Operations Manager

Keurig Dr Pepper•Woodbridge Township, NJ

18d•$95,000 - $115,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Keurig Dr Pepper is seeking an Operations Manager to join their growing, dynamic company. This role involves providing overall direction, guidance, and ensuring safety across multiple locations. The Operations Manager will prioritize team member health and safety while driving productivity and efficiency goals. Key responsibilities include leading continuous improvement initiatives, reporting on progress, making recommendations, and supporting implementation. The role also focuses on fostering the ONE KDP culture through leadership, communication, and performance management of onsite people managers and team members to enable organizational growth and development.

Requirements

High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) with 5 years’ experience in a distribution center / DSD Warehouse environment OR a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field with 3 years’ experience in a distribution center / DSD Warehouse environment
Prior people leadership experience in a distribution center or operations environment
Advanced skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Nice To Haves

Passionate, courageous leaders who work with agility and are excited by new challenges.
Team-first mentality.
Strong customer centric and influencing skills.
Entrepreneurial spirit.
Business insight and analytical capability.
Heart for supporting the needs of our team members.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage diverse working teams including talent selection, leadership development, career coaching, and supervision of multiple departments/buildings.
Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues to reach short- and long-term performance goals while fostering a working environment of urgency, integrity and trust.
Administer company policies, practices, and adherence to standard operating procedures, which includes enforcing and maintaining safety, food safety and environmental policies and procedures.
Effectively utilize data to manage through various situations and display high emotional maturity when analyzing people impacts.
Engage and collaborate with internal partners and functions to meet customer demands and provide high quality customer service.
Regularly flex between hands on tactical and strategic work as necessary.
Effectively manage difficult situations and assess the best solutions when impacting people, customers, and cost.
Apply change management experience while also explaining change effectively to frontline associates.