Operations management is a function in most of the business models and in fact no organization can function without at least some amount of operations management skills. Even a small firm requires some operations management for ensure its effective functioning. There are companies, whose core skill is logistic operations like mining, travel & tourism, hotel, banking, construction, manufacturing and production. Operations can be described as a major part or main activity of an organization.

Nowadays, with the development of the field of outsourcing some companies that do not have operations management as their core business activity tend to outsource the part of operations management for ensuring the permanent smooth functioning. For instance, proactive insurance and banking sector companies, outsource the customer relationship and service activities to those companies, who are specialized and experts in handling customers.

Sectors where operations management jobs can be found:

Candidates with appropriate degree or diploma in operations management can find suitable job opportunities in a number of sectors like

• Shipping companies

• Air cargo companies

• Outsourcing industry

• Distribution channel

• Printing and publishing

• Banking

• Insurance

• Transportation and other logistics

• Project management

• Construction

• Manufacturing

• Coal

• Petroleum refinery

• Mining

Operations management jobs are normally spread across different industrial activities spread in diverse sectors like non-profit organizations, consulting organizations and diverse sectors.

Job responsibilities of an operation Manager:

The job of operation managers is about utilizing and controlling the resources of the organization in a profitable and logical manner. For ensuring effective production, the operations managers are supposed to measure and reward staff to achieve organizational effectiveness, maintaining staffing levels and performance management, plan the priorities of organizational and customer requirements and to organize employees and resources.

Educational requirements:

To become a good operations managers, a candidate should have a graduation degree in any discipline and for the position of operations manager, security organizations prefer retired officers from armed forces. In many businesses, the operation is highly technical and therefore these companies look for engineering graduates. Interpersonal skills and good communication skills are needed to succeed as an operations manager.

Government jobs in operations management:

When it comes to positions in operations management in government sector, recently the National Institute of Industrial Engineering, which is an autonomous body working under the Ministry of Human Resource Development of Government of India called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Professor/Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the area of operations management.