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Head of Operations roles on OPT require employers comfortable sponsoring H-1B visa or E-3 visas after your authorization period ends. Most hiring companies want 5-plus years of ops experience and a relevant degree. Your 12 or 24 months of OPT work authorization is enough time to prove yourself and secure long-term sponsorship.
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Swatch Group is the world's number one manufacturer of finished watches. With its 16 watch brands, the Group is present in all price segments, and is also active in the manufacture and sale of jewelry, watch movements and components.
Swatch Group unites, among other companies, the following watch brands under its roof: Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch and Flik Flak. The Group has a strong distribution and multi-brand retail net with two sophisticated boutiques under the name of Tourbillon and Hour Passion. Swatch Group is also an important player in advanced nanomechanical, nanoelectronic and Bluetooth technologies essential to watchmaking and other industries.
Job description
The Sales & Operations Manager for Swatch Group US is responsible for supporting the day-to-day performance of the Union Glashutte business across sales operations, inventory management, supply chain, customer service, forecasting, and order fulfillment. This role serves as a key business partner to the Sales organization, ensuring effective execution of commercial strategies while driving operational efficiency, inventory optimization, and customer satisfaction.
The Sales & Operations Manager collaborates closely with Sales, Finance, Marketing, Customer Service, Distribution, and Headquarters to support revenue growth, product availability, reporting, demand planning, and operational excellence across the wholesale business.
Profile
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Sales Operations & Business Support
- Partner with Sales Leadership to support forecasting, reporting, inventory planning, and execution of commercial initiatives.
- Coordinate product launches, pricing updates, promotional activities, and distribution strategies across wholesale accounts.
- Analyze sales performance, inventory levels, and customer trends to identify opportunities and risks.
- Prepare and distribute regular sales reports, forecasts, and business reviews.
- Support key account planning and serve as a liaison between Sales, Customer Service, Distribution, and Headquarters.
Inventory, Supply Chain & Operations
- Manage inventory planning, forecasting, replenishment, and allocation to support business objectives.
- Oversee purchase orders, backorders, and product availability while partnering with Headquarters and Distribution teams to ensure timely fulfillment.
- Monitor inventory health and develop strategies to maximize productivity and minimize excess or obsolete inventory.
- Coordinate shipping, receiving, returns, and inventory transfers to ensure operational accuracy.
Systems, Reporting & Analysis
- Maintain inventory and product data integrity within ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards, and operational scorecards to support decision-making.
- Analyze sales, inventory, profitability, and operational performance data and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
- Troubleshoot system and data issues impacting inventory, reporting, or operational processes.
Financial & Vendor Management
- Support budget tracking, purchasing decisions, inventory valuation, and cost management initiatives.
- Maintain relationships with vendors, logistics providers, and business partners while monitoring service levels and performance.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Projects
- Lead and support cross-functional projects, including product launches, system enhancements, process improvements, and operational initiatives.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, process documentation, and training materials.
- Support compliance, audit, and continuous improvement efforts across the organization.
Professional requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or related field preferred.
- 2-5 years of experience in sales operations, wholesale operations, inventory management, supply chain, consumer goods, retail, or a related business function.
- Experience managing ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Power Query, and data analysis.
- Experience with warehouse management systems, EDI integrations, business reporting, and inventory planning.
- Strong understanding of forecasting, inventory management, purchasing, and supply chain best practices.
- Experience supporting sales organizations and managing cross-functional business relationships.
- Proven ability to analyze complex data and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
- Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Work Environment
- Primarily onsite position with close collaboration across departments.
- Fast-paced, growth-oriented environment requiring adaptability and strong organizational skills.
- Flexibility to support seasonal business peaks, inventory events, product launches, and special projects.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 10–20% domestic travel.
- Occasional travel to distribution centers, retail locations, vendor facilities, trade shows, and corporate meetings as business needs require.
This description outlines the basic responsibilities and requirements for the role. This is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The Swatch Group is an equal opportunity employer that promotes diversity and is committed to environmental sustainability.
- Excellent health, dental and vision insurance (employee and dependents are eligible 1st of the month following 30 days; generous employer contribution)
- Immediate participation in the 401(k) and 100% vested employer match after one year (maximum 4% employer match with 5% employee contribution)
- Company paid life insurance and Long Term Disability
- 18 days of PTO per year, 1 Month PTO after 5 years
- Special bucket of sick time per year extended paid time for medical, parental and military leave
- Holiday pay
- Voluntary FSA, STD, Accident/Hospital Indemnity insurance
- Employee product discount
For more information please see https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/
Job Reference: SGUS_02566
The company
Swatch Group is the world's number one manufacturer of finished watches. With its 16 watch brands, the Group is present in all price segments, and is also active in the manufacture and sale of jewelry, watch movements and components.
Swatch Group unites, among other companies, the following watch brands under its roof: Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch and Flik Flak. The Group has a strong distribution and multi-brand retail net with two sophisticated boutiques under the name of Tourbillon and Hour Passion. Swatch Group is also an important player in advanced nanomechanical, nanoelectronic and Bluetooth technologies essential to watchmaking and other industries.
Job description
The Sales & Operations Manager for Swatch Group US is responsible for supporting the day-to-day performance of the Union Glashutte business across sales operations, inventory management, supply chain, customer service, forecasting, and order fulfillment. This role serves as a key business partner to the Sales organization, ensuring effective execution of commercial strategies while driving operational efficiency, inventory optimization, and customer satisfaction.
The Sales & Operations Manager collaborates closely with Sales, Finance, Marketing, Customer Service, Distribution, and Headquarters to support revenue growth, product availability, reporting, demand planning, and operational excellence across the wholesale business.
Profile
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Sales Operations & Business Support
- Partner with Sales Leadership to support forecasting, reporting, inventory planning, and execution of commercial initiatives.
- Coordinate product launches, pricing updates, promotional activities, and distribution strategies across wholesale accounts.
- Analyze sales performance, inventory levels, and customer trends to identify opportunities and risks.
- Prepare and distribute regular sales reports, forecasts, and business reviews.
- Support key account planning and serve as a liaison between Sales, Customer Service, Distribution, and Headquarters.
Inventory, Supply Chain & Operations
- Manage inventory planning, forecasting, replenishment, and allocation to support business objectives.
- Oversee purchase orders, backorders, and product availability while partnering with Headquarters and Distribution teams to ensure timely fulfillment.
- Monitor inventory health and develop strategies to maximize productivity and minimize excess or obsolete inventory.
- Coordinate shipping, receiving, returns, and inventory transfers to ensure operational accuracy.
Systems, Reporting & Analysis
- Maintain inventory and product data integrity within ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards, and operational scorecards to support decision-making.
- Analyze sales, inventory, profitability, and operational performance data and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
- Troubleshoot system and data issues impacting inventory, reporting, or operational processes.
Financial & Vendor Management
- Support budget tracking, purchasing decisions, inventory valuation, and cost management initiatives.
- Maintain relationships with vendors, logistics providers, and business partners while monitoring service levels and performance.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Projects
- Lead and support cross-functional projects, including product launches, system enhancements, process improvements, and operational initiatives.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, process documentation, and training materials.
- Support compliance, audit, and continuous improvement efforts across the organization.
Professional requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or related field preferred.
- 2-5 years of experience in sales operations, wholesale operations, inventory management, supply chain, consumer goods, retail, or a related business function.
- Experience managing ERP systems, preferably SAP.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Power Query, and data analysis.
- Experience with warehouse management systems, EDI integrations, business reporting, and inventory planning.
- Strong understanding of forecasting, inventory management, purchasing, and supply chain best practices.
- Experience supporting sales organizations and managing cross-functional business relationships.
- Proven ability to analyze complex data and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
- Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Work Environment
- Primarily onsite position with close collaboration across departments.
- Fast-paced, growth-oriented environment requiring adaptability and strong organizational skills.
- Flexibility to support seasonal business peaks, inventory events, product launches, and special projects.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 10–20% domestic travel.
- Occasional travel to distribution centers, retail locations, vendor facilities, trade shows, and corporate meetings as business needs require.
This description outlines the basic responsibilities and requirements for the role. This is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The Swatch Group is an equal opportunity employer that promotes diversity and is committed to environmental sustainability.
- Excellent health, dental and vision insurance (employee and dependents are eligible 1st of the month following 30 days; generous employer contribution)
- Immediate participation in the 401(k) and 100% vested employer match after one year (maximum 4% employer match with 5% employee contribution)
- Company paid life insurance and Long Term Disability
- 18 days of PTO per year, 1 Month PTO after 5 years
- Special bucket of sick time per year extended paid time for medical, parental and military leave
- Holiday pay
- Voluntary FSA, STD, Accident/Hospital Indemnity insurance
- Employee product discount
For more information please see https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/
Job Reference: SGUS_02566
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Head Of Operations
Target operations-heavy industries
Companies in logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and tech consistently hire Head of Operations roles and have established visa sponsorship infrastructure. These industries file LCAs regularly, making them far more likely to sponsor your transition beyond OPT.
Lead with your degree field strategically
Head of Operations is a specialty occupation when tied to a relevant degree like business administration, industrial engineering, or supply chain management. Frame your application around that connection explicitly to strengthen both your candidacy and any future H-1B visa petition.
Raise sponsorship before the final interview stage
Asking about sponsorship too late wastes time for both sides. Mention your OPT status and future sponsorship needs during the first substantive conversation so employers with hard visa policies can self-select out early.
Demonstrate measurable operational impact
Employers justify visa sponsorship costs with clear business value. Quantify your contributions with specific metrics: cost reductions achieved, process efficiency gains, or revenue protected. Hard numbers make the sponsorship conversation significantly easier for hiring managers.
Understand your STEM OPT extension eligibility
If your degree is in a STEM field such as industrial engineering or information systems, you may qualify for a 24-month extension, giving you up to three years total. This additional runway makes sponsorship far less urgent for employers and reduces hiring hesitation.
Build relationships with the operations leadership community
Many Head of Operations roles are filled through referrals rather than job postings. Connecting with operations directors and COOs at companies known to sponsor visas significantly increases your chances of finding a role before it is publicly advertised.
Head Of Operations OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as Head of Operations in the United States?
Yes. F-1 OPT work authorization permits you to work full-time in any role directly related to your degree field, including Head of Operations. The role must align with your major, so degrees in business administration, operations management, supply chain, or industrial engineering typically satisfy that requirement. Your DSO should confirm the connection is documented.
Does a Head of Operations role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
Generally yes, provided the employer requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as business administration, operations management, or engineering as a minimum entry requirement for the role. USCIS evaluates the job description itself, not just the title, so the offer letter and LCA must reflect degree-specific requirements clearly. Generic management roles without field-specific degree requirements have faced more scrutiny.
How do I find Head of Operations jobs that sponsor OPT and H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate specializes in exactly this. The platform lists Head of Operations roles from employers who have demonstrated a willingness to sponsor work visas, filtering out companies unlikely to support your immigration needs. Searching there saves significant time compared to manually vetting postings that don't disclose sponsorship intentions upfront.
How much time do I have on OPT to find a Head of Operations role and secure sponsorship?
Standard OPT gives you 12 months of work authorization after graduation. If your degree qualifies for the STEM extension, you can add 24 months for a total of 36 months. Within that window, your employer would need to file an H-1B petition, subject to the annual April lottery with an October 1 start date. Starting the sponsorship conversation early in your OPT period gives you the best chance of timing the transition correctly.
What should I include in my resume when applying for Head of Operations roles on OPT?
List your OPT authorization and its expiration date clearly, typically near your contact information or in a brief summary section. Highlight your degree field prominently, especially if it supports a specialty occupation argument. Quantify operational achievements with specific metrics such as headcount managed, budget overseen in general terms, or efficiency improvements delivered. Employers evaluating sponsorship costs want clear evidence of business impact before committing.