Overnight Fulfilment Operations Team Leader
- Calgary, AB, Canada
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Job details
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job ID: 370775
Date posted: 30/10/2026
- What you'll need to have
- • University degree and 2 years of related experience, or minimum 5 years of related experience
- • Minimum 1 year of managerial experience
- A day in your life with us
- • Lead the Fulfilment Operations Co-workers in the assigned area of responsibility to secure the highest goods availability, operational readiness at all times at the lowest possible cost.
- • Take direct lead with identifying, recruiting, retaining and developing the many talents in the Fulfilment Operations team, to secure a diverse, high performing team that can execute its assigned responsibilities with confidence and secure the future succession.
- • Maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment throughout the unit and secure that the Fulfilment Operations Co-workers work in compliance with IKEA Code of Conduct, internal IKEA regulations and local legislation related to health, safety, security and the environment.
- • Secure effective, qualitative and efficient daily fulfilment operations within the assigned area of responsibility by contributing to goal setting, people, shift and equipment planning, create co-workers' quality awareness to prevent and reduce damages, drive the implementation of local business plans/projects and analyse existing workload to secure daily volume handling and meet seasonal needs.
- • Support the implementation of the Customer Fulfilment Sustainability agenda in the assigned unit operations environment.
- About this work area
- We’re the team behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available to the many people. As a diverse mix of co-workers we use our supply process expertise to balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering to provide customers with high availability while minimizing costs. If you’ve wonder who’s responsible for finding effective and efficient ways of picking up the products for our customers, that’s us. We’re passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA!
- Why you will love us
- Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:
- • Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
- • Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
- • RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
- • Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
- • Flexible spending account
- • Life insurance
- • Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
- • Parental leave
- • Bereavement leave
- • Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)
- In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as Fulfilment Operations Team Leader
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Team Leader will oversee the overnight fulfilment team, plan shifts, people and equipment, and keep the area safe, clean and organised. They will also recruit, develop and retain team members, and track workload and quality.
Requirements
Candidates need a university degree with 2 years of related experience, or 5 years of related experience, and at least 1 year of managerial experience. The role suits someone who can lead a team and manage daily fulfilment operations.
Skills
- People leadership
- Team development
- Recruitment
- Shift planning
- Equipment planning
- Workload analysis
- Workplace health and safety
- Quality awareness
- Damage prevention
- Goal setting
- Business planning
- Forecasting
- Inventory availability
- Cost control
- Sustainability practices
- Seasonal planning
- Compliance
Benefits
- Wellness days
- Extended health, dental and vision coverage
- RRSP with employer matching
- Annual bonus incentive plan
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Merchandise and restaurant discounts
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
- Employee assistance program
Categories
- Retail
- Logistics
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Fulfilment Operations
- Team Leader
- Overnight shift
- Warehouse operations
- Order fulfilment
- Inventory management
- Supply chain
- Logistics
- Shift planning
- People management
- Workforce planning
- Health and safety
- Continuous improvement
- Retail operations
- Supervisor
- Operations manager
- Sustainability
- Staff development
Seniority
Lead
Perks
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible hours
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Performance bonus
- Employee discount
- Wellness program
Languages
- English