selling Partners on Amazon policies and help them identify and resolve the root cause of pending account health issues, both at the listing and account level.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of process improvement and quality measures
- 6+ months of Seller/Vendor Support or SPRO experience or 1+ year relevant Amazon experience (escalations, investigations, operations leadership)
- 6+ months managing critical situations and communicate clearly with both internal and external stakeholders.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with operations, risk, fraud investigations etc.
- Solution focused, with passion for people leadership and a drive to nurture a culture of innovation reinforcing the value of the Amazon leadership principles. Excels at providing coaching and mentoring to others with a goal of achieving success. Advocate for Specialist engagement, fostering teamwork and collaboration towards achieving team goals. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to lead by example, motivate others to excellence and insist on the highest standards around performance, behaviors, and Seller interactions.
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