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The Wally Shop
Director of Operations
Why this is a great job
A company focused on sustainability + a chance to own all internal operations and report to the founder? Sounds like a great opportunity.
The nitty gritty
Company Description
The Wally Shop is accelerating the worlds transition to sustainable commerce. As e-commerce continues to grow exponentially so will our waste epidemic. Reusables is disrupting e-commerce by being the ultimate sustainable solution and provides lower costs.
The Wally Shop is looking for a Director of Operations who can help oversee management of day to day operations. This would include: managing our existing supply chain and operations, overseeing development of new processes, scaling, and general management.
The Job
The Director of Operations will be tasked with making sure day to day operations "run smoothly" by bringing efficient and effective systems to increase the productivity of The Wally Shop. This encompasses coordination with vendors, customers and other third party contractors. Applicants should accordingly have strong communication, analytic, presentation and interpersonal skills. We are looking for someone with a go-getter attitude and entrepreneurial spirit.
Reporting to the Founder, the Director of Operations will lead all internal operations, including (but not limited to) the following responsibilities:
Coordinate operations plans and budgets
Lead the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress against goals for the organization
Manage and optimize supply chain
Manage various partnerships and relationships, including suppliers, vendors, customers
As a prerequisite, the successful candidate must have a passion for entrepreneurship and a strong interest in consumer brands. Additional requirements are:
Strategic Vision and Agility: ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into the organizational plan
Team Player: exceptional capacity for managing and leading people with a positive attitude
Action Oriented: enjoys working hard, problem solving and looks for challenges; able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available; willing to be resourceful and get their hands dirty
Strong desire to work for a start up and in an entrepreneurial culture are a must for this role.
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