Operations Manager job in Toronto / Remote

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Good Food For Good is an organic food company, social enterprise and certified B corporation on a mission to make it easy for everyone to eat healthy at home and at the same time help someone in need. Every sale from Good Food For Good’s line of flavourful sauces and condiments helps to subsidize meals for people living with food insecurity. Our organic, Whole30 Approved, keto, paleo, and vegan diet friendly foods are free from allergens, refined sugar and preservatives, enabling local consumers to feed their families healthy, ethical, and delicious food while empowering families across the globe to do the same.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Operations Manager will be responsible for all supply chain activities required to deliver finished goods to our accounts and distribution partners across Canada and the US. Your mandate is to scale-up and enhance our operations to increase on-time and accurate order fulfillment, improve product quality, and lower production and distribution costs. You will own all purchasing, co-packing and 3PL partnerships for the company and be the primary contact for customer order management. As the first and primary operations expert in our company, you will also play a key role in establishing the Operations team structure and model for accelerated growth. 

Work Area: Supply Chain

Career Status: Professional

Expected Travel: 0 - 10%

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage suppliers and make them better partners in our success 
• Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain
• Identify, develop and nurture supplier relationships to improve SLAs and/or cost structure
• Track and manage inventory across partners and regions
• Optimize inventory to meet customer demand
• Collaborate with sales to create demand and supply plan
• Own quality assurance, regulatory compliance and required certifications 
• Create purchase orders / production orders / 3PL requests to meet sales demand and customer SLAs
• Schedule and execute customer order fulfillment 
• Capture customer and sales data in QuickBooks
• Assist with Billing and Account Receivables

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Must have: 2 years of experience in order management, inventory management and logistics management
• Ability to translate desired outcomes into concrete items and tasks for execution
• Dependability and Accountability
• Project Management
• Attention to detail
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Develop and nurture relationships
• Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent, including competency in creating Excel models and templates
• Thrive in a fast paced and start-up like environment
• Desire to learn and grow
• Entrepreneurial mindset

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY

We offer an opportunity to be the change you want to see in the food world. Our products are disruptive to the industrial food system and our unique business model ensures we act in the best interest of all stakeholders, including our customers, employees, partners, society and environment.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply here or send Cover Letter and Resume to career@goodfoodforgood.ca. Please note, due to the large volume of applicants, we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates.