Weekend Operations Area Manager

Description:

GoodBuy Gear is the leading recommerce platform for baby and kid gear, transforming how families buy and sell secondhand. We are building a smarter, more sustainable future for commerce through operational excellence, technology, and an exceptional customer experience.

Schedule :

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM The Role GoodBuy Gear is seeking a Weekend Operations Area Manager to lead inbound operations at our Columbus warehouse facility. This is a hands-on leadership role with full ownership of a 12.5-hour shift across safety, quality, productivity, and team performance. This leader will be responsible for running a high-performing weekend operation, solving problems in real time, driving continuous improvement, and building a strong culture on the floor. The right candidate is highly autonomous, operationally rigorous, and energized by leading from the front in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

Key Responsibilities Shift Ownership:

Own all aspects of inbound operations during the weekend shift, ensuring safe, efficient, and consistent execution across receiving, quality checks, storage, and inventory flow.

Operational Leadership:

Lead the day-to-day performance of the inbound path, with accountability for productivity, quality, labor performance, and process adherence.

Team Leadership:

Direct, coach, develop, and hire frontline associates and leads to build a high-performing, accountable, and engaged team.

Continuous Improvement:

Drive operational improvements through Lean principles, including Kaizen, 5S, standard work, and root cause problem-solving.

Process Discipline:

Ensure stations, workflows, and operating procedures are standardized, clearly communicated, and consistently followed.

Quality & Accuracy:

Maintain high quality standards and inventory accuracy while identifying and addressing defects, breakdowns, and inefficiencies.

Cross-Functional Partnership:

Collaborate with technology, logistics, and corporate teams to identify issues, improve systems, and support broader operational goals.

Requirements:

Independent Operator:

Proven ability to manage operations with a high degree of autonomy, make sound decisions in real time, and lead effectively during off-peak and weekend hours.

Hands-On Leader:

Highly visible and floor-based, with a willingness to stay close to the work, remove obstacles, and drive performance over the course of a long, demanding shift.

Operational Strength:

3+ years warehouse experience with a strong understanding of operations, labor management, process execution, and continuous improvement.

People Leader:

Experience coaching, developing, and elevating frontline teams, with a track record of improving performance and building a strong culture of accountability.

Continuous Improvement Mindset:

Comfortable identifying waste, solving problems at the root, and implementing process improvements that scale.

Technical Fluency:

Comfortable using warehouse and operations systems and enthusiastic about leveraging technology and AI-forward tools to improve daily execution and productivity.