Director, Division Operations - North Bay/Sacramento/Colorado

Bring Your Amazing Self to Work

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Job Overview

The Divisional Operations Director actively supports all store functions, including merchandising, operations, and asset protection programs. They bear direct responsibility for assigned divisions/stores in collaboration with the Division Vice President(s) of their designated Divisions. In their role as the Operations Leader, they actively collaborate on strategy and development with Central Leaders, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Resiliency, and Legal.

Their primary responsibilities involve driving sales, maximizing profitability, controlling expenses, and achieving shortage goals. Additionally, they play a crucial role in supporting the Regional Senior Director of Operations by implementing Omni Channel initiatives, managing expenses, overseeing shortage programs, handling fulfillment, logistics, inventory, customer service, housekeeping, and safety standards.

What You Will Do

• Drive sales goals by executing regional and enterprise priorities, identifying business opportunities for assigned divisions and stores.
• Serve as the Omni Leader in the Region, collaborating with supply chain, central fulfillment, and store omni captains to establish priorities and optimize execution.
• Support the development of Store Manager and Division Vice President operational business acumen, ensuring clear communication of operational objectives, priorities, and measurable metrics to store teams.
• Identify and address operational challenges by providing leadership support to store and division teams.
• Achieve high operating standards within assigned divisions, overseeing merchandise receipts productivity, replenishment, workload planning, reverse logistics, fulfillment, and stockrooms in line with company standards.
• Establish a high level of shortage awareness and effectiveness through audits. Ensure store teams understand and comply with policies and procedures.
• Oversee expense/payroll management to meet planned staffing/support budgets, non-payroll expense plans, and 4-wall profit & loss.
• Conduct store visits to implement corporate operations standards, developing action plans for improvement.
• Partner with Divisional Director of Asset Protection (DDAP) Leaders, participating in asset protection initiatives when necessary.
• Manage and communicate incidents impacting business or brand protection.
• Collaborate with the Regional Senior Director of Operations, and DDAP to develop, implement, and validate new programs and procedures to reduce shortage.
• Provide leadership perspective to connect functional initiatives to enterprise objectives.
• Model exemplary service, ensuring store teams deliver an outstanding shopping experience.
• Reinforce compliance with policies, procedures, and training during store visits.
• Review stores' facilities maintenance, safety, and emergency protocols, maintaining selling floor security, safety, and standards.
• Recruit, engage, and empower operations leaders and their teams, fostering a culture that values retention, career development, and succession planning.

Skills You Will Need

• Leadership and Collaboration: Strong leadership skills for effectively supporting and leading store functions, collaborating with diverse teams and leaders.
• Strategic Management: Ability to actively collaborate on strategy and development with various departments, including Central Leaders, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Resiliency, and Legal.
• Sales and Profitability Optimization: Proven ability to drive sales, maximize profitability, and achieve shortage goals through effective strategies and initiatives.
• Effective Communication: Excellent communication skills to ensure clear articulation of operational objectives to store teams and successful collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Omni Channel Expertise: Experience as the Omni Leader, collaborating with supply chain, central fulfillment, and store omni captains to establish priorities and drive initiatives.
• Problem Solving and Operational Excellence: Strong problem-solving skills to identify and address operational shortage challenges, providing effective leadership support to teams. Track record of achieving high operating standards within assigned divisions.
• Expense Management and Financial Acumen: Proficiency in overseeing expense/payroll management, meeting planned staffing/support budgets, non-payroll expense plans, and 4-wall profit & loss.
• Compliance and Program Development: Experience in conducting store visits, implementing corporate operations and asset protection standards, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, and training. Collaborating with leadership to develop, implement, and validate new programs and procedures to improve profit.

Who You Are

• Dedicated to fulfilling ideals of diversity, inclusion, and respect that Macy's aspires to achieve every day in every way.
• Candidates with a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related field are encouraged to apply.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to draft reports and other communications; present to management and internal and external business partners; interpret documents i.e., safety rules and instruction manuals.
• Ability to carry out instructions given in written, oral, and diagram form; solve problems involving several concrete variables in practical situations.
• This position requires heavy lifting, constant moving, standing, and reaching with arms and hands. Involves standing for at least two consecutive hours, lifting at least 30 lbs. stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders. May involve reaching above eye level. Requires close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule with retail hours, including day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays

What We Can Offer You

• An inclusive, challenging, and refreshingly fun work environment
• Competitive pay and benefits rooted in principles of equity
• Health and Wellness Benefits across medical, dental, vision, and additional insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan with 401k match opportunity
• Employee Assistance Program (mental health counseling and legal/financial advice)
• Performance incentives, annual merit review and merchandise discounts
• Resources for continuous learning, career growth, and leadership development
• 8 paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (first year prorated depending on start date)
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Guild education benefit funds 100% of tuition, books, and fees in designated programs
• Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) and give-back/volunteer opportunities
• Empowerment and autonomy to perform impactful work with tangible results

About Macy's

Now is an exciting time for a Macy's career as we continue to focus on creating exciting and memorable experiences for every Macy's customer, whether their journey starts online or in the store. Our opportunities in Sales, Merchandise, Operations, Customer Service, Warehouse, Marketing, Asset Protection, and other areas let you express your creativity and commitment to excellence, grow your career and make a difference to your Macy's colleagues and customers.

Bring your creativity, energy, and ideas to the Macy's team - Apply Today!

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