Manager, Operations

Manager, Operations

Operations Manager – Lead a High-Profile Warehouse Start-Up! Commerce, GA Are you a hands-on operations leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and loves building successful teams from the ground up? This is your opportunity to take the lead in launching an exciting new warehouse operation and play a key role in shaping its long-term success. We are looking for experienced and driven Operations Managers to support a large-scale warehouse operation during an exciting start-up phase. This role will lead operations teams across multiple shifts, drive performance, and help create a culture focused on safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence. If you are energized by start-up environments, continuous improvement, and leading large teams in a high-volume operation — we want to hear from you!

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Be part of a major warehouse start-up operation
• Lead teams in a dynamic environment
• Opportunity to help shape operational processes and culture from day one
• High visibility role with career growth opportunities
• Work alongside experienced leadership teams in a growing global organization
• Fast-paced environment where your ideas and leadership matter

What You'll Do

• Lead daily warehouse operations across multiple shifts
• Manage and develop operations supervisors, team leads, and frontline employees
• Drive performance in safety, productivity, quality, and customer service
• Support workforce planning, staffing strategies, and operational execution
• Monitor KPIs and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and operational procedures
• Partner closely with HR, Safety, Quality, Inventory Control, and Customer teams
• Coach and develop leaders to build a high-performing operational culture
• Support site start-up activities, process implementation, and operational stabilization
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and employee engagement

What We're Looking For

• Operations leadership experience in warehouse, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, or supply chain environments
• Experience leading large teams in high-volume operations
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Experience supporting multi-shift or 24/7 operations preferred
• Strong problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to build strong partnerships across departments
• Experience with warehouse systems, metrics, and operational reporting
• Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field preferred
• Start-up, transition, or greenfield launch experience strongly preferred
• Experience managing salaried leaders and hourly workforces
• Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience is a plus

About the Role

How you will contribute

Manage the daily activities of a logistics operation to maximize scheduling and delivery of commodities to the customer. Interface with customer to ensure smooth coordination of scheduling and maximization of schedule adherence; provides input on local conditions, identifies needs and receives direction on real-time staffing increases or decreases. Enact contingency plans as needed; escalate and direct activities during system problems, disasters, etc.; identify potential problems, troubleshoot, escalate issues to local and senior management, and participate in post-mortem analysis of problems providing input for future process improvements. Review ongoing performance results to targets. Take corrective measures with authorization, escalate as needed. Responsible for providing effective leadership to the Warehouse Managers and/or team, enforcing company standards, act as a role model. Other duties as assigned.

Your Key Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field preferred. Progressive experience performing professional level operational and plant management duties; preferably in automotive or logistics industry. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write documents using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management and customer. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future. We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door. DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave. We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what's possible.