Operations Manager (Starting Summer 2027) Regional Distribution Center- Topeka, KS

Target • Topeka, KS

3d • $73,000 - $132,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Manager is an entry-level position in a Target Regional Distribution Center, starting in January or Summer 2027. The role focuses on safety, leadership, operational excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork. The manager helps teams maximize productivity, growth, and development; creates a positive work environment through observation and constructive feedback; and ensures operational plans are executed while performance and budget goals are achieved. The role also involves coordinating teams across functions, improving processes and methods, optimizing future process flow, identifying root causes, and helping teams meet business goals. Job duties may change based on business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and ability to engage and motivate others.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Good reasoning, conflict-management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to access all areas of the Distribution Center, including mezzanine platforms.
• Ability to read and interpret policies and procedures, perform updates, and operate systems and other programs within the Distribution Center, including traversing conveyor crossovers.

Responsibilities

• Foster a safety-first culture through awareness, training, and accountability.
• Lead and engage teams to maximize productivity, growth, and development.
• Create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive, actionable feedback.
• Ensure operational plans are executed and performance and budget goals are achieved.
• Keep teams informed and coordinated across functions.
• Innovate and improve processes and methods to increase efficiency and optimize future process flow.
• Identify root causes of problems in an environment that supports calculated risk and testing.
• Step in to help teams meet business goals.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Other financial, education, and well-being benefits may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level