Assistant Operations Manager: Growth & Logistics Lead

Viking Electric; Mankato (MN); On-site; USD 58,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Dental & vision

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement savings with company

Professional and personal development

Tuition Reimbursement

Shareholder opportunity

Disability insurance (short- & long‑"}

Job summary

Viking Electric in Mankato, MN is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager to help oversee location operations, drive efficiency, and ensure accurate order fulfillment within budget. You will supervise drivers, inventory specialists, and receiving associates and partner with cross-functional teams to maintain service excellence.

The role emphasizes safety, process adherence, and continuous improvement across scheduling, inventory, and cost management, with a start-time focus and full-time

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in operations, logistics, or distribution.
• Supervisory and sales/counter experience preferred.
• Knowledge of distribution and warehousing processes, methods and procedures and experience/knowledge of warehouse equipment and machines.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn and enforce DOT rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of Viking Electric systems, processes, products, and market knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in workforce management including recruitment, development, retention, and performance management of assigned operations associates.
• Assist in daily management of location operations including productivity, workflow, staffing, inventory, fleet, and customer service levels.
• Provide a safe working environment for all associates through compliance, education, and reinforcement of Viking Electric policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with Sales, Purchasing, Human Resources, and Corporate Operations, to provide consistent, responsive, innovative, and a profitable customer service model in alignment with corporate operations standards.
• Involvement in consistently improving quality standards in service, business process, inventory control, and loss control.
• Assist in oversight of building, grounds, Viking Electric assets, facility services, operational services, and fleet in collaboration with corporate resources.
• Monthly oversight of annual operating expense budget and operational KPI's.

Skills

Operations experience

Logistics experience

Supervisory experience

Sales / counter experience

Warehousing processes

Warehouse equipment

DOT rules knowledge

VE systems knowledge

Job description

Viking Electric in Mankato, MN is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager to help oversee location operations, drive efficiency, and ensure accurate order fulfillment within budget. You will supervise drivers, inventory specialists, and receiving associates and partner with cross-functional teams to maintain service excellence.

The role emphasizes safety, process adherence, and continuous improvement across scheduling, inventory, and cost management, with a start-time focus and full-time