Senior Operations Manager

Strategic Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Owes and delivers the operational budget for functional area, including safety, productivity, financial and labor planning, and operational goals for outbound, or inbound operations
• Responsible for providing strategic level/long-term planning (3, 6, and 12 months out) including labor planning, rate forecasting, and peak season planning
• Drives continuous improvement projects to optimize operations and improve productivity to meet and exceed business objectives; works on strategic projects that have total building and network-wide impact. Effectively leverages the Operations and Area Managers to solicit ideas and understand problems and challenges in the building.
• Networks with other leaders across the network to solicit and share process improvements and drive efficiencies and cost savings.
• Establishes objectives and metrics for safety, quality, productivity, and customer experience
• Sets clear goals and expectations for Operations and Area Managers. Measures performance, provides feedback, and holds leaders accountable
• Mentors and develops leaders and staff
• Participates in recruiting to identify and evaluate associates and internal/external candidates for promotion and hire.
• Works closely with support staff (HR, Finance, Maintenance Engineering, Safety, IT and other leaders) to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or delivering training programs across multiple sites or regions, or experience with project management
• Experience supporting workforces of 100+ hourly employees
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, commerce, business administration or equivalent, or 10+ years of senior leadership development and talent management experience