Operations Manager
About LiveTrends Design Group
LiveTrends Design Group is a dynamic and fast-paced company at the center of the plant and home-décor industry that continues to grow and expand their brand portfolio.
The company functions like a fun startup, but with the creative and operational maturity of a much larger company. Ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest-growing company, LiveTrends Design Group and its three North American brands (LiveTrends, Urban Jungle, BeYou) are currently available at over 16,000 stores in the US and Canada, including retailers such as Lowe’s, Target, Costco, Kroger, Walmart, and Publix.
Culture Fit
Our culture is based on collaboration, accountability, empowerment and continuous learning. The ideal candidate will bring talent, passion, and experience to the team but more importantly will embody our core values: team as family, passion for life, craving for excellence, creativity in everything, and achieving the impossible.
POSITION OBJECTIVES:
Operation Manager Description:
Oversees and manages the overall production and commercial fulfillment of product from the LiveTrends Apopka facility.
Responsibilities:
- Is responsible for the oversite and management of the Apopka production and fulfillment facility
- Responsible for all production of product, packaging, and fulfillment teams
- Sets team production goals and KPIs to achieve company standards
- Leads team in developing, creating, and implementing site and equipment improvements which help promote efficiencies in all areas and reduce COGS
- Looks to ways to optimize labor, forecasts future labor needs, and implements necessary changes
- Performs labor and capacity planning for Apopka facility
- Through a Warehouse inventory supervisor, overall responsible for production warehouses in SAP; distributes and manages workloads for assigned teams, raw good production needs and transfers.
- Leads and instructs team members in the proper use and maintenance of SAP, as well as working to ensure data integrity
- Works with IT team to make systematic improvements to SAP environment creating a more efficient work environment and improved data accuracy
- Leads team on accessory raw goods needs and distribution
- Maintains open and effective communications channel with sales team to facilitate properly scrubbed orders for fulfillment
- Ensure all items, products, packaging and merchandising displays meet LiveTrends quality standards
- Leads team safety initiatives
Manages:
- LTE Managers - LTE assembly, packaging, shipping, and office admin
- LTH Managers - LTH assembly, shipping, packaging, WH office and admin, intercompany trucking.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Previous experience working in a related industry preferred.
- Ability to assist Director of Operations confidently and proactively with production teams.
- Exceptional analytical ability toward solving production-related concerns.
- Knowledge of procuring materials, equipment, and labor needed throughout the production process.
- Proficiency in quality control
- Competence with computer-based administration, record-keeping, and procurement systems.
- Ability to work independently under the Director of Operations, and as part of a production team.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills toward managing human resources and liaising with other departments.
- Availability to work extended hours to meet deadlines, when necessary.
- Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time
- Ability to climb or balance as needed
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
- Contribute to team effort by demonstrating our company core values.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay structure
- Matching 401k
- Medical insurance and additional health benefits
- Paid time off and paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Ability to learn, be creative, and deliver truly beautiful products to millions of consumers.
- Through proven success, motivation, and teamwork, potential for growth and promotions within the organization
Performance Requirements:
- Full Time
- Schedule may fluctuate based on departmental and period closing requirements.
- Observance of all company Policies and Procedures.
- Dress code is business casual
- Travel when necessary
- Physical demands include light work, prolonged walking and/or standing along with the occasional exertion of up to 25lbs of force.
Local Candidates Only
To Apply:https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1511749/Livetrends-Design-Group-LLC/Operations-Manager
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LiveTrends is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors, or any other protected categories protected by federal, state, or local laws.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
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