Operations Manager

Published date: April 15, 2024, Version: 1.0

Overview:

The role of an Operations Manager requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking abilities, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of technology operations. By effectively managing teams, optimizing processes, mitigating risks, and aligning operations with business objectives, Operations Managers contribute to the success of technology departments in achieving organizational goals.

Operations Manager Skills

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Ensure all operations are carried on in an appropriate, cost-effective way

  • Improve operational management systems, processes and best practices

  • Formulate strategic and operational objectives

  • Examine financial data and use them to improve profitability

  • Perform quality controls and monitor production KPIs

  • Find ways to increase quality of customer service

 

Secondary Responsibilities:

  • Purchase materials, plan inventory and oversee warehouse efficiency

  • Help the organization’s processes remain legally compliant

  • Manage budgets and forecasts

  • Recruit, train and supervise staff

Technical Skills :

  • Agile/SAFe

  • Administration

  • Analysis

  • Problem solving

  • Resource Management

  • Logistics

Soft Skills:

  • Leadership

  • Operations Management

  • Budgeting

  • Communication

Tool Skills:

  • JIRA

  • SharePoint/Confluence

  • Domain specific platforms (SAP, NSAP, Cloud etc)