Business Operations Manager - Manufacturing
San Jose, CAFull-time$85–115K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
Laborup is partnering with an established San Jose manufacturing company to hire a Business Operations Manager overseeing daily financial, administrative, and operational functions. The hands-on role works closely with leadership and coordinates across departments. The ideal candidate brings a foundation in accounting, ERP systems, and business administration, with manufacturing or industrial experience strongly preferred.
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Full job description
We're partnering with an established manufacturing company in San Jose, CA, to hire a Business Operations Manager to oversee daily financial, administrative, and operational functions. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats, working closely with leadership, and keeping business operations running efficiently. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in accounting, ERP systems, and business administration, along with the ability to coordinate across multiple departments in a manufacturing environment. Compensation: $85,000–$115,000 annually Employment: Full-Time | Direct Hire Responsibilities:
- Manage bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, and financial reconciliations.
- Support payroll processing, employee time tracking, and related administration.
- Maintain accurate financial and operational records within ERP and accounting systems.
- Coordinate inventory tracking, purchasing, work orders, and production-related activities.
- Assist with production planning, scheduling, and operational coordination.
- Track budgets, expenses, financial performance, and key business metrics.
- Support leadership with reporting, analysis, and business planning.
- Manage customer communications, vendor relationships, and administrative requests.
- Oversee general office administration, documentation, and employee-related needs.
- Identify opportunities to improve internal processes and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Experience in business operations, office management, accounting, or manufacturing administration.
- Strong understanding of AP/AR, bookkeeping, reconciliations, payroll, and financial reporting.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with inventory management, purchasing, production planning, or scheduling.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across departments and with senior leadership.
- Proactive, resourceful, detail-oriented, and comfortable taking ownership of daily operations.
- Manufacturing or industrial industry experience strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Long-term career growth opportunities
How this job compares
Set against the 8,477 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–115K/yr
- California median$91–132K/yr548 salary ranges
- US median$84–120K/yr4,858 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $100K, is 12% below the California median midpoint ($113K) — in the middle half of Operations Manager salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 722 open Operations Manager jobs in California and 8,477 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Amazon88 open
- CVS Health26 open
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- Experience
- Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (6,346 postings).
- Education
- 1,872 of the 8,477 open Operations Manager jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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