Operations Manager

Intech Anchoring Systems

Intech Anchoring Systems is the leading geostructural material supplier in the Midwest. The Operations Manager oversees daily inventory, purchasing, warehouse, and logistics operations across multiple locations. This role ensures appropriate inventory levels, efficient material handling, accurate order fulfillment, and disciplined purchasing practices to support customer needs and business goals.

Responsibilities

Operations Management

• Oversee inbound receiving, material storage, outbound shipping, and inventory transfers across multiple locations.
• Coordinate warehouse and inventory staff to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient execution of daily activities.
• Develop and maintain operating procedures that support consistency, accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with sales and other departments to align operational priorities with customer demand.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators for inventory accuracy, order fulfillment, purchasing, and warehouse productivity.

Inventory Management

• Maintain inventory levels across all product lines based on sales forecasts, inventory value thresholds, manufacturers’ lead times, and seasonality.
• Balance product availability with inventory investment, identifying opportunities to reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving stock.
• Oversee the receipt, verification, and physical organization of inbound inventory.
• Ensure outbound order accuracy and timely recording of inventory changes as warehouse staff pull and ship orders.
• Manage physical inventory counts and cycle counts, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate inventory activities and transfers across multiple sites.

Purchasing Management Oversight

• Oversee purchasing activities to ensure materials and supplies are procured at appropriate quantities, costs, and delivery schedules.
• Manage the preparation, review, approval, and issuance of purchase orders within established authorization limits.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships; evaluate supplier pricing, quality, reliability, and delivery performance.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, freight arrangements, and other purchasing terms within company guidelines.
• Establish purchasing controls and approval procedures to support budget compliance and accurate recordkeeping.
• Monitor open purchase orders and supplier lead times; resolve shortages, delivery delays, damaged materials, and order discrepancies.
• Coordinate with accounting to resolve purchase order, receiving, and invoice discrepancies.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen supply continuity.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support operational planning, expense control, and process improvement initiatives.
• Coach team members and reinforce clear performance expectations.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed to support the overall operation of the business.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in multi-site operations or supply chain management, including inventory, purchasing, and warehouse oversight.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and purchasing processes.
• Strong analytical skills, including familiarity with moderate to advanced Excel functions.
• Ability to develop, implement, and follow complex systems and processes.
• Strong organizational, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to engage professionally with internal teams, customers, vendors, and other business partners.
• Familiarity with NetSuite inventory and purchasing management is strongly preferred.
• Positive attitude, coachability, accountability, and a strong work ethic.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary of $100,000 - $125,000, plus bonus potential.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation and holidays.

Please Note: All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check.