Operational Excellence Specialist at TalentMinded | Toronto | Rezi

Operational Excellence Specialist at TalentMinded

Operational Excellence Specialist

TalentMinded · Toronto

1 months ago

Operational Excellence Specialist

TalentMinded · Toronto

a month ago
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About the Role

This role involves owning the end-to-end performance management system across Operations and Commercial functions, ensuring KPI integrity, performance visibility, root-cause analysis, and corrective action. It is ideal for someone who enjoys redesigning processes using data, automation, and AI, working across various departments to improve decision-making and enable scalable ways of working.

Responsibilities

  • Own data integrity for operational KPI data across Operations and Commercial teams.
  • Validate data from multiple systems and functional owners before executive review.
  • Identify data quality issues and structural gaps.
  • Establish governance, validation controls, and standard work for data integrity.
  • Serve as the business owner for KPI logic and reporting requirements.
  • Translate operational needs into BI and dashboard specifications.
  • Validate calculations, data sources, and definitions before automation.
  • Ensure reporting drives action, accountability, and decision-making.
  • Analyze inventory performance across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
  • Identify drivers of excess, obsolescence, shortages, and instability.
  • Translate insights into corrective actions and process improvements.
  • Support S&OP governance by ensuring planning data is decision-ready and aligned to KPI targets.
  • Immerse in end-to-end operational, supply chain, and manufacturing processes.
  • Identify inefficiencies, manual work, bottlenecks, and performance gaps.
  • Translate findings into measurable business cases.
  • Partner with stakeholders to redesign processes for improved productivity, reduced cycle times, and lasting operational improvements.
  • Partner with operational and technical teams to translate business challenges into automation and AI solutions.
  • Design and implement workflows, automations, and agent-based solutions using Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot Studio.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
  • Several years of experience improving operational performance within manufacturing, supply chain, or operations environments.
  • Experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, manufacturing performance management, supply chain analytics, S&OP support, or operations analytics.
  • Ability to break down complex processes, identify root causes, and implement practical improvements.
  • Comfortable working with operational data, defining and validating KPIs, and turning information into actionable insights.
  • Understanding of KPI governance, inventory management, supply chain flows, S&OP planning, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Qlik, or Tableau.
  • Hands-on exposure to AI, automation, or low-code technologies.
  • Interest in applying AI to solve business problems.
  • Ability to think in terms of workflows, systems, and scalable solutions.
  • Motivation to see ideas through to execution, measure results, and continuously improve processes.
  • Ability to build strong relationships across all organizational levels.
  • Ability to communicate fluently between operational teams and technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to simplify complex ideas and facilitate productive conversations.
  • Ability to help drive adoption of new processes and technologies.

Skills

  • Operational Excellence
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Manufacturing Performance Management
  • Supply Chain Analytics
  • S&OP Support
  • Operations Analytics
  • Data Integrity
  • KPI Governance
  • Inventory Management
  • Supply Chain Flows
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Corrective Actions
  • Advanced Excel
  • Power BI
  • Qlik
  • Tableau
  • AI
  • Automation
  • Low-code technologies
  • Microsoft Copilot Studio
  • Power Automate
  • Power Apps
  • Python
  • RPA

Location

  • GTA-based

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • Several years of experience

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

  • $77,000 to $82,000

About the Company

  • Our client is a manufacturing company.

Equal Opportunity

  • We encourage applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, particularly individuals from Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and those with lived experience.
  • If you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, we encourage you to apply to express your interest.
  • Should you require accommodation in any aspect of the selection process, please contact us at careers@talentminded.ca, and we will be happy to help.