Product Operations Leader

Company Description
WHO WE ARE
Indigo is a physical and digital place inspired by and filled with books, ideas, beautifullydesigned lifestyle products, and the creative people who help make it all happen. We believein real books, living life fully and generously, being kind to each other and to the environment,and that stories — big and little — connect us. Indigo is our customer's happy place — for joyfulmoments of discovery and to connect with people who share their passion for reading, theirbelief in ideas, and their commitment to making the world a better and more beautiful place.
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Our Mission is to inspire reading and enrich the lives of book lovers. As such, we believe inthe power of people and their stories. We aim to attract top talent, nurture the potential ofour employees, and create space for everyone to thrive. Our Guiding Principles are thefew key ideas that are meant to influence everything we do, every day.
We Will Hire, Inspire, Promote and Retain the Best
We Will Be Customer Centric
We Will Be Entrepreneurial
We Will Be Committed to Caring About Each Other, Our Communities, and Our Environment
We Will Be Committed to True and Shared Value Creation
We Will Be Systems Thinking, Data Driven and AI enabled

Job Description
The Product Operations Leader is responsible for leading work and the execution of the work that contributes to the profitable movement of goods throughout the course of their life cycle. They provide coaching and feedback to Customer Experience Representatives (CERs) to bring products from door to floor efficiently and effectively. They lead the execution of the store’s visual merchandising activities, ensuring our customers can shop easily with or without assistance, and execute work to support reaction to sales trends and customer demands so that products are sold at the highest margin rate possible.

They help influence a store culture that promotes employee engagement, growth, and development.
WHAT YOU LL DO:
Functional
Lead execution of activities to support strategic priorities, and the efficiency and effectiveness of product flow processes
Lead execution of D2F process and visual operations, reacting to sell-through, and continual focus on the flow of goods to the sales floor, and Back of House (BOH) set up
Lead execution of markdown process, promotional set-up, and sell-through
Lead execution of changeover and visual assessment action plans
Maintain visual propping, signage, and acrylics
Act as an advocate for the customer by placing them at the forefront of all decision-making processes
Embrace and champion technology that creates high tech and high touch solutions for Indigo’s customers
Proactively identify and anticipate customer expectations and needs
Coach and provide feedback to CERs to ensure operational excellence and the profitable movement of goods throughout their life cycle
Open and close store as well as responsibility for managing sales floor
Ensure health and safety of employees and customers is top priority
People
Support the building of strong teams by participating in hiring activities, training new hires, and cross-training current team
Support development of talent by providing feedback on team performance to managers
Collaborate with others to drive flexible and just in time solutions
Share technical knowledge with others and actively seek to learn from those more knowledgeable than yourself
Help others see the impacts of their efforts and proactively engage other functions to get input
Encourage others to freely share their point of view and be open to feedback
Cultural
Model Indigo’s beliefs and convey a positive image in everything you do
Celebrate diversity of thought and have an open mindset
Take an active role in fostering a culture of continual learning and taking risks without the fear of making mistakes
Embrace, champion, and influence change through your team and/or the organization
Qualifications
WHO YOU ARE:
1-2 years of experience in a customer service, merchandising or operations role
Demonstrated commitment to creating an exceptional employee and customer experience
Experience leading others
Knowledge of provincial health and safety…