St. Louis, MO (Main - Ops Assistant Manager of Dispatch and Customer Service)

Please note that you may occasionally be required to work on some of the standard paid holidays (e.g. Labor Day or MLK Day) if we have routes running, but you will be compensated by being able to take a day off of your choosing at a later time

401k plan

An annual $250 stipend to support any home office needs

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

Work in an inclusive, caring and values driven environment

Make a critical difference for children, families and educators

Weekly Hours: 40 Hours/Week

General Shift Hours:

Buckled In’s Assistant Manager of Operations: Dispatch and Customer Service will join a high-growth small business and play a critical role in helping us to ensure exceptional daily service for hundreds of children and dozens of school districts, as well as a fulfilling employment experience for our drivers and supporting staff. This is a fast-paced, high volume, customer-facing role.

To achieve these objectives, we are seeking a values-aligned, goal-driven, and enthusiastic Operations Assistant Manager who is comfortable in a remote small business environment. This person should be a proven leader, possess a high standard of excellence, exhibit strong analytical thinking, have exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and demonstrate a deep connection to our mission of providing access to opportunity for all students.

The Assistant Manager of Dispatch is responsible for helping lead the live execution side of operations. This role supports coordinators/dispatchers, manages escalations, helps ensure rides are actively covered and monitored, and serves as a go-to leader during on-call shifts. This person helps drive strong service recovery, clear communication, urgency, and consistency during real-time operations.

This position reports to the regional Operations Manager, and you will collaborate regularly with your regional team, other assistant managers, and the operations team as a whole. This position does not currently have direct reports.

Who you are:

Inspired by our mission and values

Able to exhibit our company competencies at the manager level (review by clicking here)

Calm under pressure and high-volume work

Highly decisive

Comfortable with ambiguity and an ever-changing environment

Comfortable with navigating multiple online platforms

Results-driven, with a desire to meet and exceed metrics

Calm but urgent problem-solver; sees solutions where others see problems

Strong attention to detail and impeccable follow-through

A strong culture leader, fostering a healthy, positive work environment

Highly resourceful and takes initiative; calmly but urgently finds ways over, around, and through obstacles in order to achieve quantitative goals

Energetic, enthusiastic, connector who forms relationships and earns genuine trust quickly, even when working with a diverse, distributed team and customers

What you’ll do:

Serve as a go-to dispatch lead; provide leadership, guidance, and escalation assistance to the dispatch team

Help oversee real-time daily service execution to ensure students are covered and issues are addressed quickly and appropriately

Support, coach, and help develop coordinators/dispatchers in areas such as sub finding, communication, ride monitoring, prioritization, and escalation handling

Step into complex or high-risk situations involving late rides, no-shows, unresponsive drivers, service disruptions, parent concerns, and district escalations

Help ensure timely, professional communication with guardians, drivers, districts, and internal teams during active issues

Monitor live service trends and recurring breakdowns, and identify opportunities to improve dispatch workflows, communication, and response times

Partner with regional Operations Managers to support strong on-time performance, ride fulfillment, and customer experience

Help reinforce expectations, accountability, and consistency across dispatch processes and service recovery

Collaborate with routing, compliance, ROC, and other operations team members to resolve service issues and support daily success

Use data, trends, and day-to-day observations to identify operational risks and recommend process improvements

Required Qualifications

Read, write and speak English at a proficient level

At least 18 years old

Have a working computer with a camera and microphone

Have a reliable internet connection

1+ years of leadership experience

Exhibits all competencies up to Assistant Manager level on Core Competencies

Preferred qualifications:

Strong knowledge of pupil transportation industry processes and regulations

Experience in high volume calls and text response

Experience in customer service

1 year of full-time remote work experience (remote experience related to COVID or hybrid do not meet this criteria )