Senior Operations Specialist

$41,392 - $48,672/Yr

Recreational Equipment - Santa Fe, NM

Full-time - Entry Level

Santa Fe, NM

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

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. And you play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet. Our team seeks a Sr. Operations Specialist to guide the store to operational excellence. This administrative role is the store's "Swiss Army Knife." You help us create better outdoor experiences by sharing knowledge, giving recommendations, and engaging with customers every day. You support the store management team and conduct daily office duties. You live and breathe the REI culture and promote the REI brand. You are a superstar organizer and love jumping in to solve any problem. You embrace ambiguity! Ready to discover better with us?

Responsibilities

• Able to work flexible hours (some evenings and weekends)
• Reviews and reconciles operational business expenses.
• Mentors and supports operations and sales staff as needs.
• Manages office supply inventory within assigned budget.
• Helps with the hiring, processes HR documentation, maintains store files.
• Coordinates the Safety Committee, Product Quality issues, and Loss Prevention standards.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience in a retail or office environment (preferred)
• Enjoys communicating and building relationships, both inside and outside the organization.
• Open to feedback and other viewpoints in the spirit of supporting the business.
• 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 in the loop about plans and progress.
• Engages and influences others to accomplish worthwhile organizational goals.

Benefits

• Generous employee discount
• Access to health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Accrued time off