Operations & Productivity Specialist

Role summary

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver productivity opportunities through collaboration, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, and continuous improvement.
• Lead cross-functional projects for operational improvements and new product development.
• Analyze operational and business data and develop actionable insights.
• Develop business cases and investment analyses for Packaged Gas process optimization, efficiency, and profitability.
• Support Safety Critical Commodities purchasing within established authority limits.
• Develop and implement supply chain procedures and support systems such as TrackAbout.
• Conduct physical audits and reconciliations and maintain cylinder and asset records.
• Promote data-driven cylinder and tank optimization and asset utilization.
• Guide Packaged Gas teams on asset management, commodity applications, and purchasing processes.
• Monitor data quality metrics, support digital models, and report productivity measures.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field is sought.
• At least three years of experience developing business cases, conducting business analysis, and supporting data-driven decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations and learn new technologies.
• Industrial, manufacturing, logistics, or supply chain experience is helpful.

Additional assets

• Investment analysis, statistical methods, KPI development, and performance measurement are assets.
• Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI and data visualization tools are helpful.
• SQL, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or project management knowledge is an asset.
• French language skills are an asset.

Compensation

• Annual starting salary is CAD 85,000.

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