Wichita Furniture – Ashley HomeStore Hiring for Operations Manager Job at Wichita, KS Full Time

Wichita Furniture Inc. is currently hiring for an experienced Operations Manager with proven growth and leadership skills. Our ideal candidate will use our proven process as well as bring their own individual ideas and abilities to enhance our processes and production.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and responsible for salaried and hourly employees.
• Use data and up to date reporting to improve efficiency and process in up to four different departments to save company money.
• Mange safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promises.
• Coordinate work assignments and monitor performances.
• Ensure the schedule and staff run efficiently, maximizing for the most efficient operations for the business.
• Trains and helps develop the staff to ensure orderly operations.
• Oversees that all delivery and distribution center metrics are updated and posted daily.
• Ensures that morning pack out for delivery runs efficiently and all products are ready for the delivery team.
• Assists in developing and assigning training, hiring, and best practices for all distribution center departments.
• Responsible for making sure all in-bound product back into the facility is processed quickly and efficiently.
• Plan, supervise, and control available resources associated with the timely, damage-free, and safe loading/unloading of freight on assigned shifts.
• Covers vacation for opening/closing managers including working Saturdays if needed.

Requirements;

• High School Diploma, GED equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Supervisory experience required
• Basic PC skills required
• Ability to perform physical labor (bending, heavy lifting, etc.)
• Must be detail oriented and enjoy a fast paced, multi-tasking, customer service minded environment
• Must have excellent verbal and written communications and organizational skills
• Must display sense of urgency, ability to work under pressure, with attention to detail
• Track record of exceeding department performance goal

About Our Company:

Wichita Furniture, Inc. was founded 32 years ago with the goal of investing in Wichita, creating jobs and making stylish, affordable furniture available to those in the community. We are proud to be locally owned and we operate three huge showrooms in the Wichita area — two Ashley HomeStore showrooms and our main showroom Wichita Furniture & Mattress | Furniture On Consignment. We sell online and deliver to customers throughout the region on WichitaFurniture.com, the fastest growing part of our business. We are one of the only stocking furniture retailers in the state of Kansas supported by our 120,000 sq ft local distribution center.

Wichita Furniture is invested in the Wichita community. We have created more than 150 jobs and participate in significant community outreach through charitable giving, partnering with local sport’s programs like Wichita Thunder Hockey, Wichita State University Basketball, Wichita WindSurge, as well as “A Hope to Dream” — an Ashley HomeStore program where a portion of the proceeds from every mattress sold in our stores goes toward donating mattresses to children in need within the community.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wichita, KS 67226: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: One location