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Director, Operations
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Salary range will be $130-$150k. · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- Salary range will be $130-$150k.
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- 5-7 years warehouse and transportation management experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Original job description
Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:
We are seeking a dynamic and strategic-minded Director of Operations to lead our operational efforts and drive efficiency for the Operating Company. In this role, you can expect to be given challenging assignments throughout the company and take on some of the most complex problems. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in operations management, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of optimizing processes to enhance productivity and profitability. As the Director of Operations, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing day-to-day operations, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Compensation: $132,000 - $150,000 with a 30% bonus potential
Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
Salary range will be $130-$150k.
Primary Responsibilities:
We are seeking a dynamic and strategic-minded Director of Operations to lead our operational efforts and drive efficiency for the Operating Company. In this role, you can expect to be given challenging assignments throughout the company and take on some of the most complex problems. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in operations management, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of optimizing processes to enhance productivity and profitability. As the Director of Operations, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing day-to-day operations, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Compensation: $132,000 - $150,000 with a 30% bonus potential
Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Oversees efficient operations of warehouse and transportation functions, including receiving, stocking, picking, packing, delivery, equipment maintenance, security, and safety.
- Oversees all scheduling and delivery of incoming product and outbound product/customer deliveries. Manage department to achieve appropriate timeliness of delivery and highest quality of product.
- Develops, implements and monitors standard operating procedure for warehousing, transportation, inventory, and security.
- Negotiate with vendors/suppliers for packaging, shrink wrap, pallets, parts, and other necessary items.
- Leadership of managers and associates to include, but not limited to: staffing, training, coaching, performance management and problem resolution. Ensures staff maintains a level of professionalism, competency and motivation through the direction of selection, development and ongoing evaluation.
- Develops, implements, and monitors warehouse and transportation employee productivity/quality action plans in accordance with the standards developed by the operations group.
- Determines warehousing and transportation personnel and equipment requirements by evaluating warehouse activities, projected volumes, and product mixes in accordance with productivity standards.
- Ensures company, OHSA, and MOT standards for warehousing, distribution, and employee safety are met.
- Implements procedures for handling customer returns, vendor returns, and obsolete inventory. Performs periodic physical inventory counts. Performs cycle counts and investigates redlines to keep perpetual inventory system accurate.
- With the corporate operations group, identifies requirements and implements training programs for the DC warehouse and transportation employees.
- Meets regularly with OpCo President to discuss planned versus actual profitability, capital expenditures, employee productivity, and other relevant issues.
- Supports Risk Management in investigating and monitoring accidents to identify root cause and take corrective actions. Works with Human Resources group to develop OpCo training and incentive programs to improve transportation and safety.
- Participates in sales effort by assisting sales personnel with presentations, as necessary, as well as working closely with customers for resolution of problems in operations or product quality.
- Ensure effective cooperation and communications with other departments.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve goals.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Solid understanding of budgeting, financial management, and risk analysis.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in project management and process improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma is desirable.
- 5-7 years warehouse and transportation management experience
- 2-3 years in a leadership role for a team of >150 direct and indirect reports.
Salary range will be $130-$150k.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee warehouse and transportation operations, including scheduling, inventory, delivery, safety, staffing, and performance, while implementing procedures and continuous improvement initiatives. Manage operational budgets and productivity, coordinate with company leadership and other departments, and address customer, vendor, and risk-management issues.
Requirements
Requires 5–7 years of warehouse and transportation management experience and 2–3 years leading a team of more than 150 direct and indirect reports. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership, analytical, financial, communication, and problem-solving abilities; Lean or Six Sigma experience is desirable.
Skills
- Operations Management
- Warehouse Management
- Transportation Management
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Process Improvement
- Lean
- Six Sigma
- Budgeting
- Financial Management
- Risk Analysis
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- Scheduling
- Performance Management
- Communication
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Categories
- Logistics
- Management & Leadership
- Transportation
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Warehouse Operations
- Transportation
- Distribution Center
- Inventory Management
- Receiving
- Stocking
- Picking
- Packing
- Delivery Scheduling
- Equipment Maintenance
- Workplace Safety
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Vendor Negotiation
- Staffing
- Training
- Coaching
- Performance Management
- Productivity Standards
- Physical Inventory Counts
- Cycle Counts
- Perpetual Inventory
- Risk Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective Actions
- Budgeting
- Capital Expenditures
- Profitability
- Lean
- Six Sigma
- Customer Returns