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

Target • Topeka, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This entry-level Operations Manager position at Target’s Regional Distribution Center in Topeka, Kansas, is scheduled to start in January or Summer 2027. The role operates within Distribution and Receive Centers, which focus on moving products efficiently to guests. The manager leads a team and supports distribution center operations, productivity, and process improvement.

The Operations Manager fosters a safety-first culture through awareness, training, and accountability, and leads inclusively to support team productivity, growth, and development. The role involves executing operational plans, meeting performance and budget goals, coordinating teams across functions, and improving processes and workflows. The manager uses observation, constructive feedback, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and calculated testing to help teams meet business goals. Job duties may change based on business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including the 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 necessary policies and procedures, make updates, and operate Distribution Center systems and programs; examples include traversing conveyor crossovers.

Responsibilities

• Foster a safety-first culture through awareness, training, and accountability.
• Lead and engage the team to maximize productivity, growth, and development.
• Create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive, actionable feedback.
• Execute operational plans and help achieve performance and budget goals.
• Keep teams informed and coordinated across functions.
• Innovate processes and methods to improve efficiency and optimize future process flow.
• Identify root causes of problems and use testing to evaluate solutions.
• Step in to help teams meet business goals.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance benefits.
• 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