Saks OFF 5TH Hiring for Director, Operations at New York, New York Full Time

What This Position Is All About:

The Director of Operations will work proactively and collaboratively with business partners involved in growth projects (including stores’ leadership, HR, merchants, finance, visual, logistics, store planning, procurement, and construction) to drive results and meet or exceed sales and profitability goals. The Director of Operations will support the development and execution of operational priorities such as maintaining consistent performance within the company.  They will also lead the rollout, training, and maintenance of their stores’ back of house practices to drive efficiency and achievement of related goals for operational excellence. This leader needs to be able to bring operational fluency to a skill set that includes project planning, developing of presentations, training, and implementation of new processes.

Who Are You:

• Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate work experience required  
• 2-3 years of senior store leadership experience driving operational success in key metrics including but not limited to: Fulfilment, transfers, RTV’s, markdowns, receiving, stockroom organization, and dock to floor processing of new merchandise  
• 5-7 years of overall relevant work experience  
• Required skills include: Retail Business Acumen, written and verbal communications, Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite

As The Director of Operations, you will:

• Represent the Store Operations point of view while collaborating with cross functional teams (Digital, Marketing, Merchants, Asset Protection) on key initiatives
• Partner with Store Teams in the field to test, train and launch key initiatives
• Lead and improve processes that support operational health in our stores such as shortage reduction, creating and building best practices, door to floor process and more
• Produce and present materials such as training documents, process changes, and key performance updates in PowerPoint and Excel to share key information across all levels of the organization

Your Life and Career at Saks OFF 5TH:

• Be part of an empowered, innovative team; work with an adventurous spirit and a customer-centric mindset; play a critical role in making decisions that will position us to win
• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across different functions within our corporate offices, retail stores, photo studios, and distribution centers
• A culture that promotes a flexible work environment 
• Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, dental and vision)
• An amazing employee discount and other exciting perks

Thank you for your interest with Saks OFF 5TH. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Saks OFF 5TH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Saks OFF 5TH complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Saks OFF 5TH welcomes all applicants for this position. Should you be individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.