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What are the key skills for a good operation manager?

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Question added by Salim Houari , Sr. Business Developer , GIT Partners
Date Posted: 2016/01/04
Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Most important qualities you need to be a successful operations manager.

Analytical and problem solving

The primary role of an operations manager is to direct and improve workflow for goods, services, and employees to ensure an organization is running as efficiently as possible. An ideal candidate is someone who can look at existing processes, examine them, and come up with necessary solutions. This isn’t as boring as it may seem—operations management involves a lot of creativity. (If it didn’t seem boring at all, you’ll probably make an excellent operations manager.)

Effective communication

Operations managers don’t have ordinary desk jobs; they juggle many roles, and all of them require strong oral and written communication skills. As with most business positions, operations managers must be able to read and write extremely well—they look after many reports and a lot of research. Operations managers also have to spend much of their time working with people—stakeholders, potential candidates, customers or clients, employees, third-party vendors, and more—and preparing presentations.

Strong initiative and leadership

In addition to being good communicators, people in operations management positions must be self-starters. Proposing changes to how organization works—no matter how small—requires a lot of initiative, and you have to be able to justify your recommendations.

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

good communication

team management

 

Ashams chemplanickal
by Ashams chemplanickal , sales coordinator , Reena group of companies

I shall be very much obliged to you if you hire me because I can played this roll well and effective manner.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

And the ability to communicate

And courage

 

And achievement

Ammad Zia
by Ammad Zia , Office Manager , ENHANCED ENGINEERING & MULTI-TECHNOLOGIES CO.

A successful Operations Manager must posses the below-mentioned skills.

  • Effective communication skills
  • People Management skills (Deal people with based on emotional intelligence)
  • Understand Company's financial situation.
  • Create a positive learning environment.
  • Know how to utilize staff at maximum level.
  • Delegate and know how to make use of people in effective and efficient manner.
  • Enforce work standard and stick on it.
  • Appreciate junior staff.

Operations manager must act as a great leader and not like a boss!

moaweyah salkini
by moaweyah salkini , manager of gas gathering station , ggc

Analytical and quick problem solving

good team  leadership

Effective communication

Creativity & initiative

manage his work in professional way using recourse management

 

Mohammad Dilshad Ali
by Mohammad Dilshad Ali , IT Engineer , Sharaf DG

Hello Dear, 

Its Very Simple ..

1. Be confident 

2. Your communication must be clear and effective.

3.Good Behavior    

4.Good Vision and ability to play with words.

5.Good decision maker.

6.Perfect Reporting Skills.

 

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If agreed then please like or comment. 

 

Regards 

Dilshad Ali

Sheila Kaur
by Sheila Kaur , Owner , Self Employed

Get the job done. I don't think there is a hard and fast rule about this job or others which involve matching systems and processes to people and business dynamics, cos it all depends on the specifics eg job scope, work culture, talent quotient, and also the room to move.

Khaled Qadoura
by Khaled Qadoura , Plant Operations Manager , Alzamil Food Industry- Al Zamil Group

I agree with those who mention (( Problem Solving , Communication Skills ,

 

and I want to add :

Decision Making , higher level of follow up and issue closing to the end.

 

 

khaled elkholy
by khaled elkholy , HR MANAGER , misk for import & export

Thank you I agree with all answer

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks

Creative and Motivated

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