Our client, a leading athletic footwear and apparel manufacturing company, is looking for an Operations Manager 5. This is for an initial duration of 09 months and is located at Beaverton, OR.
Job Title : Operations Manager 5
Reference ID : 25-11023
Location : Beaverton, OR.
Duration : 09 months
Job Type : Contract (Candidates must be able to work on W2 without VISA sponsorship)
Merchandising business integration (previously known as Merch Ops)
What We Are Looking For :
- We need a forward-thinking individual, energized by complex and cross-functional projects. Our best Operations Managers are strategic thinkers and excellent communicators with an aptitude for driving change. They understand how our consumer shops behave and engage with our brand, helping to build new processes, tools and ways of working that allow our APLA Merch teams to deliver consumer-led assortments and execute the season with high efficiency.
What Will You Work On :
On any given day you might be conducting small workshops or meetings to gather SME's insights that will help you design future processes to bring speed, efficiency and simplicity to life. You will create plans to bring stakeholders at different levels to the alignment, training and adoption of these new processes and tools.Who Will You Work With :
You will report to the Director of Merchandising Business Integration. This role requires collaborating daily with various teams such as Planning, Sales, and Global Merch to deliver results for the GEO. You will focus on our internal costumers in APLA Merch to find opportunities for improvement while also engaging with cross-functional partners to ensure smooth integration with enterprise-wide dependencies.What You Bring :
Bachelor's degree plus 4-5 years of professional work experience in merchandising, management consulting, corporate strategy, operations, or a related field (3+ years of work experience with an MBA).Demonstrated ability to partner on cross—functional teams Passionate about process and tools' potential in improving execution.Expert problem structuring and strategic problem-solving skills.Compelling storyteller with the ability to influence at multiple levels throughout the organization.Self-directed and comfortable working in ambiguous environments.Knowledge of merchandising strongly preferredMust Haves :
5+ YOE of merchandising - assortment creation and managing a line of productManaging central operations - develop processes and roll them out org wideKnowledge of Merchandising systemsNice to Have :
Experience with project managementExperience with change managementExperience with merchandising planningInterested and Qualified candidates, please send your most recently updated word document resume to sangeeth.k@sunrisesys.com or Jaffer.s@sunrisesys.com .