Amazon opens near Rome, 1200 jobs expected

The new logistics hub, which will be Amazon’s second Distribution Center in the country, will begin operations in autumn 2017. Amazon will invest €150 million in the new 60,000 sqm operational unit, also boosting the local economy’s development. The company plans to create up to 1,200 new jobs within three years of commencing operations.In the last five years, we have created over 1,000 new permanent jobs in our active distribution center in Castel San Giovanni, and today we are pleased to announce that we will create another 1,200 in the new hub in Passo Corese over the next three years. he declaredRoy Perticucci, Amazon Vice-President Operations Europe.This new operational unit –Perticucci continued – will be integrated into Amazon’s network, which comprises twenty-nine Distribution Centers in seven European countries. These allow us to meet growing demand and keep our promises of fast and reliable deliveries to customers in Italy. I am convinced that the local economy will also benefit from this investment, with new jobs and new opportunities for businesses to collaborate with one of the most advanced logistics networks in the world, reaching millions of customers across Europe.”We are happy and proud of this news, which repays the work of our administration and that of all public and private stakeholders who have committed to the realization of this project, which has finally become a reality today,”commented Davide Basilicata, Mayor of Fara in Sabina.“For Fara in Sabina and our territory, this is a decisive result for the economic and employment recovery that this extraordinary opportunity will produce. From today, this will become one of the most significant logistics hubs in Italy and among the most strategic in the Center-South.”
Together with the Castel San Giovanni distribution center, the new Passo Corese operational unit will enable Amazon to manage current and future demand, both in Italy, where an increasing number of families choose Amazon.it for their purchases, and in Europe. Both Distribution Centers will ensure Amazon customers worldwide the fast and reliable service they are accustomed to, especially during peak periods before holidays.

The new Distribution Center is scheduled to begin operations in autumn 2017. Amazon employee salaries are among the highest in the logistics sector and also include benefits such as discounts on purchases from Amazon.it, health insurance, and private medical care. Amazon also offers opportunities such as the Career Choice program, which offers employees who intend to specialize in a specific field up to 95% of the cost of tuition and textbooks for professional courses for four years.

Amazon: Investments in Europe and Italy

2015 was a record year for job creation by Amazon in Europe: over 10,000 new permanent jobs were created, bringing the company’s European workforce to over 40,000 employees. Since 2010, Amazon has invested over €15 billion in Europe in infrastructure and distribution services, customer services, regional data centers like Amazon Web Services, research and development, and more.

Since starting its operations in Italy in 2010, Amazon has invested over €450 million in the country and created 1,700 jobs.

The Castel San Giovanni Distribution Center, which employs over 1,000 people, opened in 2011, one year after the launch of Amazon.it. Initially covering 26,000 sqm, it now spans an area of 86,000 sqm to manage growing customer demand and the expansion of the Amazon.it catalog, which now offers more than 136 million products. In November 2015, Amazon opened the urban distribution center in Milan (1500 sqm) to serve Amazon Prime Now customers.

In addition to these investments in the country’s logistics facilities, Amazon opened its offices in Milan in 2010, where it employs over 300 people and currently has more than 60 open positionshttps://www.amazon.jobs/en). The company also chose Cagliari as the location for its Customer Service center, which employs around 300 people.