Product Operations Leader

at  Indigo

Company Description
Dedicated to telling stories and creating experiences, Indigo is always looking for bright, energetic and customer-focused people who can help bring our exciting mission to life in one of our more than 170 Indigo, Indigospirit, Chapters and Coles stores across Canada. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities at our retail stores, distribution centres, and home office for people who share our passions and want to be part of a dynamic and enriching culture.

WHO WE ARE

We love books and all things beautiful
We are Canada’s Cultural Department Store
Books are our heart and our soul and Great Books are JUST the Beginning…

WE PLAY BY THE FOLLOWING RULES:

We exist to add joy to our customers’ lives each and every time they interact with us and our products
Our job is to create joyful moments for our customers
We treat each other the way we’d treat a valued friend
We inspire each other to do our best work
We seek to ignite creativity and innovation every day
We give back to the communities in which we operate
Job Description
The Product Operations Leader is responsible for leading work and the execution of the work that contributes to the profitable movement of goods throughout the course of their life cycle. They provide coaching and feedback to Customer Experience Representatives (CERs) to bring products from door to floor efficiently and effectively. They lead the execution of the store’s visual merchandising activities, ensuring our customers can shop easily with or without assistance, and execute work to support reaction to sales trends and customer demands so that products are sold at the highest margin rate possible. They help influence a store culture that promotes employee engagement, growth, and development.

Functional
Lead execution of activities to support strategic priorities, and the efficiency and effectiveness of product flow processes
Lead execution of D2F process and visual operations, reacting to sell-through, and continual focus on the flow of goods to the sales floor, and Back of House (BOH) set up
Lead execution of markdown process, promotional set-up, and sell-through
Lead execution of changeover and visual assessment action plans
Maintain visual propping, signage, and acrylics
Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all decision-making processes
Embrace and champion technology that creates high tech and high touch solutions for Indigo’s customers
Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs
Coach and provide feedback to CERs to ensure operational excellence and the profitable movement of goods throughout their life cycle
Open and close store as well as responsibility for managing sales floor
Ensure health and safety of employees and customers is top priority
People
Support the building of strong teams by participating in hiring activities, training new hires, and cross-training current team
Support development of talent by providing feedback on team performance to managers
Collaborate with others to drive flexible and just in time solutions
Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself
Help others see the impacts of their efforts and proactively engage other functions to get input
Encourage others to freely share their point of view and be open to feedback
Cultural
Model Indigo’s beliefs and convey a positive image in everything you do
Celebrate diversity of thought and have an open mindset
Take an active role in fostering a culture of continual learning and taking risks without the fear of making mistakes
Embrace, champion, and influence change through your team and/or the organization
Qualifications