Operations Manager - Chicago, IL / Glendale Heights, IL 60139

DH Pace

$75K — $95K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of leadership experience in managing teams and P&L responsibilities.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred, especially with experience in the commercial service provider sector.
  • Willingness to train on-site for 3-5 days a week for up to three months.
  • Proficiency in Windows-based applications, ERP, and CRM systems.
  • Strong analytical skills for evaluating operational performance and improvement metrics.
  • Ability to work with technical applications and mechanical systems.
  • Good driving record with a valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve financial goals through budgeting, scheduling expenditures, and analyzing variances.
  • Recommend and implement operational and sales process improvements to enhance customer satisfaction and profitability.
  • Serve as a trusted resource for operational advice and guidance, fostering team confidence.
  • Assist with scheduling and troubleshooting technical issues for staff and projects.
  • Engage with local accounts to explore sales opportunities and ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Ensure team adherence to company best practices and daily operational tasks.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting your first full month.
  • Generous paid time off with holidays and floating holidays.
  • Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability plans.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) available.
  • Voluntary benefits including supplemental life and critical illness coverage.
  • Employee discounts for you and your immediate family.
Full Job Description
Operations Management - Whatever your commercial business operational leadership title has been, i.e., Branch Sales Manager, Branch Manager, Operations & Sales Manager, Project Operations Manager or General Manager, if you have an affinity for managing and selling in the service provider industry, apply for Operations Manager at DH Pace Company, Inc. in Glendale Heights, IL. Leverage your hands-on Management experience to effectively assess current operations and when necessary, recommend and implement approved procedural and/or process changes while always fostering and instilling team building strategies, increasing sales and profitability, and continuing to ensure a high level of customer service is maintained. Will oversee existing customer projects and will ensure the operation realizes an increase in Service work revenues for commercial door systems and entry door systems, to include automatic entry doors, manual entry doors, and commercial doors. If you have a passion for customer service, talent for forming and fostering relationships, and enjoy driving effective operational changes that positively influence the bottom-line, you may really enjoy this very hands-on Operations Manager role. Position Overview: • Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions with full P&L responsibility. • Make appropriate recommendations for operational and sales procedural/process improvement changes and implement with a goal of increasing customer satisfaction while delivering healthy profit margins and return on sales that meet or exceed the annual financial budget/forecast. • Leverage operations / process improvement expertise in a consultative manner with personnel to give employees the confidence that they can trust your leadership and any changes they are expected to adopt in their daily work activities, thus becoming the "go to resource" for operational assistance, advice, guidance and career mentoring. • Assist with employee/job scheduling and assist with technical/mechanical trouble shooting and problem resolutions. • Visit local accounts to for sales opportunities to increase sales revenues and ensure we are meeting customer expectations. • Ensure staff perform the required daily tasks in their respective areas with utilization of the company's best practices, policies and procedures. Qualifications: • Minimum five (5) years' of leadership experience managing exempt and non-exempt personnel, P&L, budgets, projects, materials ordering, sales and customer service. • Bachelor's degree and commercial service provider industry experience preferred. • Must be willing and available to Train 3-5 days/week in one or two nearby operations for up to three (3) months. • Proficient with Windows based programs and ERP/CRM systems. • Analytical skills to evaluate operational data, processes, procedures, financial results, survey feedback and other metrics to determine cause/effect relationships with ability to isolate key information and discern the impact of process or procedural changes. • Possess an ability for technical applications and mechanical systems. • Good driving record and valid driver's license required. • Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, and drug screen required in advance of hire. OFFICE LOCATION / FULL-TIME ONSITE POSITION: 1 E North Ave., Suite 101, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 What We Offer • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage - available your first full month • Generous paid time off plus paid holidays and floating holidays • Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability • 401(k) with employer match • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options • Voluntary benefits including supplemental life and critical illness coverage • Employee discounts for you and your immediate family • Competitive compensation with annual performance reviews Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, drug screen, and driving record (if applicable) required in advance of hire. DH Pace Company, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of DH Pace Company, Inc. without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of DH Pace Company, Inc. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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