Regional Operations Improvement Leader

Alexandria Moulding; Big Lake (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Floating holidays

Job summary

Specialty Building Products seeks a Regional Operations Performance Manager for the Prairie Region to lead improvement projects and ensure company standards are put into practice across multiple locations.

You will work with Divisional VPs, Regional Directors, and site leaders to optimize service, productivity, quality, and cost while developing practical tools and training that sustain improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operations, supply chain, engineering, business, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• At least five years of increasing responsibility in distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or operations across multiple locations.
• Experience leading improvement projects that produced measurable results.
• Ability to analyze operational and financial data using Microsoft Excel; Power BI or similar tools preferred.
• Ability to build support with executives, managers, supervisors and front-line employees, even if they do not report directly to this role.
• Ability to meet travel requirements, 50-70%, including overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional projects, improvement meetings, and problem-solving efforts.
• Put operations-improvement programs into place and adjust rollout for locations while maintaining standards.
• Review warehouse, transportation, manufacturing, inventory, and office processes to find delays and opportunities for improvement.
• Create and implement clear work procedures, visual tools, daily operating reviews, labor plans, and performance checks.
• Work with local leaders to improve warehouse layout, product flow, picking, staging, loading, inventory accuracy, and productivity.
• Create project plans, schedules, assigned actions, and tracking methods.
• Review operating measures and financial results, identify problems, and develop actionable plans.
• Help branch leaders maintain new processes and follow agreed-upon standards.
• Coordinate work among Operations, Sales, Transportation, Technology, Safety, HR, Finance, and other teams.
• Develop practical standards, tools, and resources for branches with the Strategy Team.
• Raise major risks, roadblocks, staffing or resource needs to leadership.
• Document methods that work well and share feedback with the Strategy Team to improve tools and training.
• Support branch openings, site consolidations, acquisitions, and major system rollouts.

Skills

Operations experience

Supply chain

Engineering

Business

Leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

WMS

Job description

Specialty Building Products seeks a Regional Operations Performance Manager for the Prairie Region to lead improvement projects and ensure company standards are put into practice across multiple locations.

You will work with Divisional VPs, Regional Directors, and site leaders to optimize service, productivity, quality, and cost while developing practical tools and training that sustain improvements.