Business Operations Manager Jobs in Ohio
Business Operations Manager jobs in Ohio are consistently active, with strong demand across manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and logistics sectors, and openings at every level from entry-level operations coordinator through senior director of operations. Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati account for the largest share of postings, and established employers such as Nationwide, Procter and Gamble, and Huntington Bancshares regularly hire into these roles across their Ohio operations. Process improvement, supply chain oversight, and cross-functional project leadership are the most sought-after specialties in Ohio listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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At Standard Textile, we’re dedicated to providing comfort and care across generations. Guided by our values, we focus on solutions that serve our customers, support our associates, and strengthen our communities. Since 1940, we’ve remained committed to creating better textiles—delivered seamlessly by experts who care.
The Business Operations & Transformation Lead will partner across the Business Operations team—including rebate and contract administration, customer data governance, sales compensation administration, pricing support, and other shared capabilities—to simplify processes, reduce reactive and administrative work, strengthen analytics, and create more scalable ways of working.
This role combines financial and business acumen, analytical problem-solving, operational excellence, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate can move from understanding a detailed business request, to interpreting the underlying data and financial implications, to stepping back and redesigning the process so the same issue does not require repeated manual intervention.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Business Operations Transformation
- Evaluate workflows across Business Operations and identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, reassign, or eliminate work.
- Improve end-to-end processes, handoffs, decision rights, service levels, and controls.
- Identify recurring requests that can move to self-service, automation, CSS, or other appropriate resources.
- Develop SOPs, playbooks, knowledge resources, and scalable operating processes.
- Lead AI, automation, and process-improvement initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Help reduce the volume of reactive work reaching the Business Operations team.
Reporting & Analytics Optimization
- Review recurring reports and analytical requests for duplication, inconsistency, and manual effort.
- Standardize reporting methodologies and improve sources of truth.
- Expand self-service reporting and reduce repetitive spreadsheet production.
- Connect information across systems to provide more complete business insights.
- Partner with Finance, Data/IT, Sales Operations, and business leaders to improve reporting quality and usability.
Cross-Functional Process Leadership
- Serve as a senior thought partner across Business Operations capabilities, including:
- Pricing and commercial support
- Rebate and contract operations
- Customer and account data governance
- GROW / sales compensation operations
- RFP and Deal Desk processes
- Salesforce and pipeline processes
- Sales and Customer Experience initiatives
- Identify gaps, duplication, unclear ownership, and breakdowns between functions.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve the overall process rather than optimizing only one team's portion of the work.
- Influence change across Sales, Account Management, Finance, Product, Operations, and Technology without direct authority.
Qualifications Include:
- 7+ years of experience in business operations, commercial operations, revenue operations, finance, business analytics, or related roles supporting commercial organizations.
- Hands-on experience in one or more commercial operations areas, such as rebate and contract administration, pricing support, deal desk, sales compensation, or customer data governance.
- Strong financial and business acumen, with the ability to translate pricing, rebate, margin, and revenue data into actionable insight.
- Strong systems thinking, with the ability to see how processes, data, systems, and teams connect, identify root causes rather than symptoms, and design solutions that prevent recurring issues across functions.
- Demonstrated success redesigning end-to-end processes to reduce manual, reactive, and administrative work.
- Experience designing or implementing automation and/or AI tools to streamline manual processes (strongly preferred).
- Experience standardizing reporting, consolidating sources of truth, and expanding self-service analytics.
- Proficiency in Excel and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau); Salesforce and ERP experience preferred.
- Experience developing SOPs, playbooks, and knowledge resources that drive consistent adoption.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives end to end across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Technology, optimizing the overall process rather than individual team components.
- Ability to lead and influence across teams without direct authority.
- Willingness to work directly inside current workflows to build credibility and understanding before recommending change.
PM21
Proudly, Standard Textile has earned a title of US Best Managed Company for the sixth year running, an honor awarded by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, celebrating the exceptional achievements of American private companies and their management teams.
Standard Textile is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
Join us!
At Standard Textile, we’re dedicated to providing comfort and care across generations. Guided by our values, we focus on solutions that serve our customers, support our associates, and strengthen our communities. Since 1940, we’ve remained committed to creating better textiles—delivered seamlessly by experts who care.
The Business Operations & Transformation Lead will partner across the Business Operations team—including rebate and contract administration, customer data governance, sales compensation administration, pricing support, and other shared capabilities—to simplify processes, reduce reactive and administrative work, strengthen analytics, and create more scalable ways of working.
This role combines financial and business acumen, analytical problem-solving, operational excellence, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate can move from understanding a detailed business request, to interpreting the underlying data and financial implications, to stepping back and redesigning the process so the same issue does not require repeated manual intervention.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Business Operations Transformation
- Evaluate workflows across Business Operations and identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, reassign, or eliminate work.
- Improve end-to-end processes, handoffs, decision rights, service levels, and controls.
- Identify recurring requests that can move to self-service, automation, CSS, or other appropriate resources.
- Develop SOPs, playbooks, knowledge resources, and scalable operating processes.
- Lead AI, automation, and process-improvement initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Help reduce the volume of reactive work reaching the Business Operations team.
Reporting & Analytics Optimization
- Review recurring reports and analytical requests for duplication, inconsistency, and manual effort.
- Standardize reporting methodologies and improve sources of truth.
- Expand self-service reporting and reduce repetitive spreadsheet production.
- Connect information across systems to provide more complete business insights.
- Partner with Finance, Data/IT, Sales Operations, and business leaders to improve reporting quality and usability.
Cross-Functional Process Leadership
- Serve as a senior thought partner across Business Operations capabilities, including:
- Pricing and commercial support
- Rebate and contract operations
- Customer and account data governance
- GROW / sales compensation operations
- RFP and Deal Desk processes
- Salesforce and pipeline processes
- Sales and Customer Experience initiatives
- Identify gaps, duplication, unclear ownership, and breakdowns between functions.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve the overall process rather than optimizing only one team's portion of the work.
- Influence change across Sales, Account Management, Finance, Product, Operations, and Technology without direct authority.
Qualifications Include:
- 7+ years of experience in business operations, commercial operations, revenue operations, finance, business analytics, or related roles supporting commercial organizations.
- Hands-on experience in one or more commercial operations areas, such as rebate and contract administration, pricing support, deal desk, sales compensation, or customer data governance.
- Strong financial and business acumen, with the ability to translate pricing, rebate, margin, and revenue data into actionable insight.
- Strong systems thinking, with the ability to see how processes, data, systems, and teams connect, identify root causes rather than symptoms, and design solutions that prevent recurring issues across functions.
- Demonstrated success redesigning end-to-end processes to reduce manual, reactive, and administrative work.
- Experience designing or implementing automation and/or AI tools to streamline manual processes (strongly preferred).
- Experience standardizing reporting, consolidating sources of truth, and expanding self-service analytics.
- Proficiency in Excel and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau); Salesforce and ERP experience preferred.
- Experience developing SOPs, playbooks, and knowledge resources that drive consistent adoption.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives end to end across Sales, Finance, Operations, and Technology, optimizing the overall process rather than individual team components.
- Ability to lead and influence across teams without direct authority.
- Willingness to work directly inside current workflows to build credibility and understanding before recommending change.
PM21
Proudly, Standard Textile has earned a title of US Best Managed Company for the sixth year running, an honor awarded by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, celebrating the exceptional achievements of American private companies and their management teams.
Standard Textile is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
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Where Ohio roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Business Operations Manager Job Market in Ohio
A snapshot from current Ohio openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Ohio Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in business operations manager jobs across Ohio.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, or a related field
- Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and operational workflows
- Proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms used by Ohio manufacturers and insurers
- Strong analytical skills with experience using data to drive process improvement initiatives
- Project management experience, with PMP certification viewed favorably by Ohio enterprise employers
- Familiarity with lean or Six Sigma methodologies, particularly valued in Ohio's manufacturing and logistics sectors
Business Operations Manager Jobs in Ohio: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a business operations manager in Ohio?
The most direct path is a bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain, or operations management followed by several years in an analyst or operations coordinator role. Ohio does not require a state-issued license for this position, so employers focus on demonstrated results, cross-functional leadership experience, and credentials such as a PMP or Lean Six Sigma certification. Large Ohio employers in manufacturing and healthcare often promote internally from project coordinator and operations analyst roles.
How much do business operations managers make in Ohio?
Business operations managers in Ohio earn a median of about $97,700 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $47,400 for the lowest 10% to over $216,360 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire business operations managers in Ohio?
Employers hiring business operations managers in Ohio right now include Parker Hannifin, FirstEnergy, and Marathon Petroleum, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Ohio's concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, major health systems, and large logistics hubs means demand is spread across industries rather than tied to a single sector.
Which Ohio cities have the most business operations manager jobs?
Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton are the Ohio cities with the most business operations manager openings, reflecting Columbus's dense concentration of insurance, financial services, and tech employers, Cleveland's strength in healthcare and manufacturing, and Cincinnati's headquarters presence in consumer goods and logistics. Suburban corridors around each metro, particularly Dublin near Columbus and Blue Ash near Cincinnati, also generate significant postings from regional and national firms with Ohio campuses.
Are there remote business operations manager jobs in Ohio?
Yes, and more than most fields, since business operations management is largely desk-based and centers on coordination, analysis, and reporting that can be done remotely. About 75% of business operations manager openings tied to Ohio are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with fully remote roles most common in strategy, data-driven operations, and vendor management functions. Roles requiring direct oversight of physical facilities or on-site teams typically require in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a business operations manager in Ohio with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry point is an operations analyst, business analyst, or operations coordinator role at one of Ohio's large employers in healthcare, manufacturing, or financial services, such as OhioHealth, Kroger, or KeyBank. Many of these organizations run rotational leadership development programs designed for recent graduates. Building proficiency in Excel, ERP tools, and process documentation, and earning an entry-level Six Sigma certification, gives candidates a clear edge over peers with similar academic backgrounds.
Where can I find and apply to business operations manager jobs in Ohio?
You can find and apply to business operations manager jobs in Ohio on Migrate Mate, which lists current Ohio openings across industries and experience levels. Find a role that fits and apply directly from the listing.
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