Operations Manager - Logistics & Warehousing

Multiple Shifts | Multiple Sites | Growth Opportunity
Fairburn, GA | Palmetto, GA | Union City, GA - New Site Launching Soon!

DP World is growing—and we’re looking for Operations Managers who thrive in fast-paced logistics environments and want to lead teams through scale, complexity, and transformation. With multiple shifts, multiple sites, and a brand-new operation coming online, this is an opportunity to make a real impact while advancing your career with a global logistics leader.

DP World offers a market-competitive compensation package and the opportunity to grow within a global, high-performing organization. We invest in our leaders and provide exposure to large-scale operations, innovation, and career mobility—locally and globally.

Why DP World?

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy—and at DP World, we’re transforming how the world moves goods.

With 111,000+ employees, 159 nationalities, and operations in 77 countries, DP World is redefining supply chains through innovation, technology, and collaboration. Our family of businesses—including syncreon, Imperial, and P&O—works together to deliver smarter, faster, and more resilient logistics solutions.

We are committed to:

Innovation and continuous improvement
Inclusion, diversity, and belonging
Empowering our people to reach their full potential

At DP World, free minds and different perspectives change what’s possible.

About the Role

How You’ll Make an Impact

As an Operations Manager, you will be responsible for driving daily operational excellence while leading high-performing teams across our Georgia facilities.

Lead the daily operations of a logistics facility, ensuring efficient scheduling, throughput, and on-time delivery to customers.
Serve as a key customer interface, coordinating schedules, managing expectations, and adjusting labor in real time to meet demand.
Execute contingency plans during disruptions, system issues, or emergencies; escalate appropriately and support root-cause and post-mortem analyses.
Monitor performance against KPIs and targets; implement corrective actions and escalate risks as needed.
Provide strong, visible leadership to Warehouse Managers and operational teams, enforcing company standards and modeling DP World values.
Identify improvement opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Perform additional duties as required to support business needs.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
Progressive leadership experience in operations, plant, warehouse, or logistics management (automotive or logistics industry preferred).
Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex operational data and make sound decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to senior leadership and customers.
Proven ability to manage ambiguity, solve problems, and lead through change.
Proficiency with standard business systems and tools (email, databases, spreadsheets, reporting, etc.).

Physical Requirements

Standing and Walking: Will need to stand for long periods of time, such as when packing items, or walk long distances, such as when picking items from different locations

Postures: Bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and crouching.

Lifting - Able to lift 20 to 50lbs repetitively throughout the curse of a shift without assistance (weight varies based on product).

Clothing PPE: Ability to wear personal protective gear (which may include, but is not limited to, composite toe shoes, gloves, headwear, face masks, hearing protection, fall protection, high visibility clothing, and/or safety glasses)

Vision: Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

Environment: Work in a non-climate-controlled warehouse environment, with temperatures that can vary widely from extreme heat in the summer to extreme cold in the winter.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

Nearest Major Market: Atlanta
Job Segment: Logistics, Supply Chain Manager, Supply Chain, Operations Manager, Supply, Operations

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