Jeff Bezos' giant, writes forbes.it, has announced that it will create 3 thousand permanent jobs in Italy by the end of the year, bringing its total workforce from 14 employees in 2021 to over 17 in more than 50 Italian locations. The Colleferro office, in the province of Rome, was also most likely interested.
"Amazon has become one of the largest job creators in Italy, offering stable and well-paid job opportunities across the country. It is particularly important to underline that these are quality jobs, as certified in 2021 and confirmed in 2022 by the Top Employers Institute, which rewards the quality of workplaces, training opportunities and career plans offered ", commented Mariangela Marseglia, vp country manager of Amazon.it and Amazon.es.
Amazon's commitment to new jobs
According to a study by The European House - Ambrosetti, which analyzes large companies in Italy, Amazon is the private company that has created more jobs in Italy in the last 10 years. On average, since starting operations in Italy in 2010, Amazon has created more than 26 permanent positions each week. Jobs at Amazon also offer a competitive salary from day one.
In 2021, thanks to an increase in wages linked to their regular revision, the initial salary amounts to 1.680 euro per month, 8% more than the standard salary set by the National Contract for the transport and logistics sector. In addition, employees receive a full package of benefits including discounts on Amazon.it and supplemental accident insurance.
Create employment in the most disadvantaged areas
Amazon has also created stable employment in areas marked by high levels of unemployment. Today it employs 5 thousand people with permanent contracts in Central and Southern Italy. "Since 2010, Amazon has invested over 8,7 billion euros in Italy for its growth and to support the digitization of the country ", he adds Lorenzo Barbo, head of Amazon Italia Logistica. "Investments that have generated new quality jobs that are contributing to Italy's growth. The increase in jobs goes hand in hand with the growth of our logistics network: a few weeks ago a new distribution center went into operation. Ardea, metropolitan area of Rome, in which we will create 200 jobs within three years. Furthermore, again within the year we will open our first distribution center in Abruzzo, in San Salvo, where 1.000 new permanent jobs will be created within three years ”.
Investing in digital transformation
A leading role is also played by the continuous investments in logistics and cloud infrastructures throughout the country to support digital transformation. Amazon recently announced its commitment to supporting the more than 18 SMEs that sell on Amazon to achieve 1,2 billion euros in annual overseas sales by 2025.
A concrete contribution to achieving the objectives of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan: "The industrial policy implemented by the Mise through the support that accompanies development projects of innovative companies, even small and young, provides an important contribution to the country in terms of ideas, opportunities on the markets and new employment", Said the Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Gilbert Pichetto. "It is also in this perspective that we look with interest at the growth of Amazon in our territory ".
Support for small and medium-sized enterprises
At the heart of Amazon's business is supporting small and medium-sized businesses, which account for more than half of all annual sales. Talents who want to support Italian SMEs can apply for different open roles such as head of Amazon Business - seller services o Sr program Mgr seller experience o 3P operations manager.
The company is also looking for workers, for example, for roles in software development, marketing, finance or future technology research, as well as picking and shipping goods. The range of qualifications is equally wide and reflects the skills present in the communities in which we operate: some activities do not require a formal qualification, while others require solid experience in cutting-edge research such as, for example,Hardware Integration Engineer - Advanced Technologies or the Product Support Engineer within the Amazon Robotics Global Safety and Support (GSS) team.
The protection of safety in the workplace
Amazon also plans to become the safest workplace in the world. That's why it invests millions each year in training and technology to enable people to do their jobs safely. The value of diversity is also very important to Amazon: more than 1200 people under 24 (the average age of Amazon employees is 34) of more than 100 different nationalities.
There are also many job opportunities for more mature people: 8% of employees are over 50 and the oldest employee is 64.