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Amazon has announced new area manager positions for recent and upcoming graduates in Raleigh, North Carolina. The announcement was made on Amazon Jobs, updated on January 24, 2025.

According to Amazon Jobs, the area manager role involves managing and mentoring a team of 50-100 Amazon associates to achieve key performance goals. Responsibilities include motivating staff, ensuring safety and quality standards are met, and overseeing daily operations such as truck deliveries and package handling. The position requires candidates to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment with shifts that may include nights, weekends, and holidays. Managers will also operate equipment like pallet jacks and powered industrial trucks (PIT) when necessary and are expected to perform physical tasks such as lifting, bending, and climbing stairs.

Candidates should possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree with all requirements completed by August 2025. Preferred qualifications include strong communication skills, customer service abilities, and a background in supply chain management, business/management, engineering, or related fields. The role offers relocation benefits and compensation based on geographic location, with salaries ranging from $61,100 to $73,300 annually.

Amazon provides a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees and their families starting on day one for many roles. According to About Amazon, along with an average hourly wage of over $29 for customer fulfillment, transportation, and pharmacy employees, benefits include health care coverage, mental health resources, pre-paid college tuition options, paid parental leave of up to 20 weeks for birthing mothers and six weeks for adoptive parents. Additional perks feature financial counseling services, 401(k) plans with company match options, stock ownership opportunities, and unique family care benefits such as childcare assistance and support for parents of children with special needs.

Amazon offers a range of services including online shopping platforms as well as delivery of fresh produce and media distribution. The company operates various devices like Alexa and Fire TV while providing cloud solutions through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Its operations encompass logistics and customer service functions while delivering entertainment content via platforms like Amazon Originals series on Prime Video along with Audible audiobooks.