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Operations Manager resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what operations managers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most operations managers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Operations manager with a track record of running day-to-day delivery across staffing, budgets and supplier performance. Comfortable moving between the numbers and the floor, turning budget targets into rosters, process changes and supplier terms that hold up under pressure. Known for lifting service levels without blowing out the cost base.
Key skills
- Operations management
- Process improvement
- Budgeting and forecasting
- People leadership
- Stakeholder management
- ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)
- Excel
- Power BI
- Supplier and contract management
- Time and deadline management
Experience: example bullet points
- Managed day-to-day operational delivery across a multi-team site, holding service levels to target through peak trading periods
- Owned an operational budget, tracking spend against forecast each month and flagging variances before they became overruns
- Led a process improvement initiative that removed a recurring bottleneck in the handover between teams, cutting turnaround time on the affected workflow
- Managed rosters and performance for a frontline team, closing staffing gaps without resorting to unplanned overtime
- Renegotiated terms with a key supplier after service levels slipped, restoring on-time delivery within an agreed timeframe
Education
Typically a bachelor degree in business, commerce or a related discipline, often paired with several years in supervisory or coordination roles; a diploma in leadership and management or an MBA is a common route up for those moving from operational roles without a degree.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Operations management
- Process improvement
- Budgeting and forecasting
- P&L management
- KPI reporting
- SLA management
- ERP systems
- SAP
- Oracle
- Power BI
- Excel
- Stakeholder management
- People leadership
- Supplier and contract management
- WHS compliance
- Fair Work Act
- Rostering
- Continuous improvement
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.