Operations Manager – Regional Distribution Center | Target

Job Description

Company: Target

Position: Operations Manager – Regional Distribution Center

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia, United States

Workplace: On-site

Department: Supply Chain Leadership

Address: 345 Mount Vernon Rd, Stuarts Draft, VA, US 24477-9345

Salary: USD $73,000 – $132,000 per year

Job ID: R0000444205

Target is seeking an Operations Manager – Regional Distribution Center to lead distribution center operations with a focus on safety, leadership, operational excellence, problem-solving, and teamwork. This role is responsible for creating a positive work environment, improving productivity, supporting team development, and ensuring operational plans are successfully executed.

About Target

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Target brings this vision to life through its values and culture.

A role in Distribution and Receive Centers means being on the front lines of getting products to guests as quickly as possible. Distribution Center Operations, Quality Management, and Distribution Center Productivity teams play essential roles in supporting people, processes, and technology investments across an evolving business environment.

Position Overview

The Operations Manager provides leadership within the Regional Distribution Center by fostering a safety-first culture, maximizing team productivity, supporting growth and development, and driving operational improvements.

The role requires an engaging and inclusive leader who can provide constructive feedback, execute operational plans, achieve performance and budget goals, coordinate across functions, and support future process flow optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Operations Leadership & Safety

• Influence operations with a focus on safety, leadership, excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork.
• Foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training, and accountability.
• Establish an engaging and inclusive leadership approach.
• Support the team’s ability to maximize productivity, growth, and development.

Team Development & Performance

• Create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive, and actionable feedback.
• Engage and motivate team members.
• Keep teams informed and coordinated across functions.
• Support business goals through teamwork and leadership.

Process Improvement & Problem Solving

• Innovate with new approaches to processes and methods to improve efficiency.
• Implement future process flow optimization initiatives.
• Identify root causes of problems through analysis and testing.
• Support calculated risk-taking and process improvement efforts.

Operational Execution

• Ensure operational plans are executed effectively.
• Support achievement of performance and budget goals.
• Help teams meet business objectives through active support and collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with 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 to perform updates and operate systems and programs within the Distribution Center.
• Ability to traverse conveyor crossovers.

Core Skills

• Distribution Center Operations
• Supply Chain Leadership
• Operations Management
• Team Leadership
• Safety Management
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Conflict Management
• Operational Excellence
• Performance Management
• Communication
• Organizational Skills
• Team Development
• Analytical Thinking
• Continuous Improvement

Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this position is USD $73,000 – $132,000 annually.

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and, in some instances, may include education, work experience, and certifications.

Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more. Other benefits include 401(k), employee discount, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.

Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

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