Operations Manager - Hiring Immediately

We are searching for an ambitious Operations Manager to join our dynamic team at NOW Courier in Indianapolis, IN.
Growing your career as a Full Time Operations Manager is a fantastic opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in planning, leadership and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Operations Manager at NOW Courier today!

Principal Function: The Operations Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating area operation strategies and activities while adhering to customer service level agreements (SLAs).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborates in the development and implementation of organization policies, practices, procedures, and attainment of operating goals.
• Evaluates current procedures and practices for accomplishing department objectives to develop and implement improved procedures and practices.
• Ensures adequate training of staff and employee compliance to organization's policies and practices.
• Gives work direction, resolves problems, prepares schedules, and sets deadlines to ensure timely completion of work.
• Coordinates activities of department with related activities of other departments to ensure efficiency and economy.
• Prepares reports and records on department activities for management.
• Monitors and analyzes operating costs, delivery performance, and adherence to department budget.
• Organizes resources to ensure effective delivery operation in accordance with department and customer metrics.
• Reviews, analyzes, and prepares reports, records, and directives, and confers with management to obtain data required for planning activities, such as new commitments, status of work in progress, and problems encountered.
• Handles escalated customer complaints, providing exceptional problem resolution.
• Analyzes margin reports, customer SLAs, and customer feedback to identify trends and opportunities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job does have employee supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty according to the requirements of NOW Courier. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s Degree (B.S./B.A.) in business management, operations, supply chain management, or related field: and six years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience working in the logistics and distribution industry is desired. Previous experience managing a team is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Resourceful and creative.
• Analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to adhere to time and attendance policies.
• Must exhibit professionalism and be effective working with customers, contractors, vendors, and employees.
• Skillfully convey information on a wide range of topics to a diverse target audience.
• Influencing and consultative skills are critical.
• Proficient with commonly used office software, including but not limited to: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as telephone and internet communications.
• Ability to be assessable to contractors and employees as determined by department standards.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Effective prioritization and time management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure, deadline driven environment.
• Strong initiative to strive for continuous accuracy, quality, and timeliness of information.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships through strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on relationship-building and consistent demonstration of solid professional judgement.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• A genuine commitment to quality on behalf of the company while building a corporate culture committed to excellence is mandatory.
• Must have and maintain a verifiable Driver’s License, demonstrated safe driving record, and remain insurable through the company’s liability insurance carrier as applicable.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently will stand; walk; and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without an assistive device (greater weights may be required with the use of an assistive device). The employee occasionally will climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities

This job operates primarily in a professional office environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. However, job duties may require one to operate in a warehouse environment with moderate safety/health hazard potential. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. This role is required to be on-site.

While the offices of NOW Courier are open from 8AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday, this job may require work beyond these hours and on the weekends.

Benefits

As an award-winning company, our employees are the most important force driving our continued success. We offer a challenging and supportive environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute - that's why 93% of current employees would recommend NOW Courier to a friend for employment according to our annual Culture Audit.

We invite you to explore our company and bring your skills and expertise to our highly talented team of professionals who are passionate about their work. A satisfying and rewarding career with competitive compensation, comprehensive health care, 401k/profit sharing, paid time off, corporate philanthropy, employee & family events, and more is our commitment to you.

EOE M/W/Vets/Disabled

Benefits of working as a Operations Manager in Indianapolis, IN:

● Excellent benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Advantageous package