Operations Manager

As a result of growth at the Fulfillment Center and our global expansion, we require a skilled Operational Manager to lead our outbound area. This is an exciting opportunity where you will lead people, build and scale the operations and continually look for opportunities to improve on our core measures of success.

What You'll Do:

• Own the Outbound function including daily execution, workflow management and proactive management of the outbound operation.
• Lead a team of 3 team Leads and 25 Associates (expands to 5 supervisors, 18 leads and 250+ associates). Strong ability to manage individuals through the talent cycle ( (e.g., onboarding, coaching, feedback, career development, etc).
• Responsible for KPIs (on-time shipment, cost, quality, safety) including root cause analysis, action identification and gap closure.
• Leads weekly and monthly labor planning cadence, including capacity analysis, balancing labor needs with demand and preparing for high volume weeks.
• Responsible for productivity including deep dives, improvement opportunities and managing Associate performance.
• Identifies, develops and implements new processes, KPIS and continuous improvement initiatives. Creates a continuous improvement mindset in the department.
• Leads initiatives and mid-size projects across Operations and with cross-functional teams.
• Leads peak preparation and its successful execution.
• Strong focus on training and developing Leads so that they are able to progress laterally or through promotions in the company.
• Creates an engaging and safe environment for Team Leads and Associates.

What You'll Bring To The Team:

• Experience leading an operation or closely related supply chain area (e.g., transportation team etc).
• Passion for engagement and employee growth and ability to lead individuals through the performance cycle.
• Continuous improvement mindset - Always looking for the next opportunity to improve our results.
• Ability to deep dive KPIS, identify root causes and put into place actions.
• You are a builder - ready to create new KPIs, processes and standardizations. Success in a role is not only execution, but creating and scaling.
• Comfortable with undertaking analysis such as capacity analysis, productivity deep dives and cost analysis (bonus points comfortable with business cases, budgets).
• Ability to lead initiatives and mid-size projects cross-functionally from idea to execution.
• Strong leadership and team building skills.
• Excellence problem-solving skills.
• Thrive in ambiguous situations and build process and standardization to stabilize.
• Strong communicator with peers, leaders and Associates.

Location: Our Distribution Centre is located in North York. Given the nature of the role, the Operations Manager would need to be onsite 5 days a week.