Operations management*Overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient.*Coordinates with the quality assurance personnel to ensure that the goods meet an acceptable standard.*Interact with the employees, prepare reports on the current condition of logistics, and decide on the next course of action.*Budget management: The… Show more Operations management*Overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient.*Coordinates with the quality assurance personnel to ensure that the goods meet an acceptable standard.*Interact with the employees, prepare reports on the current condition of logistics, and decide on the next course of action.*Budget management: The operations manager may obtain the requirements for logistics and coordinate with the finance department to obtain the necessary approval for the budget. The manager ensures that quality equipments are procured within the budget.*Operational strategizing: Apart from logistics management, the operations manager plays a key role in chalking out the overall operational policy. For example, the operations manager could determine the types of equipments needed to fulfill the organizational quality policy. The operational manager could also formulate suggestions on how to make an optimum use of the resources of the organization (for example: Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management).Manage support services: Each support service has its own set of capabilities and key responsibility areas that finally contribute to the organizational goal. The operations manager plays a vital role in maximizing the output of the various support services such as, IT, finance and HR. *Managing third party relations:The operational manager needs to ensure that standard procedures are followed when third parties are hired. Also, the manager needs to ensure that the necessary administrative and legal formalities are completed. Lastly, the manager ensures that the third party properly executes the agreed terms and conditions. Show less