“Many of the problems we face have no textbook solution, and so we-happily-invent new ones.” – Jeff Bezos
Amazon’s mission is to be Earth’s most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. Amazon’s evolution from website to c-commerce and publishing partner to development platform is driven by the pioneering spirit that is part of the company’s DNA. More than 268,900 employees worldwide keep the wheels turning at Amazon, with global corporate offices in Australia, Singapore, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Slovakia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
We create. We build. We take ownership for what we do – whether we’re developing a new technology in-house or launching a new Fulfillment Center. Together, we’re constantly creating the ideas, services and products that make life easier for Amazon’s millions of customers. Regardless of role, each Amazonian is completely focused on working hard, having fun and making history.
About Amazon India:
We made our foray into the Indian market with the launch of Junglee.com, enabling retailers in India to advertise their products to millions of Indian shoppers and drive targeted traffic to their stores. In June 2013, we launched www.amazon.in for shoppers in India with an endeavor to give customers more of what they want – low prices, vast selection, fast and reliable delivery, and a trusted and convenient online shopping experience. In India we have 40+ fulfillment centers which are operational and are spread across some of the major cities, with over a total storage area of 5.5 million square feet+. Amazon India operations has distribution centers in over 250+ cities, having over 42+ sort centers and delivering to over 19000 pin codes in India.
We are proud to have some of the finest talent and leaders with proven experience working to make Amazon the Earth’s most customer-centric company.
Our Recruiters work in a fast-paced, high volume recruiting organization. Each plays an important role in managing recruiting activities and building candidate relationships —often providing candidates with their first impression of Amazon. The ideal person will be an organizational guru, work effectively with internal and external clients and candidates, possess great communication skills, have the ability to shift gears at a moment’s notice and enjoy the challenges of helping to build a great organization of talented individuals. This is an amazing opportunity for someone looking to broaden their experience and work in a top recruiting organization.
The recruiter for the Operations vertical would be responsible towards delivering the critical hiring demand from the India operations business to support Amazon’s aggressive growth plans. The incumbent will partner with business leaders to identify and strategize their short term and long term hiring needs. They will build effective candidate generation and sourcing strategies for volume hiring as well as niche positions, while ensuring great candidate experience. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated innovation, strategy and should be able to resolve complex business problems.
Key job responsibilities
• Partner with hiring teams to build effective strategies for meeting business hiring needs.
• Ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment.
• Be able to recruit active/passive candidates, gauge for fitment and understand their motivation" rather than sell a role.
• Possess strong ability to screen/interview candidates within the framework of the position specifications and prepare an ideal candidate slate within an appropriate and consistent timeline.
• Build and maintain network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and on-going relationship management; conducts in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high offer-to-interview ratios.
• Communicate effectively with the hiring manager and interview team to ensure preparedness during the interview process. Share and exchange information with all levels of management.
• Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine-tuning standard processes for recruiting that fits within Amazon's mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer.
• Provide a great candidate experience and act as a candidate advocate.
• Articulate in writing a plan with deliverable, timelines and a formal tracking process.
• Participate in special projects/recruiting initiatives including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, and identification of top performers for senior-level openings.
- 6+ months of human resources experience
- 6+ months of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
- Experience in confidential environments
- Bachelors degree is minimum
- 1+ years of human resources experience
- 1+ years of customer service experience
- 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
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.