Market Operations & Growth Manager

Interstate All Battery Center; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Interstate Batteries is seeking a Warehouse Operations Manager to help the General Manager meet operational and financial goals in a fast‑paced battery distribution environment. You will oversee inventory, AR, route efficiency, and dealer relationships, while driving profits and ensuring adherence to safety standards.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication, and the ability to train and coach staff to achieve performance targets across key metrics.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years proven managerial experience preferred.
• Proven sales record.
• Previous experience in a Warehouse or Distribution environment preferred.
• Computer skills including Word and Excel preferred.
• Knowledge of battery or automotive systems preferred.
• Fosters teamwork – Interest, skill and success in getting groups to learn to work together cooperatively.
• Strong Communication – both oral and written.
• Detail oriented - Pays careful attention to details.
• Interpersonal awareness – Notice, interpret and anticipate others’ concerns and feelings.
• Plans and organizes - Lays out tasks in a logical and orderly sequence.
• Establishes and follows through on priorities.
• Results oriented - Is intent upon achieving practical results.
• Concentrates attention on making things happen.
• Responsive - Reacts promptly to suggestions and requests.
• Managing Performance – Takes responsibility for team members’ performance.
• Utilize clear goals, expectations, feedback and addresses performance problems and issue promptly
• Customer Focused – Focuses on satisfying customers
• Entrepreneurial Orientation – Looks for and seizes profitable business opportunities; willingness to take calculated risks to achieve business goals
• Initiative – Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked to or required by the situation
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and/or forklift
• Must have a clean drivers record AND meet driver qualifications requirements

Responsibilities

• Responsible for holding team accountable to goals that meet the operational budgeted goals.
• Review, monitor and analyze weekly scorecard and monthly financials to identify variances to FY financial plan and design and implement action plans to address deficiencies.
• Actively manage AR to maintain acceptable level for operation.
• Develop and implement action plans for accounts with unacceptable AR balances.
• Manage inventory to coincide with selling activity to ensure proper levels.
• Manage Route Service Excellence program for maximum route efficiency.
• Responsible for increasing gross profit through increased sales volume with existing dealers and new dealers.
• Visit and maintain relationships with key accounts.
• Work with sales team to acquire new business within region.

Skills

Managerial experience

Sales track record

Warehouse/Distribution

Microsoft Word/Excel

Battery/Automotive knowledge

Team leadership

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Interstate Batteries is seeking a Warehouse Operations Manager to help the General Manager meet operational and financial goals in a fast‑paced battery distribution environment. You will oversee inventory, AR, route efficiency, and dealer relationships, while driving profits and ensuring adherence to safety standards.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication, and the ability to train and coach staff to achieve performance targets across key metrics.