15 Sep
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DMC Recruitment Group
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Calgary
15 Sep
DMC Recruitment Group
Calgary
- advanced understanding of import and export logistics
- managing multi-country supply chains
- ability to systematize and optimize business processes
Vice President, Operations – British Columbia
$200,000–$220,000 Base Salary + Performance-Based Bonus The Chance Our client is a well-established, growing organization with 40+ years of success, offering innovative and inspirational products across multiple categories that are valued by both consumers and professionals.
They are looking for a Vice President, Operations to take ownership of the organization's operational strategy and execution. This is a high-impact leadership position responsible for driving operational excellence across supply chain, logistics, inventory, quality, facilities, and people.
This is an opportunity for a strategic and hands-on operations leader to make a meaningful impact on the business — improving processes, strengthening the organization, developing teams, and helping position the company for its next stage of growth.
What You'll Do
- Lead all aspects of day-to-day operations, including supply chain, logistics, inventory, warehousing, quality, and customer service.
- Develop and execute operational strategies that improve efficiency, scalability, profitability, and overall business performance.
- Establish and monitor KPIs, using data and analytics to identify opportunities and drive measurable improvements.
- Lead, mentor, and develop managers and supervisors, building a high-performing and accountable operations team.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, contractors, and strategic partners.
- Oversee budgets, forecasts, reporting, and operational performance for the leadership team.
- Provide oversight of company facilities across North America and China, as well as third-party logistics providers.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and operational excellence.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, regulatory requirements, and emerging risks to help the organization identify opportunities and protect the business.
- Oversee operational legal, compliance, risk management, and product liability matters.
What You'll Bring
- A strong business mindset with the financial acumen to understand costs, margins, budgets, and profitability.
- Proven experience using data and KPIs to make decisions and improve operational performance.
- A track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing teams.
- Strategic thinking combined with the ability to roll up your sleeves and execute.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and lead effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Deep operational knowledge across areas such as supply chain, logistics,
warehousing, inventory, and customer service.
- Experience working with Asian manufacturing partners/factories is a significant asset.
- Experience with contracts, vendor negotiations, compliance, and risk management.
Your Background
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related discipline preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience, ideally within a distribution, manufacturing, or related environment.
- Strong experience managing budgets, costs, forecasts, and operational KPIs.
- Demonstrated success leading large teams and implementing meaningful operational improvements.
- Comfortable operating at both the strategic and tactical levels.
- A natural leader who thrives on building teams, improving processes, and driving results.
Why This Chance?
This is a high-visibility leadership position with the opportunity to have a significant impact on the direction and growth of the organization.
For the right individual, this role offers more than just the opportunity to lead Operations — succession planning may ultimately position this individual to move into the President's role over time.
If you're an experienced operations leader in British Columbia who is ready to take on a broader mandate, build something meaningful, and play a key role in the company's future, we'd love to hear from you.
Location: Lower Mainland, British Columbia
Compensation: $200,000–$220,000 base salary + performance-based bonus opportunity
📌 Vice President of Operations (Calgary)
🏢 DMC Recruitment Group
📍 Calgary