Fulfillment Center Operations Manager - Dekalb, IL

A role in our distribution and receive centers means being on the very front lines of getting product to the guest as fast as possible—a critical differentiator and one of the most essential functions within logistics.  Whether it’s through focusing on regional or upstream distribution centers, target.com fulfillment centers, or import warehouses, you’ll have a chance to positively impact thousands of fellow team members and Target guests worldwide.  There’s so much good work to be done, from distribution center operations, where process and problem solving drive our results; quality management, which influences and maintains our good name in the retail marketplace, or overall distribution center productivity, where we’re always analyzing and re-calibrating how to best support our people, process, and technology investments to support an ever evolving business.

This role as an Operations Manager provides a chance to influence with a focus on safety, leadership, excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving and teamwork.  You will foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training, and accountability.  You will quickly establish yourself as an engaging and inclusive leader with ownership for the team’s ability to maximize its productivity, growth and development.  You will create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive, and actionable feedback.  Working with a sense of urgency will help ensure that operational plans are executed, performance and budget goals are achieved, and teams are kept informed and coordinated across functions.  You’ll have the autonomy to innovate with new approaches to process and method, all in the name of more efficiency and implementing future process flow optimization.  Your ability to find root causes to problems will be well supported by an environment of calculated risk and testing.  Your commitment to others will shine when you jump right in to help teams meet their business goals.

About You:

• Four year degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated leadership ability with ability to engage and motivate others
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills
• Good reasoning, conflict-management, and analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to access all areas of the distribution center including the mezzanine platforms
• Able to read and interpret necessary policies and procedures to perform updates and operate systems and other programs within the distribution center (ex: ability to traverse conveyor crossovers)