About the Role
REI Co-op seeks a Sr. Operations Specialist to guide the store to operational excellence. This administrative role supports the store management team, conducts daily office duties, and helps create better outdoor experiences by sharing knowledge, giving recommendations, and engaging with customers.
Responsibilities
- Reviews and reconciles operational business expenses.
- Mentors and supports operations and sales staff.
- Manages office supply inventory within the assigned budget.
- Assists with hiring and processes HR documentation.
- Maintains store files.
- Coordinates the Safety Committee, Product Quality issues, and Loss Prevention standards.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Experience in a retail or office environment is preferred.
- Enjoys communicating and building relationships, both inside and outside the organization.
- Open to feedback and other viewpoints.
- Uses business understanding, innovative thinking, and sound judgment to solve problems.
- Makes solid recommendations by combining information from various sources.
- Produces quality work by setting effective goals and establishing priorities.
- Organizes and uses resources to meet deadlines.
- Keeps others informed about plans and progress.
- Engages and influences others to accomplish worthwhile organizational goals.
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Relationship building
- Business understanding
- Innovative thinking
- Sound judgment
- Goal setting
- Prioritization
- Resource management
- Influencing others
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Flexible hours
- Evenings
- Weekends
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- $25.27 - $30.31 per hour
Benefits
- Generous employee discount
- Access to health benefits
- Retirement savings plan
- Accrued time off
About the Company
- REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors.
- When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with the support to live your best life.
- You play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet.
- We lead with our values, and we are creating a culture that inspires and enables everyone to bring their whole self and their highest ambitions to work every day, so that we can achieve more outside together.
- At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all.
- We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization.
- We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives.
- Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life.
- To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization.
- We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives.
- Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life.
- To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.
