Big Ambitions Headquarters and Manager Roles Guide

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Headquarters is the office layer used to run management functions as your company expands. Equip computer workstations, recruit and schedule the appropriate employees, then configure each role separately: Logistics Managers control warehouse delivery routes, Purchasing Agents manage importer contracts, and HR Managers support assigned employees through personnel functions such as training and coverage.

1. Headquarters purpose and assignment flow

Create a Headquarters business in an office building when your operation needs centralized managers. The headquarters does not replace stores or warehouses; it supplies the office-based employees who coordinate purchasing, logistics and personnel across those operating businesses. Its practical value therefore comes from the managers you install and configure, not from customer traffic.

For each office role, place a desk, chair and computer, recruit the correct employee type, and drag that employee into an available workstation in the headquarters schedule. A furnished desk alone does nothing, and a hired employee outside the schedule is not a complete assignment. Employee preferences can also make a particular desk or chair relevant, so inspect the individual requirement when a workstation remains unsatisfied.

Open the business specifically as Headquarters.
Provide a desk, chair and computer for every manager.
Recruit the employee with the intended role.
Assign the employee to a free scheduled workstation.
Check individual furniture preferences when indicated.
Configure the manager’s downstream assignment after scheduling.

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2. Logistics Manager: warehouse-to-store distribution

The Logistics Manager turns a prepared warehouse into a distribution source. After scheduling the manager at headquarters, assign the intended warehouse in that manager’s panel, confirm that the warehouse bays contain assigned vehicles and eligible drivers, and add stores as destinations. For each suitable product, the route uses a destination minimum-stock setting to decide what should be moved from available warehouse stock.

Logistics Manager skill contributes to destination capacity, but the result also depends on vehicles, drivers and warehouse bays. Treat the capacity displayed by the game as the authoritative result rather than applying a universal formula. If the role appears inactive, check the workstation and schedule first, then the warehouse link, vehicle-driver pairing, destination list, warehouse stock and destination storage in that order.

Schedule the manager at a computer workstation.
Assign the correct warehouse in the manager panel.
Verify vehicles and eligible drivers in warehouse bays.
Add the intended stores as destinations.
Set minimum stock for eligible products.
Use the displayed destination capacity, not an assumed formula.
Troubleshoot from the headquarters assignment toward the store.

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3. Purchasing Agent: importer contracts and replenishment

The Purchasing Agent manages the commercial side of importing. Give the agent a scheduled headquarters workstation, contact an importer that offers the goods you need, and appoint that agent as contract handler. The agent then exposes the importer’s products and order controls in BizMan. Each agent handles one importer contract at a time, while one contract can designate different warehouses for different products.

Configure product units, destination warehouses and the available one-time or target-based replenishment behavior, then activate the order. Purchasing Agent skill is described as improving negotiated import prices, but it does not replace the contract’s operational conditions. When nothing arrives, confirm the correct importer and contract assignment, selected warehouse, activated order, minimum-order condition, available funds, product availability and free pallet capacity.

Assign the agent to a headquarters computer.
Contact an importer that carries the required goods.
Make the agent the importer’s contract handler.
Use one agent for each simultaneous importer contract.
Enter quantities as goods rather than boxes.
Select a destination warehouse for each product.
Check every contract condition if an import fails.

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4. HR Manager: employee support and role troubleshooting

The HR Manager is the personnel role at headquarters. The supplied guides describe connecting employees to HR management so they can receive training and, where applicable, support for health-insurance demands; factory staffing guidance also associates HR coverage with replacement when assigned workers become sick or retire. This role supports employees, whereas it does not create importer contracts or warehouse routes.

Give the HR Manager a computer workstation and scheduled assignment, then connect the employees who require HR support through the available personnel interface. If training or coverage is not occurring, first confirm that the worker is actually linked to the intended HR Manager, then check the manager’s workstation and schedule and the affected employee’s assignment. Do not infer a universal employee-capacity formula: use the limits and assignment state displayed by the current interface.

Provide the HR Manager with a computer workstation.
Place the manager in the headquarters schedule.
Link employees who need personnel support.
Use HR for training and applicable employee coverage.
Do not expect HR to control purchasing or delivery routes.
Check employee-to-manager links before replacing furniture.
Follow capacity information shown by the current interface.

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Frequently asked questions

Do all three manager roles use the same headquarters workstation?

Each role is listed as computer-based and needs an available headquarters workstation with a desk, chair and computer. Each employee must still be assigned to a separate available position in the schedule and configured for that role’s own function.

Why does my Logistics Manager show no working delivery route?

Check that the manager is scheduled, linked to the intended warehouse and able to see an assigned vehicle and eligible driver. Then verify destinations, warehouse stock, minimum-stock settings and storage at each receiving store.

Can one manager perform Logistics, Purchasing and HR work?

No combined role is established by these systems. They are distinct employee types with different configuration panels and responsibilities, so recruit and assign the specific role required for routes, importer contracts or employee support.