Operations Manager

Why GLS?

Purpose: Access to affordable, reliable transportation is essential to leading productive work and personal lives, caring well for oneself, one’s family, and the needs of others. Through advanced analytics and technology, we can more accurately predict credit risk and provide more people with an affordable auto financing option for their next vehicle. That’s what GLS has done for over 10 years, helping more than half a million families meet and improve their transportation needs. 

People: Join a culture of over 1,000 employees who Care Deeply and Think Boldly, driving innovation in an adaptive and positive culture that celebrates successes. We empower and reward individuals and teams who make direct, positive impacts to the business and each other, who take pride in their work and are ever-raising the bar. 

Growth: Recognized by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Join GLS to grow with us!

Benefits: GLS offers the below great benefits for your amazing work!

o   Competitive base pay and performance bonuses, dependent on role

o   Medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, supplemental insurance benefits, long-term and short-term disability

o   401K with employer match and 100% immediate vesting

o   Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays to help you balance work and personal life

o   Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO) Annually

o   Tuition Reimbursement

o   Parental Leave

o   Business casual work environment

What does it mean to be an Operations Manager with GLS?

The Operations Manager is responsible for the management of all aspects of their assigned team. This position will manage and execute programs, policies, and systems to improve customer experience and business processes. In addition, this position will be responsible for hiring, training, developing, and motivating a team to achieve business goals and ensure compliance to policies.

• Oversee an assigned segment of Operations activities to monitor performance, manage overall quality and customer experience, and continuously drive process improvement
• Directly supervise employees, including:
• Exercise management authority concerning staffing, performance evaluations, and terminations
• Review and approve employee time sheets and requests for time off
• Motivate team members to ensure individual goals are met on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis
• Conduct monthly coaching sessions with team members based on scorecard results, phone monitoring, and side by side floor observations
• Review, analyze, and interpret reports to gauge team performance and develop operations strategies for improvement
• Conduct team meetings and continuous training sessions with respective team or the department
• Support the development and maintenance of departmental operating procedures, including ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies, and communicate changes to team members as needed
• Apply policies, procedures, and guidelines appropriately and exercise sound judgment to ensure consistency and compliance with company policies and regulatory agencies
• Handle escalated calls and disputes and maintain professional phone etiquette skills
• Foster a collaborative culture that facilitates the achievement of business plan objectives by working closely with other associates, vendors, and members of management
• Set departmental goals and develop and maintain a daily employee work schedule that effectively meets the needs of the business unit and company
• Outsourcing managers will perform on-site visits to vendor locations to share best practices, communicate policy/process changes, participate in associate training, and conduct quality assurance and compliance reviews
• Run daily reports to optimize workflow efficiency; ensure team meets service level expectations of internal and external customers
• Reconcile vendor invoicing and submit for timely payment
• Maintain electronic records and files
• Perform additional assignments as required by the needs of the company or as directed by management

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a supervisory or leadership position in Operations or a related field preferred
• Experience with consumer lending/auto financing preferred
• Excellent sales/negotiations skills with an ability to think quickly in a dynamic environment to overcome objections
• Intrinsically motivated with demonstrated ability to take initiative, identify needs, make recommendations for improvement, see recommendations through implementation, and evaluate improvements for effectiveness
• Excellent interpersonal skills: friendly and tactful with the ability to influence others, effectively manage conflict, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage highly sensitive and confidential information, interact at all levels within the organization, and build cross-functional partnerships across the business
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills with working knowledge of standard business applications; ability to quickly learn new computer applications as necessary
• Team player that can adapt in a fast pace and changing environment
• Commitment to exemplifying the organizational core values and key competencies
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a team - provide quality training, guidance, performance coaching and feedback to assigned staff
• Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail and demonstrated ability to effectively set and manage multiple conflicting priorities
• Ability to handle multiple tasks during constantly fluctuating business volume

• This is an exempt level position whereby business need will dictate the exact work schedule which should be expected to vary at times
• Talk and hear to exchange accurate information
• Have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading
• The position does not require travel

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