How to hire an Operations Consultant

How to hire an operations consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step operations consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an operations consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new operations consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your operations consultant job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an operations consultant for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   An operations consultant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, operations consultants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents operations consultant salaries for various positions.

   Type Of Operations Consultant	Description	Hourly Rate
   Operations Consultant		$31-55
   Program Management Consultant	A program management consultant is responsible for analyzing project requirements based on clients' specifications, developing quality improvement techniques, and reviewing project deliverables. Program management consultants work closely with the project team to identify project initiatives and resolve complexities that may arise... Show More	$35-65
   Business Operations Analyst	A business operations analyst is a professional who identifies and solves issues related to the performance of the business operations. Together with the management and engineering departments, business operations analysts must analyze and review a vast amount of data to identify business opportunities... Show More	$21-42

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common Skills:

   • Risk Management
   • Strong Analytical
   • Business Process
   • Operational Risk
   • Project Management
   • Internal Controls
   • Continuous Improvement
   • Mitigate Risk
   • Real Estate
   • Process Improvement
   • Corrective Action
   • Healthcare
   • Customer Service
   • Treasury

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead the design and implementation of a new customer income verification tool using SharePoint and InfoPath.
   • Manage a team to leverage demand planning, supply , 6 sigma strategic sourcing processes, and negotiate vendor pricing.
   • Program initiatives include case management, commercial / manage care / government dispute management, appeals, and retro authorizations.
   • Manage departmental Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities.
   • Manage system security and hardware encryption.
   • Revise and manage quality assurance procedures within PMO.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your operations consultant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An operations consultant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, operations consultants' average salary in florida is 42% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level operations consultants earn 44% less than senior-level operations consultants.
   • Certifications. An operations consultant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an operations consultant's salary.

   Average operations consultant salary

   $87,229yearly

   $41.94 hourly rate

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   Entry-level operations consultant salary

   $65,000 yearly salary

   Updated June 11, 2025

   Average operations consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
   1	California	$117,812	$57
   2	Maryland	$103,563	$50
   3	Washington	$103,411	$50
   4	Texas	$103,165	$50
   5	Connecticut	$99,108	$48
   6	Wisconsin	$98,428	$47
   7	Massachusetts	$96,354	$46
   8	Oregon	$95,915	$46
   9	District of Columbia	$95,352	$46
   10	Arizona	$93,792	$45
   11	Virginia	$93,056	$45
   12	Pennsylvania	$91,766	$44
   13	New York	$90,795	$44
   14	North Carolina	$90,538	$44
   15	Ohio	$87,903	$42
   16	Michigan	$86,935	$42
   17	Utah	$86,465	$42
   18	Indiana	$85,517	$41
   19	Minnesota	$84,306	$41
   20	Georgia	$83,530	$40

   Average operations consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
   1	eBay	$123,501	$59.38	4
   2	Amazon	$110,721	$53.23	1,048
   3	Dell	$107,682	$51.77	10
   4	Adobe	$106,568	$51.23	21
   5	Nokia	$104,068	$50.03	1
   6	Thomson Reuters	$103,318	$49.67	10
   7	Douglas Elliman	$102,583	$49.32
   8	Sandia National Labs	$102,483	$49.27
   9	Veeva Systems	$101,406	$48.75	88
   10	Toyota Financial Svc	$100,277	$48.21	7
   11	Keysight Technologies	$99,401	$47.79	2
   12	Mandiant	$99,291	$47.74
   13	Finastra	$98,186	$47.20	1
   14	Sephora	$98,021	$47.13	214
   15	State Street	$97,284	$46.77	21
   16	Tekmark	$95,942	$46.13
   17	CVS Health	$95,855	$46.08	501
   18	Allscripts	$95,200	$45.77
   19	Aetna	$94,314	$45.34
   20	Northern Trust	$94,199	$45.29	36

4. Writing an Operations Consultant Job Description

   A good operations consultant job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an operations consultant job description:

   Operations Consultant job description example

   We are a Nationwide Consulting firm filling several Direct Full time positions with NCR. NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading software- and services-led enterprise provider in the financial, retail, hospitality, telecom and technology industries. NCR is headquartered in Atlanta, GA, with 34,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

   
   

   We are looking for someone with the following skills below:

   Years in retail industry or store operations consulting

   Worked as a consultant with recognized consulting company, identify client objectives, ability to scope a project

   Knowledge of FDMM, CFR or DSR retail industries and operations, familiarity with basic store operations, e.g., Front-end operations, BOPIS, mobile shopper

   Experience with basic data cleaning, formatting, and summary skills. Basic statistical analysis skills, such as, averages, standard deviations, percentiles, and confidence intervals

   An understanding of basic retail consumer behaviors, able to conduct research focused on in-store behaviors and experiences of consumers, and experience observing and documenting these behaviors,

   Experience with methodology for measurement of the underlying processes, tasks and time-motion considerations that support a store operating model. Ability to design optimized employee experiences and store processes.

   Experience with technique for establishing standard times, which are required time to perform a given task, based on time measurements of the work content of the prescribed method, with due consideration for fatigue and for personal and unavoidable delays.

   Experience with change management methodologies and ability to embed new solutions, operating model and ways of working at a customer

   Able to communicate complexity / detail leveraging mix of verbal, PowerPoint and other mediums

   Experience with taking an idea from concept to commercial solution, and developing a customer value proposition

   Able to build client relationships and credibility and identify opportunities for up-sell / cross-sell of services within existing clients

   A team player able to lead by example

   Bachelor of Science (BS) degree and Master degree (in quantitative disciplines, such as, industrial systems engineering, management science, or data analytics)

   
   

   If interested please send a copy of your resume.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right operations consultant for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your operations consultant job on Zippia to find and recruit operations consultant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting operations consultants requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new operations consultant

   Once you have selected a candidate for the operations consultant position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new operations consultant. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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