An operations manager is the person who often gets to decide how facilities should be designed, formulate products and policies, and create employee schedules and control inventory and distribution of a company’s product or service.

Many of the duties of an operations manager overlap with those of a C.E.O.

Those wishing to work in a general capacity within this field can earn an undergraduate degree from an accredited school or college. However, those who wish to choose a specific concentration should pursue an MBA in operations management.