Operations Director - Trade Shows

DERSE, Inc.

• $100K — $120K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, or similar required
  • 8+ years of relevant industry experience
  • 5+ years of management/supervision experience
  • Strong leadership and staff mentorship skills
  • Hands-on knowledge of fixtures, cabinet-making, millwork, or custom fabrication preferred
  • Highly organized and adaptable in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all post-sale activities to ensure project completion and client satisfaction
  • Manage job and budget variances effectively
  • Prepare monthly operational financial reports for corporate
  • Approve production capacity reports and communicate overtime needs
  • Review upcoming projects and assess their impact on scheduling
  • Collaborate with Divisional VP on future growth strategies
  • Enhance production flow efficiency within corporate standards

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and influence operational growth
  • Dynamic work environment with exposure to various projects
  • Collaborative culture with a focus on team success
  • Role directly impacts client satisfaction and company margins
Full Job Description
As the Operations Director supporting our Dallas area office, you'll assume full responsibility for all activities post-sale to ensure that customer work is planned, produced, and completed to client specifications and Derse standards. You'll also ensure that projects are invoiced in a timely manner, while being a pillar of leadership for our clients and staff. If you have working knowledge of the experiential marketing industry, and a willingness to jump into our fast-paced projects, read through and apply if this sounds like the opportunity for you ! Operations Director Responsibilities • Assume full responsibility for all activities post-sale to ensure that customer work is planned, produced and completed on site; and invoiced on time to client specifications and within Derse standard margins. • Ultimate responsibility for job variances and budget variances. • Prepare monthly operational financial reporting including job variances, budget variances, etc. for Divisional VP reporting to corporate. • Production capacity report approval and proactive overtime communication to staff. • Review pending future work and evaluate impact on production scheduling / capacity report; attend Design & Estimating meeting for a review of potential upcoming work. • Work with Divisional VP on future growth planning. • Production flow efficiency planning within corporate guidelines. • Provide billing and purchase approval if exceeding the appropriate threshold. • Lead weekly Production meetings defined by issues, updates and job close out with sales, project management, and office manager. Requirements Operations Director Requirements & Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, or similar with 8+ years relevant industry experience. • Minimum of (5) years of management/supervision of various operational personnel experience. • Demonstrated experience in providing strong leadership and mentor staff is required. • Hands on knowledge of fixtures/cabinet-making/millwork/custom fabrication trades preferred. • Highly organized, flexible and ability to work necessary hours in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

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