Business Operations Manager

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Business Operations Manager - Onsite

Nashville, TN 

7am to 4pm Central time

$83K

The Business Operations Manager leads operations strategy to optimize processes and drive growth. Oversees daily operations while developing strategies to enhance productivity and profitability. Responsibilities include analyzing performance metrics, streamlining workflows, managing resources, and ensuring departmental alignment with company goals. Requires strong analytical and leadership skills with experience in operational best practices. Must excel at cross-departmental collaboration, problem-solving, and translating strategic vision into practical action plans.

Responsibilities

• Work with account leaders to create and maintain clear, concise SOPs as required.

• Review and maintain all invoice and work order documentation for client submission.

• Support the development, reporting, and data analytics of facilities engineering management operations and performance metrics.

• Work with third party service providers to ensure service delivery is effective and aligns to contractual requirements.

• Provide support for facility operations to ensure standards adherence and audit readiness.

• Facilitate internal assessments and audits with third party service partners to coordinate and monitor progress as needed.

• Develop and or draft documents, playbooks, standards, and other administrative support mechanisms to ensure standardization and performance optimization.

• Maintain or establish and manage automated solutions that include reporting, analytics, and visualization capabilities for mission critical operations.

• Assist with ad hoc data analysis tasks that come from the client.

• Work within the Corrigo CMMS work order process and associated data platforms as it specifically relates to performance management/reporting and maximizing capabilities.

Funding Requests and Budget Authorization (BA) Management:

• Key Responsibilities

  Funding Management

  • Work with Finance to gather documentation

  • Organize vendor invoices alphabetically with cover pages

  • Upload packages to client portal

  • Participate in funding review meetings and document key points

  Baseline Adjustment Process

  • Create adjustment requests following established guidelines

  • Collect and organize supporting documentation

  • Complete required templates and save as PDFs

  • Upload to client system and update tracking spreadsheets

  • Monitor qualifying projects in Corrigo

  • Participate in review meetings and track approval status

  System Management

  • Upload approved documents to Corrigo

  • Maintain asset and warranty data

  Team Support

  • Communicate complex information effectively

  • Work both independently and collaboratively

  • Support cross-functional project teams

  • Document operational processes

  • Contribute to improvement programs

  • Conduct training when needed

  • Recommend performance-enhancing changes

Qualifications & Skills

• High School Diploma/GED required; 4-year college degree preferred.

• 3-5 years of related experience (Facilities/Project/Operations Management), with strong analytical background; experience in commercial real estate a plus

• Background in facilities management, engineering, operations, construction/design is preferred.

• Team player. Possesses ability to effectively collaborate and influence people at all levels in the organization through strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Flexible, process-oriented, organized, with excellent analytical & troubleshooting skills.

• Demonstrated experience establishing and meeting goals, tracking, and driving