Trade Show & Events Operations Lead

American Furniture Rental; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

American Furniture Rental seeks an Assistant Operations Manager to plan and direct trade show and special events activities. You will delegate work with respect, foster teamwork, and ensure AFR culture. Responsibilities include picking, packing, shipping, coordinating with delivery teams, and maintaining inventories.

The role emphasizes training, quality checks, routing trucks, and ensuring accurate fulfillment for events and orders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or equivalent required.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent planning and time management.
• Business ethics and customer-relations skills.
• Experience in personnel management and delegation.

Responsibilities

• Pick, prepare, and ship orders and transfers.
• Collaborate with trade shows and special events delivery teams.
• Oversee picking items for trade shows and events.
• Perform daily quality control inspections of orders.
• Train delivery teams and pickers.
• Handle calls from delivery teams about orders.
• Coordinate with Operations Managers to schedule and route trucks.
• Inspect and approve triaged furniture for racks or orders.
• Maintain inventories and perform related duties.

Skills

Lifting 75 lbs

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Planning & time management

Ethics & customer relations

People management

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Job description

American Furniture Rental seeks an Assistant Operations Manager to plan and direct trade show and special events activities. You will delegate work with respect, foster teamwork, and ensure AFR culture. Responsibilities include picking, packing, shipping, coordinating with delivery teams, and maintaining inventories.

The role emphasizes training, quality checks, routing trucks, and ensuring accurate fulfillment for events and orders.