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Operations Manager resume keywords
The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring an operations manager, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.
Process improvement, budget and team size are the anchors. Add cost and time savings.
Skills and keywords
Tools and software
Soft skills
Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.
Example operations manager resume bullets
Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:
- Led 45 staff across 3 sites and cut operating costs by $1.1M per year
- Raised on-time delivery from 87% to 98% through lean process redesign
- Negotiated vendor contracts that saved 14% on annual spend
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Where to put keywords
- Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
- Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
- Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.
More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.