Team Lead, Retail Facilities Maintenance *Hybrid * Vancouver

Description & Requirements
who we are
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
a day in the life: what you’ll do

• Partner with Senior Manager to plan and forecast future expenditure trends
• Demonstrate excellent leadership, providing outstanding communication to our stores and cross functional partners, and through implementing processes that fosters continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement procedures, methods, standards, and controls to foster operational efficiency, monitor compliance and mitigate risks.
• Build relationships with our internal teams, and serve the needs of our stores
• Effectively manage resources and finances,
• Possessing a sense of urgency and proven experience in evaluating priorities, you will create the collaborative environment required to succeed in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Use your experience in the industry to support and advise the Facilities Coordinator team when in-depth troubleshooting is required.
• Create and sustain an environment that fosters teamwork, excellence, cooperation, respect, diversity& inclusion.
• The main objective is to lead a high performing team who supports all reactive and preventative maintenance, to ensure our stores are operational, safe and upholding our luxury store appearance.
• Remain informed on employee policy, trends and updates to legislation; Recognize the impact to our current policies and procedures, taking the appropriate partners to remain compliant and/ or get ahead of any trends in legislation.
• Manage vendors to ensure on-time and on-budget repairs and maintenance, and hold our vendors to lululemon SLAs.

Qualifications

• 2 years+ building maintenance, construction or similar experience with proven experience leading teams.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong project management skills: experience managing a maintenance portfolio that includes multiple across North America.
• Builds relationships quickly, must be an effective team player.
• 2 years + experience managing a team.
• Capable of effectively managing multiple demands from a variety of sources.
• A college certificate is preferred.

must haves

• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.:
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.

Additional Notes
Authorization to work in Canada is required for this role.