Paul Kuriakode

Area Manager @Amazon

Bedford, GB

As an Area Manager at Amazon, I lead operations in a high-volume fulfillment center, with a strong focus on performance, efficiency, and continuous improvement. I am responsible for overseeing a team of over 20 associates while ensuring safety, quality, and productivity standards are consistently met and exceeded.Key responsibilities and achievements: • Metric Ownership: I own and drive three critical site-level metrics—Concessions, Wasted Trucks, and LQ360—developing targeted action plans that have led to measurable improvements in customer experience, logistics efficiency, and operational quality. • Process Improvement: Led a cross-functional project with EMEA stakeholders that delivered monthly cost savings of over through improved planning, communication, and resource utilization. • Data-Driven Operations: Utilize Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, nested IFs) and SQL to analyze trends, forecast resource needs, and identify operational bottlenecks. • Leadership & Team Development: Manage and develop a team of associates, providing coaching, feedback, and career development support in line with Amazon’s leadership principles. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Regularly engage with Planning, Finance, and Senior Leadership to align on strategy, performance targets, and new initiatives.This role has deepened my expertise in logistics, stakeholder management, and scalable operations—laying the foundation for my future progression into program and project management roles within Amazon.#AmazonOperations #Leadership #TeamManagement #Logistics #ATS #Innovation #ProcessImprovement

The John Henry Newman Catholic School

GCSE

The John Henry Newman Catholic School

A-Levels

University of Surrey

Bachelor of Science - BS (Honours), Physics