Operations Manager

Bernales & Associates; Marikina; On-site; PHP 446,400 - 669,600; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in Metro Manila seeks an experienced Operations Manager. The role involves overseeing daily operations, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with policies. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, 3-5 years of experience in a related field, and strong leadership and analytical skills. This role will focus on process optimization and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in logistics, telecommunications, or similar industries, with 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Proficient in performance metrics (KPIs) and driving results.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and motivate collections teams.
• Develop and implement strategies for effective collections.
• Ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Performance metrics

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Operations, or related field

Job description

The Operations Manager oversees daily operations to ensure efficiency, productivity, and quality across the organization. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, streamlining processes, and implementing strategies aligned with business goals. The Operations Manager ensures compliance with company policies and industry standards while driving continuous improvement and collaboration across departments. Working closely with senior leadership, they play a key role in optimizing performance and supporting long‑term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Management & Leadership
• Lead, coach, and motivate collections teams (early‑stage, late‑stage, recovery, etc.).
• Set performance goals and conduct regular reviews for team members.
• Manage staffing, training, and succession planning.
• Collections Operations
• Develop and implement strategies for effective collections across delinquency stages.
• Monitor KPIs (e.g., DPD buckets, recovery rate, roll rates, cure rates).
• Oversee day‑to‑day queue management and resource allocation.
• Coordinate with skip tracing, legal, and recovery vendors/agencies as needed.
• Compliance & Risk Management
• Ensure collections practices comply with local laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Address escalated customer complaints and disputes professionally and within SLA.
• Maintain accurate and auditable documentation.
• Process Optimization
• Identify areas for process improvement and automation.
• Work with IT/Tech teams to enhance collections systems, dialers, and CRM tools.
• Implement analytics to improve segmentation and recovery strategy.
• Reporting & Analysis
• Prepare and present regular performance reports to senior management.
• Analyze trends and forecast collections performance.
• Use data insights to drive decision‑making and strategy development.
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Liaise with credit risk, legal, compliance, customer service, and finance departments.
• Manage third‑party collections partners and ensure performance SLAs are met.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’sDegreeinBusiness,Management,Operations,orrelatedfield.
• 3-5yearsofexperienceinlogistics,telecommunications,orsimilarindustries,with2-3yearsinaleadershiprole.
• Proficientinperformancemetrics(KPIs)anddrivingresults.
• Projectmanagementexperiencewiththeabilitytojugglemultipletasksandpriorities.
• Stronganalytical,problem-solving,anddata-drivendecision-makingskills.
• Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills.
• Experienceinmanagingoperations,workforcemanagementandprocessoptimization.