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Discover how well your profile matches a role as Operations Manager. Get insight into which skills you already have, which you can still develop and which courses or learning paths fit your next step.

Current market data
Medior salary
€ 6.700
gross per month
Job opportunities
1
Average
100%
hybrid / remote
Typical experience
3-5 years
Operations

Operations Manager in short

Operations Manager is a function within Operations, part of the branch General construction. Every figure on this page comes from our own market data for this function.

Domain
Operations
Branch
General construction
Open job opportunities
1
Measured skills
6 · Measured for this function
Typical experience
3-5 years
Salary source
National benchmark, 176 observations

Salary & employment conditions

Junior · entry level € 6.000
Medior · a few years of experience € 6.700
Senior · experienced / specialist € 7.600

gross per month · National benchmark, 176 observations

Employment conditions

Benchmarked in the job opportunities for this function.

Laptop van de zaak
20% of job opportunities
Vakantiedagen
26 days
Auto van de zaak
48% of job opportunities
Reiskostenvergoeding
40% of job opportunities
Bonusregeling
64% of job opportunities
Thuiswerken
76% of job opportunities

Day-to-day work

Taken from the descriptions employers published on their own job opportunities.

Employers have not described the tasks for this function yet.

Skills

Benchmark score per skill for this function, on a scale of 0 to 100.

Leiderschap & team aansturen 95
Planning & organisatie 90
Procesoptimalisatie (Lean) 86
Procesoptimalisatie / Lean Six Sigma 85
Teamleiderschap 84
Communicatie 82

Next functions

The share of professionals that made this step, and how long it took them.

45%
Operations Director
after 3-5 years
26%
COO
after 4-7 years
16%
Supply Chain Manager
after 2-4 years

Frequently asked questions about Operations Manager

What does a Operations Manager earn?

A Operations Manager earns between € 6.000 and € 7.600 gross per month in our market data, with € 6.700 as the typical medior salary. Where you land inside that range depends on your years of experience, your region and the size of your employer.

Can you become a Operations Manager without experience?

Starting without experience is possible, but it depends on the level. Our data puts the entry salary around € 6.000 gross per month, and a junior is expected to bring Leiderschap & team aansturen, Planning & organisatie, Procesoptimalisatie (Lean) at a basic level plus the drive to grow quickly.

Which skills do you need as a Operations Manager?

Employers hiring a Operations Manager ask most often for Leiderschap & team aansturen, Planning & organisatie, Procesoptimalisatie (Lean). Our benchmark scores those skills highest for this role, so start there. Soft skills such as communication and collaboration decide the rest: they separate two candidates with the same technical profile.

Which education fits a Operations Manager?

Employers mention WO Bedrijfskunde, HBO Logistiek & Economie most often in their Operations Manager job opportunities, and 40% of those openings names the first one. A diploma is rarely the only route though: demonstrable projects, a targeted certificate and experience from a neighbouring role count just as heavily.

What is the next step after Operations Manager?

Professionals in our data move on from Operations Manager to Operations Director, COO. That step usually takes 3-5 years, and the salary room above the median for this role runs to 13%, so growing inside the function itself pays off as well.

Is there much demand for a Operations Manager?

There is 1 open job opportunity for this role right now, which we label as average. It sits in Breda, and 100% of the openings allows hybrid or remote work. That number shifts per season, so set an alert to keep following it.

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