Business Operations Manager Jobs in Illinois
Business Operations Manager jobs in Illinois are in strong demand, with the state's diverse economy generating openings at every level from entry-level operations coordinator through senior director of operations, concentrated in finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and professional services. Chicago anchors the market as one of the most active hiring metros in the Midwest, with Naperville and Rockford contributing meaningful volume, and employers such as United Airlines, Caterpillar, and Northwestern Medicine maintaining consistent demand for this role. The most sought-after specialties include process improvement, supply chain operations, and cross-functional program management. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.
As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.
In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.
At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.
Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.
From your PASSION to ours
Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Business Analyst, Supply Chain Operations based in Chicago, Illinois.
The Lactalis USA (LUSA) Supply Chain Operational Excellence team embraces problem-solving and leadership as the keys to continuous improvement, driving overall business transformation.
As a Supply Chain Operations Business Analyst, this role maintains oversight of supply chain reporting processes, key performance indicators, and decision-support capabilities for U.S. supply chain teams. The analyst extracts, combines, validates, and interprets data from multiple sources to create reports, dashboards, and analyses that help stakeholders make faster, more informed cross-functional decisions. The role also supports monthly performance reviews, ad hoc business initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts by identifying trends, communicating risks, recommending solutions, and helping drive change in alignment with company goals and values. This analyst position directly supports network Planning, creating dashboards and presentations, hosting regular meetings, and bringing the business units together to discuss network space.
From your EXPERTISE to ours
Key responsibilities for this position include:
- Create, maintain, and continuously improve supply chain reporting dashboards by compiling data from SAP, customer and vendor reports, and other data sources to provide cross-functional users with a complete and reliable view of supply chain performance.
- Gather, document, and translate business requirements from supply chain, logistics, customer service, finance, and business unit stakeholders into reporting, dashboard, and analytical solutions.
- Maintain data integrity by validating source data, reconciling discrepancies across systems, documenting assumptions, and partnering with business owners to improve master data quality and reporting reliability.
- Support adoption of reporting tools by training end users, documenting standard work, maintaining report definitions, and gathering feedback to improve usability and decision-making.
- Partner with business unit supply chain teams to define, standardize, and maintain KPI logic, reporting cadence, ownership, and performance thresholds across the supply chain network.
- Support monthly performance review cycles in partnership with the Assistant Director, Performance Management and Analytics and business unit supply chain teams, including data preparation, presentation development, meeting participation as needed, and action item tracking with supply chain leadership.
- Performs moderately complex analysis of information, problems, and/or data under general supervision. Makes recommendations for the review of senior staff members.
- Tracks, monitors and measures the benefit of implemented solutions for moderately complex issues, applying company policies and procedures in the resolution of a variety of issues. May also perform gap analysis.
- Communicates perceived risks to senior staff members and leadership with recommendations for mitigation.
- Computes metrics involving moderately complex issues.
- Develops, analyzes and disseminates moderately complex reports.
- Builds productive internal/external working relationships to work collaboratively and ensure alignment with subject matter experts on analyses. Shares knowledge with the team.
- Resolves moderately complex issues.
- Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
- Recommends streamlined processes and process improvements to senior staff members. Assists in driving change as needed
From your STORY to ours
Qualified applicants will contribute the following:
Education
- Bachelor's is required
- Majors in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, or other Business Discipline are required.
Experience
- 2+ years of Supply Chain experience is required.
Certifications and specific knowledge
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with intermediate or advanced Excel skills required; experience with Power BI, Access, SQL, or other data visualization and database tools preferred.
- Experience working in a data, reporting, or business intelligence development environment, including building, testing, maintaining, or improving dashboards and recurring analytical reports
- Preferred experience with SAP
- Advanced database and/or SQL experience preferred
At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.
Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.
Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.
At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.
As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.
In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.
At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.
Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.
From your PASSION to ours
Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Business Analyst, Supply Chain Operations based in Chicago, Illinois.
The Lactalis USA (LUSA) Supply Chain Operational Excellence team embraces problem-solving and leadership as the keys to continuous improvement, driving overall business transformation.
As a Supply Chain Operations Business Analyst, this role maintains oversight of supply chain reporting processes, key performance indicators, and decision-support capabilities for U.S. supply chain teams. The analyst extracts, combines, validates, and interprets data from multiple sources to create reports, dashboards, and analyses that help stakeholders make faster, more informed cross-functional decisions. The role also supports monthly performance reviews, ad hoc business initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts by identifying trends, communicating risks, recommending solutions, and helping drive change in alignment with company goals and values. This analyst position directly supports network Planning, creating dashboards and presentations, hosting regular meetings, and bringing the business units together to discuss network space.
From your EXPERTISE to ours
Key responsibilities for this position include:
- Create, maintain, and continuously improve supply chain reporting dashboards by compiling data from SAP, customer and vendor reports, and other data sources to provide cross-functional users with a complete and reliable view of supply chain performance.
- Gather, document, and translate business requirements from supply chain, logistics, customer service, finance, and business unit stakeholders into reporting, dashboard, and analytical solutions.
- Maintain data integrity by validating source data, reconciling discrepancies across systems, documenting assumptions, and partnering with business owners to improve master data quality and reporting reliability.
- Support adoption of reporting tools by training end users, documenting standard work, maintaining report definitions, and gathering feedback to improve usability and decision-making.
- Partner with business unit supply chain teams to define, standardize, and maintain KPI logic, reporting cadence, ownership, and performance thresholds across the supply chain network.
- Support monthly performance review cycles in partnership with the Assistant Director, Performance Management and Analytics and business unit supply chain teams, including data preparation, presentation development, meeting participation as needed, and action item tracking with supply chain leadership.
- Performs moderately complex analysis of information, problems, and/or data under general supervision. Makes recommendations for the review of senior staff members.
- Tracks, monitors and measures the benefit of implemented solutions for moderately complex issues, applying company policies and procedures in the resolution of a variety of issues. May also perform gap analysis.
- Communicates perceived risks to senior staff members and leadership with recommendations for mitigation.
- Computes metrics involving moderately complex issues.
- Develops, analyzes and disseminates moderately complex reports.
- Builds productive internal/external working relationships to work collaboratively and ensure alignment with subject matter experts on analyses. Shares knowledge with the team.
- Resolves moderately complex issues.
- Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
- Recommends streamlined processes and process improvements to senior staff members. Assists in driving change as needed
From your STORY to ours
Qualified applicants will contribute the following:
Education
- Bachelor's is required
- Majors in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, or other Business Discipline are required.
Experience
- 2+ years of Supply Chain experience is required.
Certifications and specific knowledge
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with intermediate or advanced Excel skills required; experience with Power BI, Access, SQL, or other data visualization and database tools preferred.
- Experience working in a data, reporting, or business intelligence development environment, including building, testing, maintaining, or improving dashboards and recurring analytical reports
- Preferred experience with SAP
- Advanced database and/or SQL experience preferred
At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.
Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.
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Business Operations Manager Job Market in Illinois
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Energy
- Insurance
- Technology & Software
- Distribution & Wholesale
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in business operations manager jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, or a related field required
- Five or more years of experience managing business operations or cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Strong background in process improvement methodologies including Lean or Six Sigma
- Experience developing operational budgets and tracking key performance indicators
- Excellent communication skills with ability to present to senior leadership and stakeholders
Business Operations Manager Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a business operations manager in Illinois?
Most business operations managers in Illinois enter the role with a bachelor's degree in business administration, operations, or a related discipline, followed by several years in analyst, coordinator, or team lead roles. Illinois does not require a state-issued license for this position. Employers in Chicago's finance and logistics corridors often favor candidates who have completed an MBA or hold a Lean or Six Sigma certification, as these credentials signal readiness for the process improvement work common in Illinois organizations.
How much do business operations managers make in Illinois?
Business operations managers in Illinois earn a median of about $103,570 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $53,240 for the lowest 10% to over $269,320 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire business operations managers in Illinois?
Employers hiring business operations managers in Illinois right now include CarMax, AbbVie, and Vantive, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Illinois's mix of Fortune 500 headquarters, major healthcare systems, and large logistics and manufacturing companies creates consistent, year-round demand for this role.
Which Illinois cities have the most business operations manager jobs?
Chicago, Deerfield, and Tinley Park account for the most business operations manager openings in Illinois. Chicago drives the largest share thanks to its concentration of corporate headquarters, financial institutions, and healthcare networks, while suburban hubs like Naperville benefit from the significant corporate campus presence of companies in the technology and professional services sectors that have relocated or expanded beyond the city proper.
Are there remote business operations manager jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and they are more common than in most fields because the core of the role, reporting, process analysis, stakeholder communication, and project coordination, translates well to remote work. About 53% of business operations manager openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the desk-based and analytical nature of the work. The most fully remote openings tend to be in technology, insurance, and financial services companies headquartered in the Chicago metro.
How can I get hired as a business operations manager in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is landing an operations coordinator or business analyst role at a large Illinois employer and building from there. Companies such as Advocate Health Care, United Airlines, and Caterpillar run structured associate and rotational programs that move new graduates through multiple operational functions. A Lean Six Sigma White or Yellow Belt certification gives candidates a concrete edge in Illinois manufacturing and logistics interviews, and lateral moves from project coordinator or administrative management roles are a recognized pipeline into operations management across the state.
Where can I find and apply to business operations manager jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to business operations manager jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, find the ones that fit your background and preferred location, and apply directly to each employer through the listing.
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