Operations Manager - Regional Distribution Center - Lugoff, SC

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. A role in Distribution and Receive Centers means being on the front lines of getting product to the guest as fast as possible—a critical differentiator and one of the most essential functions within Logistics. Whether it’s through focusing on regional or upstream distribution centers, target.com fulfillment centers, or import warehouses, you’ll have the chance to positively impact thousands of fellow team members and Target guests worldwide.

There’s so much good work to be done, from Distribution Center Operations, where process and problem solving drive our results, Quality Management, which influences and maintains our good name in the retail marketplace, or overall Distribution Center Productivity, where we’re always analyzing and recalibrating how to best support our people, process and technology investments to support an ever-evolving business.

About the Role

A role as an Operations Manager provides a chance to influence with a focus on safety, leadership, excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving and teamwork. You will foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training and accountability. You will quickly establish yourself as an engaging and inclusive leader with ownership for the team’s ability to maximize its productivity, growth and development. Create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive and actionable feedback. Working with a sense of urgency will help ensure that operational plans are executed, performance and budget goals are achieved and teams are kept informed and coordinated across functions.

You’ll have the autonomy to innovate with new approaches to process and method, all in the name of more efficiency and implementing future process flow optimization. Your ability to find root causes to problems will be well supported by an environment of calculated risk and testing. And your commitment to others will shine when you jump right in to help teams meet their business goals.

Responsibilities

• Foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training and accountability.
• Establish yourself as an engaging and inclusive leader with ownership for the team’s ability to maximize its productivity, growth and development.
• Create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive and actionable feedback.
• Ensure operational plans are executed, performance and budget goals are achieved, and teams are kept informed and coordinated across functions.
• Innovate with new approaches to process and method to drive efficiency and implement future process flow optimization.
• Identify root causes to problems in a supportive environment of calculated risk and testing.
• Support teams in meeting their business goals.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, with the ability to engage and motivate others.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Good reasoning, conflict-management, and analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to access all areas of the Distribution Center, including the mezzanine platforms.
• Able to read and interpret necessary policies and procedures to perform updates and operate systems and other programs within the Distribution Center (e.g., ability to traverse conveyor crossovers).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs for eligible team members and their dependents, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee discount.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid sick leave, national holidays, and vacation.

Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at Target Benefits.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $73,000.00 - $132,000.00. Pay is based on several factors, including labor markets and may also vary based on education, work experience, and certifications.