Warehouse Operations Manager

Theres a Place for You at Viking Electric.

A career at Viking Electric is more than a job. Youre investing in a brighter more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Viking Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office home factory or other building you can find it here. We operate throughout the Midwest and are part of the Sonepar group the worlds #1 electrical distributor with over 45000 associates around the globe.

Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Location: Rochester

Job type: Full time

Schedule: 8am Start time Monday-Friday occasionally early morning/evening/weekend hours

Base Salary: $81500 - $111500 annually

*Total Compensation for this position includes base salary potential bonus and full benefits package offerings. The exact amount of base salary may vary based on experience and skills brought to the role.

Viking Electric is looking for an experienced Operations Manager to lead daily operations at one of our this role youll oversee safety workforce management inventory receiving shipping fleet delivery customer service and overall operational excellence. If you thrive in a fastpaced environment and are passionate about driving efficiency and team performance this is a great opportunity to make a large impact.

What Youll Do

• Lead and develop a team of 320 operations associates and managers including recruitment training coaching and performance management.
• Oversee all daytoday location operationsproductivity workflow staffing inventory fleet and customer service levels.
• Ensure a safe working environment through compliance training and reinforcement of Viking Electric policies.
• Partner across Sales HR and Corporate Supply Chain to support a consistent innovative and customerfocused operations model.
• Improve quality and efficiency through strong processes in service inventory control business systems and loss prevention.
• Manage facilities equipment assets and operational services in collaboration with corporate resources.
• Own operational KPIs and the annual operating expense budget.

What You Bring

• 4 years of experience in operations logistics or distribution plus 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Knowledge of warehouse processes equipment and DOT rules and regulations (or willingness to learn).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate coach and guide teams through change.
• Excellent organizational analytical criticalthinking and customerservice skills.
• Comfort working crossfunctionally and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to perform physical tasks including lifting up to 75 lbs. bending standing and operating materialhandling equipment.

Work Environment

Youll split time between an office and operations environment with moderate travel as needed. The role may involve operating forklifts pallet jacks reach trucks and other equipment along with general physical movement throughout the facility.

What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

Were proud to be a military-friendly company and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

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