Returns Processing Associate(Reverse Logistics)Vacancy in New York

Role Based in New York

At a Glance

  • Job Title: Returns Processing Associate
  • Compensation: $19-$22/Hour (approx. $42.6k/Year)
  • Hiring Organization: Amazon
  • Apply your your professional skills skills at our New York location.
  • Benefits: Eligible team members receive standard benefits.
  • Clear growth pathways at our New York office.
  • Worksite: New York, NY
  • This New York-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
  • Our Amazon team in New York, NY is growing.
  • Benefit from working in New York, a key hub for the Reverse Logistics industry.


Master the Reverse Supply Chain

Not every journey ends at the customer's doorstep. When items are sent back, they enter the complex and highly analytical world of reverse logistics. As a Returns Processing Associate, you are the detective of the warehouse. If you possess a meticulous eye for detail, strong computer skills, and prefer a stationary, analytical environment over the heavy physical lifting of traditional warehouse jobs, this is an exceptional opportunity to build a long-term Amazon career.

The Science of Returns

Working in a specialized Returns Node (C-Returns) is fundamentally different from a fulfillment center. The environment is quieter, fully climate-controlled, and highly individualized. You will be stationed at a dual-monitor computer terminal, working methodically to inspect, grade, and route returned merchandise. Your decisions directly impact Amazon's financial recovery and sustainability efforts by keeping perfectly good items out of landfills.

  • Condition Grading & Fraud Detection: You will carefully open returned packages and inspect the items against strict digital guidelines. You must determine if an item is unopened, gently used, missing critical parts, or damaged. You will also be trained to identify return fraud (e.g., a customer returning a counterfeit item in an authentic box).
  • Data Entry & Customer Resolution: Based on your physical inspection, you will input specific condition codes into the warehouse management software. Your accurate data entry triggers the automated system to issue the correct financial refund to the customer's account.
  • Repackaging & Routing: Items deemed "Sellable" will be meticulously cleaned, re-bagged, and given a new barcode (LPN) so they can be routed back to a fulfillment center. Items that are damaged are digitally routed for liquidation or safe recycling.

A Sustainable Career Path

This role offers a fantastic gateway into Amazon's quality assurance, loss prevention, and data analysis departments. We support your career growth with our famous Day 1 benefits, which include comprehensive health insurance without waiting periods, a 401(k) with company match, generous paid time off, and access to the Career Choice tuition reimbursement program. Candidates must be 18+ and possess excellent reading comprehension and basic computer literacy.

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...

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