Operations Manager
Dandy$116,500 - $137,000/year
Full Time
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, OperationsIndustries
Requirements
- Ability to design project plans, organize timelines and deliverables
- Experience facilitating meetings with stakeholder teams to analyze, plan, and implement initiatives
- Skills in recommending operational processes and managing project requests/timelines
- Proficiency in communicating project status, details, timelines, resources, and plans to stakeholders
- Capability to plan/execute resource allocation, finalize/approve/deliver projects, and take corrective actions
- Expertise in identifying root causes, developing solutions, and making data-based recommendations
- Experience sourcing, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data for decision support
- Ability to provide influence/insight on business trends and translate analysis into recommendations
- Skills in collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop processes/strategies
- Knowledge of building stakeholder relationships, innovating tools (e.g., site selection, store activation), and leveraging best practices
- Proficiency in analyzing data for efficiency, developing cost-reducing solutions, ensuring data accuracy, and serving as subject matter expert
- Experience developing/implementing scorecards, tracking mechanisms, and driving execution to meet metrics
- Ability to research/integrate data, apply analyses to identify improvements, prioritize assignments
- Skills in managing development/improvement of operational tools, reports, and customer-facing functionality
- Expertise providing direction/input on project requirements and solving complex, cross-functional problems
- Capability to partner with product management, merchandising, engineering, and other groups
- Experience developing/maintaining stakeholder relationships, supporting plans/initiatives, communicating goals
- Skills in building accountability, measuring progress, identifying/addressing improvements, demonstrating adaptability
- Supervisory experience including hiring, training, mentoring, and assigning duties to associates
Responsibilities
- Manage one or more work streams for operations by designing project plans, timelines, deliverables
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings to analyze, plan, implement initiatives; recommend processes
- Develop/manage project requests/timelines, communicate status/resources, allocate resources
- Finalize/approve/deliver projects, take corrective actions, communicate plans to stakeholders
- Identify root causes, develop solutions, make data/observation-based recommendations
- Provide decision support by sourcing/analyzing data, influencing on trends, translating to recommendations
- Conduct analyses of initiatives, collaborate cross-functionally on processes/strategies for business goals
- Manage implementation of business solutions: build partnerships, innovate tools/methodologies
- Leverage best practices, analyze info for efficiency, develop cost-reducing solutions
- Ensure data accuracy, act as SME, develop/implement scorecards/tracking, innovate for store activation
- Collaborate/influence partners, drive execution for metrics via customer service/platform development
- Manage revenue-generating activities, expense offsets, loss mitigation, budget influence
- Research/integrate data, apply analyses for improvements, prioritize assignments, ensure data accuracy
- Manage development/improvement of operational tools/reports/customer functionality
- Provide direction/input on requirements, SME expertise, solve complex cross-functional problems
- Partner cross-functionally to drive projects
- Coordinate/oversee job activities: develop stakeholder relationships, support plans/initiatives
- Identify/communicate goals/objectives, build accountability, measure progress, address improvements
- Promote adaptability/continuous learning
- Supervise/develop associates: hire, train, mentor, assign duties
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this a full-time position?
Yes, this is a full-time role.
What is the work arrangement or location policy for this role?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What skills are required for the Manager, Operations role?
Key skills include project management such as designing project plans, organizing timelines and deliverables, data analysis and interpretation, stakeholder collaboration, and developing operational processes and business solutions.
What is the company culture or work environment like?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What makes a strong candidate for this position?
Strong candidates will have experience in managing projects, analyzing data to provide business insights, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and developing innovative operational solutions to drive efficiency and meet goals.
Walmart
Global retail chain offering affordable products
About Walmart
Walmart operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, providing a wide variety of products at low prices to everyday consumers, families, and communities. The company combines physical retail locations with an e-commerce platform, allowing customers to shop for groceries, apparel, electronics, and household items both in-store and online. Walmart's efficient supply chain management and large-scale purchasing enable it to maintain affordability, setting it apart from competitors. The company also offers financial services and health and wellness services, including pharmacies and vision centers. Walmart's goal is to save people money and support communities, as demonstrated by its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to social responsibility, including programs for veterans and military families.
Bentonville, ArkansasHeadquarters
1962Year Founded
$5,515MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Financial Services, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees
Benefits
PTO: Paid vacation, sick time, personal time and holiday time
10% discount on regularly priced general merchandise and fresh fruits and vegetables
6% 401(k) match to all employees, including hourly workers, after one year
Roth IRA available
Associate Stock Purchase Plan
maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%
Health reimbursement plans
Risks
Rising U.S. labor costs could pressure profit margins.
Amazon's grocery delivery expansion threatens Walmart's market share.
Fintech investments expose Walmart to financial regulatory risks.
Differentiation
Walmart's omnichannel strategy integrates physical and online retail seamlessly.
The company offers a wide range of products at consistently low prices.
Walmart's commitment to community support enhances its brand reputation.
Upsides
Walmart's investment in fintech expands its financial services offerings.
Robotics integration in distribution centers boosts operational efficiency.
Culturally themed product lines attract diverse customer segments.
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