# Area Manager - New Grad

**Company:** [Flexport](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/flexport)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $65k – $89k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Google Sheets, Excel, SQL, Osha, Inventory Management, Fulfillment Operations, Warehouse Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Performance Reporting, Standard Operating Procedures, Problem Solving
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Launchpad operations leadership role for a recent graduate managing a fulfillment-center team, performance, safety, inventory accuracy, and process improvements. Requires a bachelor’s degree, demonstrated leadership, strong communication, and willingness to work any permanent shift in a physically demanding onsite environment.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Coach, manage, and develop a team of 30–100 associates.
- Communicate policies, maintain compliance and consistency, and take corrective action when needed.
- Create, manage, and support recognition programs.
- Support safety programs and OSHA compliance, building security, and product loss prevention.
- Own performance reporting for receiving, shipping, inventory accuracy, and packing quality.
- Hold the team to SLA expectations and provide performance reports and action plans.
- Troubleshoot fulfillment-related problems with cross-functional partners.
- Escalate and mitigate operational risks and resolve issues.
- Identify root causes of inventory-accuracy gaps and resolve them.
- Review defect-rate trends and identify operational improvement opportunities.
- Contribute learnings and best practices to standard operating procedures.
- Prioritize systemic problem resolution with Growth and Engineering teams.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree completed within the last 12 months or expected within the next few months.
- Demonstrated leadership experience through campus organizations, athletics, ROTC/military, student government, internships, or part-time or summer jobs.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new processes quickly.
- Computer literacy, including Google Sheets or Excel.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Collaborative, personable, cross-functional working style.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work any permanent shift, including overnights, holidays, and weekends.
- Ability to lift up to 49 pounds and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, reach, stand, and walk for up to 10–12 hours.
- Ability to work in varying noise and temperature conditions and, where applicable, on a secure mezzanine up to 40 feet high.

## Nice to Have
- Coursework, internships, or part-time experience in warehousing, fulfillment, supply chain, or logistics.
- Exposure to SQL or other reporting and data tools.
- Experience collaborating with external partners or vendors.

## Compensation and Benefits
- US base salary range: **$64,800–$89,100 USD**.
- Additional compensation and benefits may include bonus, equity, medical and dental coverage, and flexible time off.

## Similar jobs

- [Area Manager](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/5d2ce90b-dbf8-4cd5-9a18-e42cf5b4873d) - Flexport - Chicago, IL - $65k – $81k/yr
- [Area Manager](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/75c6047b-83f3-49bd-aed3-36cb6a70ee0e) - Flexport - Pleasant Prairie, WI - $65k – $81k/yr
- [Associate, Conversions](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/d65639da-f6fe-444c-b543-b536da0b7127) - Vestwell - King Of Prussia, PA - $65k – $75k/yr
- [Mission Operations Coordinator, Santa Clara, CA (Day Shift)](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/1776b553-c05e-49e6-ac4a-5a0ccdd68963) - Nuro - Santa Clara, CA - $66k – $89k/yr
- [Mission Operations Coordinator](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/d928d5bd-8121-4d84-b20a-1a2022b700a6) - Nuro - Santa Clara, CA - $66k – $89k/yr

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/25537f31-5782-4c29-adb8-c4d01eec5c5f
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/25537f31-5782-4c29-adb8-c4d01eec5c5f