The posting
Company
Cox Automotive - USA
Job Family Group
Business Operations
Job Profile
Sr Manager, Operations Management
Management Level
Sr Manager - People Leader
Flexible Work Option
No remote option; must work at a specified Cox location
Travel %
Yes, 15% of the time
Work Shift
Day
Compensation
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $111,500.00 - $185,900.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Job Description
Power the Future of Operations: Senior Manager, EV Battery Solutions
Ready to lead teams, improve performance, and help shape the future of electric vehicle operations? As our Senior Manager, Operations, you’ll turn business and site priorities into practical operating plans that strengthen safety, quality, productivity, and service delivery. You’ll lead assigned EV Battery Solutions operations teams, support daily execution, and help ensure the organization is prepared for changing business and customer needs.
This is an opportunity for an experienced operations leader who enjoys being close to the work, developing people, solving complex problems, and using data to create meaningful improvements.
What You’ll Do
Lead Operations and Site Performance
You’ll provide leadership to assigned operations teams and help ensure daily activity aligns with site goals, customer commitments, and operational priorities. Your responsibilities may include supporting shop floor performance, shipping and receiving, material flow, inventory management, facility layout planning, and operational readiness for new business needs.
Turn Priorities into Action
You’ll translate operational priorities into clear work plans and establish the structure teams need to execute consistently. You’ll reinforce standard work, strengthen shop floor management, improve inventory discipline, and support continuous improvement through lessons learned and read-across actions.
Use Data to Improve Results
KPIs, dashboards, and operating metrics will help you identify performance gaps and determine where action is needed. You’ll recommend and support improvements that positively affect safety, quality, productivity, cost, and service levels while holding teams accountable for follow-through and timely problem-solving.
Develop People and Build Capability
You’ll support workforce planning, cross-training, performance management, and talent development. Through coaching, clear expectations, and accountability, you’ll help strengthen leadership capability and prepare teams for evolving operational needs. You may also support organizational design and staffing plans for operations and parts teams.
Champion Safety, Quality, and Compliance
You’ll reinforce safety and quality expectations, identify and escalate risks, and support audits, corrective actions, standards, and operational controls. You’ll also have the authority to stop work when safety, quality, or compliance concerns arise and to initiate appropriate corrective or containment activities.
What You’ll Bring
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least eight years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Equivalent qualifications may include a master’s degree and six years of experience, a Ph.D. and three years of experience, or 12 years of related experience.
- At least three years of management or leadership experience.
- Strong working knowledge of operational tools, reporting systems, KPIs, dashboards, and performance analytics.
- Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Qualifications That Can Help You Stand Out
- A degree in operations, business, engineering, supply chain, logistics, or a related discipline.
- Leadership experience in a manufacturing, logistics, automotive, multi-site, or regulated environment.
- Experience leading teams, supporting cross-functional projects, improving operational processes, or preparing teams for operational changes.
- Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, or a similar professional certification.
Why This Role Stands Out
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Lead teams in a growing and evolving electric vehicle business.
- Influence site performance across safety, quality, productivity, cost, and customer service.
- Develop employees and strengthen leadership capability.
- Use data and continuous improvement methods to solve real operational challenges.
- Work closely with site and functional leaders while maintaining hands-on visibility across production, warehouse, inventory, and shipping and receiving operations.
Work Environment and Travel
This is a hands-on operations leadership position that regularly works throughout production, warehouse, inventory, and shipping and receiving areas. The role requires the ability to walk and stand for extended periods, occasionally access elevated work areas, and occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds. The environment may include moving equipment, warehouse traffic, varying temperatures, noise, and required personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, a safety vest, hearing protection, and safety footwear.
The position also requires flexibility for up to 15% travel.
Drug Testing
To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.
Benefits
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
About Us
Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.
EOE, including disability/vets
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.
