Covert Recruiting

Operations Manager

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$75,000.00/yr - $95,000.00/yr

Logistics Operations Manager

Full Time

Chicago, IL - Onsite

$75-95k base, benefits


Description

  • You will manage the Customer Operations Team, consisting of ~25 Operations Specialists, Enterprise Operations Specialist and Account Growth Managers. This role reports to the Director, Customer Success.
  • In this role, you will be tasked with overseeing the day-to-day operational efficiency of our Customer Operations Team. You will collaborate with leaders of all departments and routinely engage with direct reports to gain perspective and deliver constructive feedback.
  • The role will require exceptional communication skills, strategic thinking, attention to detail, operational hustle, and strong organizational skills along with customer service and solution-oriented approaches. This is a high-impact role as you will be responsible for engaging key stakeholders both internally and externally.


Primary Objectives

- Ensuring operational efficiency across Operations and Sales teams.

- Upholding and promoting the client's operational standards and reputation both internally and

externally.

- Managing direct reports to continue high performance and teammate satisfaction.

- Make decisions with the team's long-term best interests in mind.


What You'll Do

- Ensure each active account is supported with the proper level of operational bandwidth.

- Allocate personnel and bandwidth to tailor the customer service efforts to specific shipper

partner needs. Reallocate as needed, in our ever-changing, fast-growing landscape.

- Incubate new opportunities by closely overseeing customer communication and service.

- Identify areas for operational improvement and overall growth within shipper networks.

- Serve as subject matter expert on all things Operations for phone and video calls, in person meetings internally and externally.

- Conduct operational demos and QBRs to prospective

- Conduct routine touchpoints and performance reviews with Operations Team members.

- Build relationships and develop rapport with key customer contacts to ensure they feel their business is supported.

- Track and analyze service metrics including on-time delivery percentage, on-time pickup percentage, tender acceptance percentage and more.

- Collaborate with leaders in Carrier Sales, Customer Sales, HR & Development, Accounting, Compliance and more with the organization’s overall interest in mind.


What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 2+ years of supervisory experience

• 3-5 years of experience in 3PL Customer Operations

• Experience managing a team of people

• Knowledge of truckload market relationships across equipment types

• Ability to coach and deliver feedback to direct reports

• Experience completing basic operational functions including, building shipments, tracking shipments, customer communication, issue resolution, A/R and more

• Proven track record of managing accounts, fostering relationships, and being an overall top performer

• Willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to assist in operational asks/problem solving for teammates

• Strong writing, organizational, and speaking skills


Bonus Points

- Reporting skills

- Comfortability and confidence in presenting to internal and external stakeholders

Ability to drive business from a revenue and new opportunity standpoint

- Experience using a multitude of TMS platforms

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Management
  • Industries

    Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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