Amazon
Sr. Operations Manager
$135K–$183K
Sacramento, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years direct management experience, including a salaried workforce, in a manufacturing, production or distribution environment.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
About the job
Leads an inbound or outbound fulfillment-center operation, overseeing performance, people development, continuous improvement, and customer-focused safety and quality standards.
What you'll do
- Own budgetary performance and operational excellence; lead, coach, and develop Operations and Area Managers.
- Drive Lean initiatives, process improvements, and quality programs while meeting safety and performance standards.
- Partner across functions and share ideas and best practices across the site and network.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Work flexible hours as business demands, including overnight, weekends and holidays.
- 7+ years direct management experience, including a salaried workforce, in a manufacturing, production or distribution environment.
- Experience with performance metrics, process improvement and Lean techniques, and the full staffing lifecycle.
Nice to have
- Experience with a contingent workforce during peak seasons.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations or related field; MBA preferred.
Pay
135,000.00 - 182,700.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Lean, Amazon Robotics, autonomous mobile robots, computer vision, depth sensing, machine learning
AI focus
The fulfillment center uses machine learning as part of its Amazon Robotics technology; the role posting does not specify direct AI development responsibilities.
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