This is a temporary full-time position until November 2026.
SUMMARY:
In order to make our food store operations ever more efficient Metro is setting up a Continuous Improvement Team whose mandate will be to identify and implement initiatives designed to improve our operational excellence in order to better serve our customers. Whether its implementing technological solutions or reviewing ways of doing things the Continuous Improvement team will work in collaboration with the operations teams of our banners (Metro Québec Metro Ontario Super C Food Basics Adonis) to simplify and improve the experience of our customers and our employees.
Working with a multi-departmental team the incumbents main mandate is to manage analyze and measure transformation and continuous improvement projects within our banners.
This role requires a mastery of continuous improvement tools as well as a global understanding of the modern retail supply chain; including operational processes in food stores.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Analyze operational processes to identify develop and recommend opportunities for improvement -
-Improve productivity and reduce operating costs
-Define plan and implement pilot projects then carry out measurements and feasibility studies to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of pilots and make a recommendation for their deployment.
- Calculate and validate project return on investment.
- Manage project execution risks quality of deliverables schedule and budget.
- Define performance indicators measure and communicate project progress and benefits.
- Participate in the implementation of continuous improvement tools within our banners.
- Lead multi-departmental and multi-hierarchical meetings
- Help identify value-added projects.
- Synthesize and popularize sometimes complex issues and present conclusions in an executive way.
- Analyze document and map business processes
- Support project stakeholders in change management (identification of potential impacts development and execution of change management plan).
- Identify opportunities to improve processes related to the employee experience.
- Implement solutions to improve the overall workforce experience in-store for both union and non-union members.
- Define and implement models to optimize store employee experience while working closely with store operations HR Labour relations and the Talent teams
- Lead meetings with senior leaders sharing results for pilots and deployments of key business projects.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in industrial engineering operations management or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years experience in store management or human resource management
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Mastery of MS Office suite software and project management tools
- Mastery of continuous improvement tools
- Ability to manage several projects at once
- Ability to manage a team in a fast changing and demanding environment
- Bilingualism essential (French and English spoken and written)
- 4 years minimum experience in retail (including support channels)
- Lean Six Sigma certification (asset)
- valid driver licence and access to a vehicle
- Regular travel will be required primarily within the GTA
- Limited travel will be required across Ontario and Quebec including overnight stays and air travel.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Customer-oriented approach
- Priority management
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Structured and rigorous
- Ability to work on multiple projects with external and internal partners
- Change management
- Autonomy
- Initiative
- Sense of organization and responsibility
- Ability to adapt
- Self-control
Required Experience:
Manager
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