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Operations Manager, Grocery Distribution Center

Amazon

Wilmington, ILJob$91–137K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$91–137K/yr
Location
Wilmington, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Amazon seeks a customer-focused Operations Manager for a grocery distribution center. The manager leads and develops salaried and hourly employees, maintains safety, quality, attendance, and performance standards, and supports timely customer deliveries. The role drives productivity improvements through data-informed decisions, analytical problem-solving, forecasting, and collaboration with site, regional, and support teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Employee ManagementPerformance ManagementPerformance MetricsProcess ImprovementLean TechniquesFlexible SchedulingLiftingStanding and WalkingPushing and PullingSquatting, Bending, and ReachingClimbing Stairs

Qualifications

3+ Years Employee and Performance Management ExperienceBachelor's Degree or Equivalent or 2+ Years Amazon Experience1+ Years Performance Metrics, Process Improvement, or Lean Techniques Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

We are looking for motivated, customer-focused individuals who want to join our team as an Operations Manager. In this role, you will play a key part in maintaining our customer expectations to ensure customer orders are delivered at the right time, to the right location. You will lead and develop a team of salaried and hourly talent. You will be responsible for engaging your team during their shifts to maintain the highest levels of safety, quality, attendance, and performance. To achieve this, managers are expected to provide their team with the tools needed for success while driving improvements through data-driven decisions and analytical problem-solving.

Key job responsibilities

  • Support, mentor, and motivate your team

Lead large-scope projects with site and regional impact

Create and implement productivity plans through forecast reviews, determining productivity requirements, and partnering with other Leaders to load balance

  • Manage safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promises

Collaborate with all support teams including Safety, Ops Integration, Loss Prevention and Human Resources to develop plans to meet business objectives

  • Lift up to 49 pounds, stand and walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach, as well as continuously climb and descend stairs

Work in an environment where the noise level varies and is subject to variable temperatures and weather (delivery stations include outside loading departments, and grocery locations include refrigerated environments)

Work a flexible schedule (weekends and/or overnight shifts)

About the team

Grocery Distribution Centers are facilities that house Amazon's selection of fresh food and other specialty products. These multi-temperature facilities supply both Amazon Fresh and our fulfillment centers that support our same-day delivery service. At our distribution centers, you'll focus on safety in all stocking and sorting tasks, while helping to develop best practices. Your contributions will enhance your sites operations and could potentially improve processes across our entire network. Join us and help shape the future of grocery!

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of employee and performance management experience

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays

  • 1+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, IL, Wilmington - 91,000.00 - 136,500.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 8,341 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$91–137K/yr
  • Illinois median$75–95K/yr212 salary ranges
  • US median$84–118K/yr4,817 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 38% above the Illinois median midpoint ($83K) — in the middle half of Operations Manager salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 302 open Operations Manager jobs in Illinois and 8,341 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (6,272 postings).
Education
1,705 of the 8,341 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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