Senior DC Operations Leader: Drive Efficiency & Growth

Ulta Beauty; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Ulta Beauty in Dallas is seeking a Senior DC Operations Manager to lead strategic planning and drive operational excellence across distribution and e‑commerce. You will develop SOPs, measure performance, and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver growth and profit.

Qualified candidates bring proven process improvement, strong leadership, analytical skills and ability to manage staffing, scheduling, and change management in a fast‑paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Proven proficiency with process improvement.
• The ability to lead cross-functional teams with diverse goals and responsibilities.
• Demonstrated skill in driving initiatives related to teams, projects and quality.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, to include trouble-shooting, prioritizing and multi-tasking.
• The ability to quickly learn business processes outside one’s area of expertise.
• Nimbleness, with the innovation to apply process improvement initiatives.
• Strong computer skills (specifically, MS Office, WMS Application).
• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Champion Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision and values.
• Influence accountability to plan, execute and achieve objectives that align with growth strategy.
• Identify patterns and anticipate business needs to drive performance.
• Deliver efficient and effective solutions within time, cost and scope constraints.
• Measure the effect of process changes and quantify the impact.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to launch new initiatives and track performance.
• Facilitate proactive change management across the organization.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve autonomous results.
• Determine efficient sequence of operations and optimize asset/people utilization.
• Recommend improvements to associate efficiency and reduce waste.
• Participate in training and testing for new systems and processes.
• Lead/best-practice promotion to boost engagement and enablement.
• Partner across the network to coach leaders on culture/action plans.
• Identify opportunities for training and development at all levels.
• Lead talent calibration and performance planning activities.
• Plan and drive staffing needs for operational/exempt roles.
• Lead cross-functional performance management with leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Process improvement

Cross-functional teams

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

WMS Application

Job description

Ulta Beauty in Dallas is seeking a Senior DC Operations Manager to lead strategic planning and drive operational excellence across distribution and e‑commerce. You will develop SOPs, measure performance, and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver growth and profit.

Qualified candidates bring proven process improvement, strong leadership, analytical skills and ability to manage staffing, scheduling, and change management in a fast‑paced retail environment.