Regional Operations Performance Manager - South-Central

SBP Careers•Midlothian, TX

About The Position

Specialty Building Products is seeking a Regional Operations Performance Manager for its South-Central Region. The role works with regional and divisional leaders, branch managers, operations managers, supervisors, and front-line employees to put company standards into practice, lead improvement projects, support local leaders, and improve service, productivity, quality, and cost. Success requires building strong working relationships, organizing projects, using data to solve problems, and ensuring new processes continue after projects are complete. The manager leads regional improvement efforts, evaluates operational processes across warehouses, transportation, manufacturing, inventory, and offices, and develops practical improvements. The role creates work procedures, visual tools, operating reviews, labor plans, and performance checks; supports local leaders in improving warehouse and operating performance; and coordinates with internal support teams. The manager also contributes feedback and effective practices to the Operations Performance Strategy Team and supports major operational changes as assigned. The position requires travel of 50–70%, including overnight travel. Specialty Building Products describes itself as a people-first organization and offers eligible full-time employees medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life insurance and disability, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, floating holidays, and additional perks.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
At least five years of increasing responsibility in distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or operations across multiple locations.
Experience leading improvement projects that produced measurable results.
Ability to analyze operational and financial data using Microsoft Excel.
Ability to build support and work effectively with executives, managers, supervisors, and front-line employees, including those who do not report directly to the role.
Ability to meet travel requirements of 50–70%, including overnight travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI or similar tools.
Training or certification in process improvement.
Familiarity with clear work procedures, workplace organization, visual tools, process mapping, and root-cause problem solving.
Experience with building-material distribution, door manufacturing, warehouse management systems, ERP systems, routing, or fleet operations.
Experience supporting multiple facilities or regions.
Formal training in project management, leading change, or running group meetings.

Responsibilities

Lead regional projects, improvement meetings, and problem-solving efforts.
Implement company operations-improvement programs, adjusting rollout for each location while maintaining required company standards.
Review warehouse, transportation, manufacturing, inventory, and office processes to identify delays, unnecessary work, and opportunities to improve.
Create and implement clear work procedures, visual tools, daily operating reviews, labor plans, and regular performance checks.
Work with local leaders to improve warehouse layout, product flow, picking, staging, loading, inventory accuracy, and employee productivity.
Create project plans, schedules, assigned actions, and methods for tracking results.
Review operating measures and financial results, identify causes of problems, and develop practical action plans.
Help branch leaders and supervisors maintain new processes, review results, and ensure teams follow agreed-upon standards.
Coordinate work among Operations, Sales, Transportation, Technology, Safety, HR, Finance, and other support teams.
Work with the Operations Performance Strategy Team to develop practical standards, tools, and resources for branches.
Escalate major risks, roadblocks, staffing or resource needs, and decisions to the Director of Operations Performance Execution and the Regional Director.
Document effective methods and share feedback with the Strategy Team to improve company tools, standards, and training.
Support branch openings, site consolidations, acquisitions, new-system rollouts, and other major operational changes as assigned.