Compactor Rentals of America is seeking a Manager of Operational Excellence to drive high-impact initiatives across the organization. This role focuses on improving operational processes, enabling system-driven workflows, supporting integrations, and executing cross-functional initiatives that increase productivity, scalability, and profitability. The ideal candidate can operate across multiple departments and levels within the organization.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead Execution of Strategic Initiatives
- Own execution of high-impact initiatives across Sales, Operations, and Finance tied to company priorities
- Break down complex problems into structured action plans with clear milestones and ownership
- Drive initiatives such as Lead-to-Cash optimization, contract pricing improvements, service execution enhancements, and IT partnerships
- Track progress, surface risks, and ensure delivery of measurable outcomes
2. Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency
- Identify inefficiencies across quoting, installation, service workflows, and contract lifecycle processes
- Design and implement standardized, scalable processes
- Reduce manual effort and eliminate redundancy
- Improve key cycles including lead-to-order, install-to-bill, and service-to-resolution
3. Systems Enablement & Adoption
- Process improvement and project management experience
- Support Salesforce and operational system optimization through rollout
- Ensure workflows are embedded into systems to drive consistent execution
- Train CRA team members, monitor adoption, and identify gaps
4. Contract & Revenue Optimization Support
- Support contract renewal tracking, CPI adjustments, and pricing consistency initiatives
- Assist in building workflows for contract lifecycle management
- Identify margin improvement opportunities through pricing discipline
5. Territory & Service Network Optimization
- Analyze sales and service territory performance
- Improve territory coverage, density, and productivity
- Align territories with demand, asset deployment, and service requirements
- Analyze vendor performance across cost, quality, and responsiveness
- Support development of vendor scorecards and KPIs
- Identify opportunities to improve vendor utilization and reduce cost per job
7. Integration Execution
- Support execution of Day 1–100 plans for integrations
- Coordinate cross-functional integration tasks
- Track milestones, risks, and dependencies
- Maintain and improve integration playbooks
- Build and maintain dashboards for contract, sales, service, and vendor performance
- Support weekly and monthly operating reviews
- Identify trends, risks, and performance gaps
9. Cross-Functional Coordination & Execution
- Partner across departments to align company priorities and execution timelines
- Identify dependencies and remove blockers
- Ensure initiatives are coordinated and executed efficiently
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business or 5+ years of equivalent experience
- Experience in service-based, logistics, or asset-intensive industries
- Exposure to Salesforce CRM, ERP’s, Workday, Monday.com systems
- Experience supporting system implementations or digital transformation initiatives
- Experience supporting mergers & acquisitions or integration projects
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel or data tools
- Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, high-growth environments