Operations Manager (Starting Fall 2026) Regional Distribution Center - Wilton, NY

Target • Wilton, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Manager leads distribution center operations with a focus on safety, leadership, excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork. The role fosters a safety-first culture through awareness, training, and accountability, and builds an engaging and inclusive team environment that supports productivity, growth, and development. The manager provides real-time observation and specific, constructive, actionable feedback; ensures operational plans are executed and performance and budget goals are achieved; and keeps teams informed and coordinated across functions. The position also supports process and method innovation, efficiency improvements, future process-flow optimization, root-cause analysis, and helping teams meet business goals. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. This is an entry-level position starting in Fall 2026 at Target’s Regional Distribution Center in Wilton, New York.

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 policies and procedures and operate Distribution Center systems and programs, including traversing conveyor crossovers.

Responsibilities

• Foster a safety-first culture through awareness, training, and accountability.
• Lead and engage an inclusive team, supporting its productivity, growth, and development.
• Create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive, actionable feedback.
• Execute operational plans and achieve performance and budget goals.
• Keep teams informed and coordinated across functions.
• Innovate with process and method improvements to increase efficiency and optimize future process flow.
• Identify root causes of problems and help teams meet business goals.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits and programs, 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.

What This Job Offers

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