E-commerce firm Amazon to create 1500 jobs across UAE

As demand evolves, the expansion will help the company better serve customers and communities by delivering a smarter, faster and even more consistent experience. Amazon is fostering job creation as it increases its fulfilment centre storage capacity by 60 per cent, offering a wider selection of products to customers.

By the end of 2021, the company’s storage space in the UAE will be spread over more than 3.7 million cubic feet enabling Amazon to store millions of products for businesses. The expansion also creates additional jobs through its sellers and delivery partners. The company is adding four new delivery stations that will increase its total area by 70 per cent, speeding up the handling of deliveries and bolstering reach, Amazon said in a press release.

Amazon’s expansion in the UAE creates a diverse range of job opportunities. The operations expansion in the UAE will be delivered through a pipeline of new openings, closure of older buildings and upgrades, designed to deliver a better experience for Amazon’s customers. It is anchored by Amazon’s commitment to building sustainable operations as it expands across the region. 

Currently, the Amazon network across the UAE comprises two fulfilment centres, eight delivery stations, three sorting centres, and a network of delivery service partners. As Amazon continues to grow its footprint in the UAE, the health and safety of its employees, customers and partners remains paramount. The company has changed more than 150 processes in its logistics network to date and invested more than $11.5 billion globally in 2020 related to COVID-19. 

“We are scaling our operations to support the customer experience, getting people across the UAE what they want, when they want, wherever they are. Our expansion is underpinned by our support of the UAE’s growing digital economy, as we continue to invest in people, process and technology. As we accelerate our culture of innovation to better serve customers, we are excited to become an enabler of opportunity for talent in the UAE,” Prashant Saran, director of operations for Amazon Middle East and North Africa (MENA) said.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)