PFS Paper #2

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Ross McConnell

BUSN 1101 – H01

November 24, 2015

7/23/2019 PFS Paper #2


Ross McConnell

BUSN 1101

PFS Paper #2

11/24/15

Operations Manager

Te operations !anager o" a co!pan is in carge o" o$erseeing an% i!ple!enting

strategies &itin %i""erent %epart!ents o" te '(siness) *n tis position+ * &o(l% 'e in carge o"

%irecting an% coor%inating acti$ities relate% to pro%(ction+ pricing+ sales+ an% %istri'(tion o"

pro%(cts) Tis position is also "oc(se% on te !anage!ent o" sta"" an% assigning te speci"ic ,o's

"or tose sta"" !e!'ers) Fro! an analtical stan%point+ an Operations Manager is in carge o"

re$ie&ing "inancial state!ents sales reports+ an% anal-e oter $ario(s %ata to !eas(re

pro%(cti$it to !aintain te acie$e!ent o" goals) Once anal-e%+ te Operations Manager can

%eci%e &ere costs nee% to 'e re%(ce% an% &ic progra!s can 'e i!pro$e%) Be"ore

i!ple!enting canges or i!pro$e!ents+ tis position &o(l% (s(all cons(lt (pper !anagers

"irst) Being an Operations Manager also entails tat o( ens(re o( a$e te rigt a!o(nt o"

sta"" (n%er o( in or%er to e""icientl i!ple!ent pro,ects) Tis !eans o( !(st ire an% train

e!ploees an% o$ersee tat te s(ccee% in te i!ple!entation o" te pro,ects tat are assigne%

to te!) .lso+ an Operations Manager !(st sta (p%ate% &it in"or!ation &it clients an%

$en%ors to ens(re pro"it gains an% sta &itin te '(%get re(ire!ents set "ort ' (pper le$el

!anagers an% eec(ti$es)

Operations Managers generall &or in co!"orta'le o""ices) Man ti!es+ tis ,o' &ill

re(ire long o(rs tat are not pai% in o$erti!e) Tis position is a "ast pace% en$iron!ent &it

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cr(cial %ecisions nee%e% to 'e !a%e on %e!an%) Tat can lea% to ig stress le$els an% o(r ,o'

can 'e p(t in ,eopar% i" te co!pans goals are not 'eing !et)

*n or%er to 'e properl (ali"ie% "or tis position+ a college %egree in '(siness

a%!inistration+ co!!erce+ in%(strial tecnolog+ in%(strial engineering+ or e$en a %egree in

operations !anage!ent i" o""ere% ' te scool) . &ell3(ali"ie% can%i%ate &ill a$e rele$ant

eperience in te in%(str) Sills re(ire% "or tis ,o' incl(%e pro"icienc in in"or!ation

tecnolog sills) o( !(st also a$e a toro(g no&le%ge o" principles in '(siness an%

!anage!ent+ "inance an% acco(nting+ (!an reso(rces+ pro,ect !anage!ent+ an% !ost

i!portantl+ organi-ational e""ecti$eness an% operations !anage!ent) . &ell3(ali"ie% can%i%ate

&ill a$e great critical tining an% pro'le! sol$ing sills) o( !(st 'e ecellent at planning

an% organi-ing as &ell as %ecision !aing) .s in an '(siness occ(pation+ an Operations

Manager &ill 'e &ell 'alance% in co!!(nication sills an% pers(asi$e a'ilities so tat te can

lea% an% in"l(ence tea! !e!'ers an% %elegate &or e""ecti$el) o( !(st 'e a'le to negotiate

an% !anage con"lict &it c(sto!ers or clients an% $en%ors) . (ali"ie% can%i%ate !(st 'e a'le to

a%apt in all sit(ations an% tolerate ig stress)

Tere are aro(n% 2 !illion Operations Managers in te Unite% States &it an a$erage

ann(al &age o" 116+000 &it te !i%%le 507 o" all Operations Managers !aing 86+000

ann(all) *n tis career+ tere is !(c roo! "or pro!otion an% a%$ance!ent (p te corporate

la%%er) Most Operations Managers a%$ance to Senior Operations Manager &itin ,(st a "e& ears

o" &or eperience) One o" te !ore pro!inent positions tat o( can !o$e (p to in tis career

is Cie" Operations O""icer or COO)

9itin te net : ears+ te ann(al increase in %e!an% "or tis position &ill go )167

e$er ear) Tis e(als 22+6:0 ne& ,o's ' 201; tat nee% to 'e "ille%) O$erall+ tis position is

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per"ect "or anone &o !eets te (ali"ications an% can !anage te stress associate% &it te

position) Te re&ar%s in pa elp to co!pensate &it a iger tan a$erage pa at 116+000 per

ear)

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2015+ "ro! ttp?//,o'3%escriptions)careerplanner)co!/general3an%3operations3!anagers)c"!

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