Operations Manager

Bertelsmann-Jobs; Pleasant Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company matching

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Voluntary benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarships

Training

Job summary

Arvato is seeking an experienced operations leader to manage our Pleasant Prairie facilities and end-to-end processes. You will drive continuous improvement, manage production and quality, and coordinate warehousing and distribution to meet schedules and client needs.

The role requires 10+ years in multi-client, high-tech operations, strong leadership, and excellent communication. You will lead a team of OPS Supervisors, oversee safety, and ensure KPI performance across on-time delivery and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of operations experience in multi-client, high-tech supply chains.
• Proven leadership with cross-functional team management.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Experience driving process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production, quality, reliability, and safety requirements
• Lead and develop production management staff
• Coordinate warehousing and distribution to ensure timely delivery
• Monitor labor costs and project codes
• Prepare KPI data weekly/monthly/quarterly
• Support Quality Management System and corrective actions
• Oversee safety and staff engagement
• Ensure On Time Delivery, Inventory Control, and shipping KPIs
• Train warehouse associates
• Lead OPS Supervisors and teams
• Inventory management alignment and audits
• Drive process improvements across the supply chain
• Collaborate with Quality Department

Skills

Process improvement

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Operations experience

Job description

Arvato is looking for an experienced operations leader to support our growing facilities in Pleasant, Prairie. In this role, you will have responsibility for the end-to-end operations. This includes driving continuous improvement in all areas of operation as well as monitoring and adjusting processes as needed to meet production schedules, due dates, priorities, shippingrequirementsand volume peaks. Your goal will be to provide the highest quality service for our customers byestablishingbest-in-class processes while maintainingoptimalcost structures.

YOUR TASKS

• Maintain production, quality, reliability, and safety requirements
• Hire, train, evaluate, and develop production management staff
• Serve as key communication link between operations and customers (internal and external)
• Logistics Management of Operations: Coordinating warehousing, and distribution activities to ensuretimelydelivery of products to customers daily and supports client month/year end activities
• UKGLabor Management: Monitors and ensures all frontline supervisors are accurately accounting for labor efforts in correct cost centers and project codes
• Prepares OPS data asrequired(weekly, monthly, quarterlyKPI data)
• Supports Quality Management System and corrective actions
• Oversight for Safety and engagement asrequired
• Responsible for client KPI’s: On Time Delivery, Inventory Control, Claims, On Time shipping
• Training of warehouse associates for all functional areas
• Team Leadership: Leading and managing a team of OPS Supervisors, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure that goals andobjectivesare met
• Inventory Management: Oversight to ensure inventory control metrics arealignedand OPS functional processes are not creating errors for inventory control.Supports customer audits and physical inventory asrequired
• Process/Continuous Improvement:Identifiesareas for improvement within QMS processes to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and minimize waste throughout the supply chain
• Close collaboration with Quality Department

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will be flexible, self-motivated,analyticalandpossessexcellent communication skills withdemonstratedexperience driving process improvement initiatives.
• Proven leadership capabilities with ability to interact easily with individuals at all levels and functions, both within and outside theorganizationwill be critical to this role.
• 10+ years of operations experience within a multi-client supply chain and high-tech environment including developing, motivating, and leading cross functional teams
• Active management of production, quality, and technical support areas

Additional Information

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability Pay
• 401(k) with company matching up to 6%
• Paid Time Off, including paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary benefits such as legal and financial assistance, pet insurance, and more
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing employee development opportunities including tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and training

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