This manager will help Ampa Events, a 30 year old established professional event company based in Richmond, Va., achieve higher profit goals through better management of personnel assuring that each employee accomplishes a reasonable amount of work per day based on historic information and thus the elimination of waste in payroll. Through better controls, this manager will continue our goal of being a better and more competitive event production services company in the DC, mid Atlantic and National markets. The manager should have experience in hiring and firing, employee evaluation and general business oversight. The candidate must be a positive, team oriented person
CANDIDATES MUST MEET ALL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS LISTED BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED. EVENT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED.
Key Responsibilities
Operations + Logistics: Oversee daily warehouse activities, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, and dispatching event inventory; managing inventory control and ensure accuracy; maintaining props.
Maintenance: Equipment repair
Event Support: Collaborate with event planning teams to stage, set up, and tear down event equipment, ensuring timely execution
Scheduling: Scheduling of trucks and warehouse crew; fabrication schedules
Team Leadership: Assist in ecruiting, training, motivating, and evaluating warehouse staff; foster a positive, high-performance work culture; hiring + firing.
Budget + Reporting: Assists in managing budgets, tracking expenses, and preparing operational reports for management; regularly scheduled plan vs actual reporting
Safety + Compliance: Implement and enforce all safety protocols in warehouse and on event site, ensuring a secure working environments and compliance with regulations.
Vendor + Client Relations: Liaise with vendors and suppliers as needed, to meet event requirements and providing high-level customer service.
Process Improvement: Works with upper management to identify and implement strategies to improve efficiency, reduce turnaround times, and streamline work flows.
Will participate on installs, as needed
Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications + Skills:
Event industry experience is preferred
Experience: Proven experience in warehouse/logistics, event operations, or similar management role.
Must have carpentry skills
Leadership: Strong ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team.
Technical Skills: Proficiency, and MS Teams
Soft Skills: Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
Physical: Ability to lift heavy items (e.g., 50-75 lbs) and work flexible hours (Normal hours 8:30am - 5:30pm and evenings, weekends as needed).
Attributes: Self-starter, accountable, able to work under pressure, nights and weekends as needed, in a fast-paced environment.
Must be able to drive a 16ft + 24ft box truck
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to shape event logistics in a growing industry.
Dynamic work environment with diverse challenges.
Education:
Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
Event industry experience: 4 years
General Warehouse Management: 4 years (Required)
carpentry skills: 3 years (Required)
manual labor warehouse: 3 years (Required)
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Health insurance
Paid time off
Work Location: In person
