Operations Manager

Motion; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Industries is seeking an Operations Manager to develop, manage, and deliver support services to our sales force. The role acts as a liaison between customers, sales, and distribution and requires strong leadership and organizational skills.

The position requires a High School Diploma or GED with 5+ years of related experience, proficiency in Microsoft Office, excellent communication, and demonstrated leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 5+ years related experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite required.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills across all employee levels.
• Industry and sales experience preferred.
• Ability to perform financial calculations and generate reports.
• Demonstrated leadership with a track record of positive business results.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and projects.
• Professional, self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintains all sales support activities at the branch.
• Trains sales staff on sales-related systems, databases, and processes.
• Provides customer support including order processing, shortages, delivery dates, and price changes.
• Implements and maintains pricing per established policies.
• Manages collections and accounts payable activities within the branch.
• Prepares reports on customer inquiries, sales trends, complaints, delivery, or service issues.
• Oversees branch inventory to meet annual turnover goals.
• May fill in for other lower-level roles within the branch.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Industry experience

Financial reporting

Leadership

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Operations Manager

SUMMARY: The Operations Manager develops, manages, and delivers support services to our sales force. This role is responsible for the administrative services of sales. The Operations Manager acts as liaison between customers, our sales force, and distribution.

JOB DUTIES

• Maintains all sales support activities at the branch.
• Trains sales staff on sales related systems, databases, and associated processes.
• Provides customer support including, order processing, advising customers of product shortages, expected delivery dates, and price changes.
• Implements and maintains pricing per established policies.
• Manages collections process and maintains overall responsibility for outstanding invoices.
• Responsible for all Accounts Payable activities within the branch including expense, inventory and freight invoices, and debit memos.
• Prepares reports related to customer inquiries, sales trends, customer complaints, delivery, or service problems.
• Assists customers and suppliers to resolve order problems.
• Manages inventory for Branch, including the day-to-day maintenance of inventory levels through replenishing stock to meet annual turn goals.
• May fill in for other lower-level roles within the branch.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and five (5) or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to all levels of employees.
• Industry and sales experience preferred.
• Ability to perform financial calculations and generate reports.
• Demonstrated people and leadership skills with a record of achieving positive business results.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and projects.
• Professional, self-motivated employee with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Exemplary work ethic and decision‑making ability.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

May be required to be on-call on nights or weekends, depending on need.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Excellent driving record preferred. All company vehicles are subject to continuous video monitoring.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

5-10 Direct Reports0-5 Direct Reports

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

Yes

COMPANY INFORMATION

Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

DISCLAIMER

This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

Since 1928, GPC has set the standards for performance and value for our customers and our stakeholders. Today, we’re proud to say we’re the largest global auto parts network and a leading industrial parts distributor, one that offers rewarding careers that combine small company feel with a global scale. Our strengths are in the relationships we build and the value we deliver by merging local expertise with a global force.