Houston Assistant Operations Manager

Houston, we are looking for the best! Mattress Firm, Inc. is dedicated to making our company a great place for great people to work.

Mattress Firm, Inc. is one of the largest and fastest growing specialty bedding companies in the country. We are currently looking for a candidate for an Assistant Manager for our Houston Operations team! By joining the Mattress Firm Operations team, you will have the opportunity to join a dynamic work environment with the opportunity for advancement.

 

We are looking for a motivated and high-energy warehouse operations assistant manager to help run our Houston area warehouse and distribution center. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of supervisory experience in a warehouse/distribution center setting and will need to be very computer literate. We need someone who is very organized and customer-service oriented. This is a very high demand position, so only apply if you are up to the challenge. Additionally, since we are the number one mattress retailer in the United States, this position will require that you work weekends and holidays. Not every weekend and not every holiday, but this is not a Monday through Friday position. We do offer a five day work week.

 Duties and Responsibilities:

*Works with operations manager to create budgets that achieve the operating profit goals of the Company

*Orders and replenishes inventory to maximize sales and establishes realistic min/max levels to avoid stock-outs and inventory surpluses

*Maintains constant communications with district managers/operations team to maintain knowledge of upcoming sales events

*Continually searches for opportunities to improve efficiencies in operations so as to improve customer service

*Completes projects within the requested time frame

*Assists with the inventory/cycle count process

*Coaches and builds our delivery staff (contract and employee) on their practice of providing optimal customer satisfaction

*Makes sure that there is sufficient delivery staff available at all times to accommodate the delivery load

*Promotes "Same Day" deliveries to maximize our competitive advantage in the market place

*Communicates with Human Resources on all employee issues to include discipline, termination, pay increases, and benefits

*Trains and develops a successful staff
Required Skills:

*Leadership - must be capable of motivating others to achieve their highest potential

*Communications - gives clear direction via written and oral means

*Delegation - assigns tasks and monitors expectations to ensure completion of projects

*Organizational - completes tasks within agreed upon time frames and follows established policies and procedures

*Professional - exhibits a courteous, conscientious, and business demeanor while interacting with co-workers, vendors, and customers. Accepts responsibility for the current results of the department, basic computer skills and offers praise when appropriate and warranted


 *Ethical - displays the highest professional standards of conduct

  *Financially responsible - always searches for the optimal and most cost-efficient way to conduct

  business and understands the importance of adhering to budgets

  *Heavy Lifting- Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs

 

As a full-time employee of Mattress Firm, you are eligible for great benefits, including:Medical, dental and life insurance 401(k) Paid vacation & personal time off Great opportunity for advancement... we promote from within!

 

Mattress Firm is dedicated to making our company a GREAT place for GREAT people to work!