Regional VP, Operations

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Establish KPIs, monitor performance, analyze trends, and implement corrective and continuous-improvement actions.
• Develop and manage budgets, control costs, allocate resources, and identify cost-saving and revenue-enhancement opportunities.
• Manage personnel, equipment, technology, and facilities for productivity and cost efficiency.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, and frontline employees, including performance reviews and training.
• Ensure safety, food-safety, transportation, and environmental compliance and promote a strong safety culture.
• Collaborate across departments to coordinate activities, resolve issues, and achieve shared objectives.
• Lead implementation, integration, and optimization of technology and systems.
• Manage complex operational projects and strategic initiatives to budget and schedule.

Skills

• Operational principles, processes, and industry best practices.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and strategic-thinking skills; data analysis and reporting.
• Process-improvement methods such as Lean and Six Sigma.
• Relevant compliance knowledge, including examples such as OSHA, DOT, and FSMA.
• Relevant systems such as WMS, ERP, and TMS; project management and operational data analytics.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• 11 or more years of experience, including at least 7 years leading a team.

Travel

• Travel requirements are listed as 0–25%.

Benefits

• Benefits listed include health and dental coverage, wellness accounts, disability and life insurance, parental leave, pension, RRSP and TFSA, employee assistance, stock purchase, virtual care, learning, product discounts, and colleague resource groups.
• Benefits may vary by location or bargaining unit.

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