Vice President, Manufacturing Operations

About SNDL

SNDL is the largest private-sector liquor and cannabis retailer in Canada with retail banners that include Ace Liquor, Wine and Beyond, Liquor Depot, Value Buds, and Spiritleaf. SNDL is a licensed cannabis producer and one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in Canada specializing in low-cost biomass sourcing, premium indoor cultivation, product innovation, low-cost manufacturing facilities, and a cannabis brand portfolio that includes Top Leaf, Contraband, Citizen Stash, Sundial Cannabis, Palmetto, Bon Jak, Spiritleaf Selects, Versus Cannabis, Value Buds, Vacay, Grasslands and Superette. SNDL's investment portfolio seeks to deploy strategic capital through direct and indirect investments and partnerships throughout the global cannabis industry. For more information on SNDL, please go to www.sndl.com.

Overview:

The VP Operations will be responsible for the development, execution and sustainability of the Company’s operational strategic objectives in Canada. The objective of this position is to streamline the execution of manufacturing activities across the company’s production sites while ensuring the efficient production of high-quality products to support all corporate revenue-driven strategies for the Canadian market. This high-energy job requires resilience, adaptability and flexibility; the individual must have the ability to think strategically while implementing new methods to achieve cost savings and efficiencies while increasing productivity and speed to market. The individual will lead and oversee the production, operations, maintenance, continuous improvement, project management and site security teams.

Reporting Relationships and Contacts

Reports to: SVP, Supply Chain

Directs: Various Facility Managers/GM’s, Maintenance Leads, Facility Projects Leads, Technical Innovation Leads

Internal Relationships: Safety, Quality, Planning, Procurement, Production, Processing, Cultivation, Operations, Customer Service and Logistics, Maintenance, Supply Chain Excellence, Sales and Marketing, Business Technology, Finance, and Strategy

External Relationships: Customer / Supplier relationships as required

Scope of Role: (List detailed duties and responsibilities)

• Development and implementation of KPIs aimed at improving measurement and monitoring of key objectives.
• Participating with senior management in establishing long and short-range planning, policies, programs and objectives related to operations.
• Be jointly accountable with the VP Supply chain for the efficient integration of both the supply chain and production functions, ensuring well-coordinated management to meet a dynamic sales forecast to deliver objectives that are on time and on budget.
• Actively develop and manage teams to improve efficiencies in production, manufacturing, operations and facilities while also supporting other teams through process improvement
• Leading the optimization of the operations by developing, implementing and executing strategic initiatives focused on increasing operational efficiencies and driving cost savings
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, specified contract metrics, and maintain high standards of operational activities, introducing efficiencies where applicable
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality

Knowledge and Experience:

• Ability to work in and motivate a team in a fast-paced environment with dynamic priorities and evolving targets
• Excellent change management skills; can bring needed change to light and execute as required
• Proven track record of strong negotiation and leadership skills
• Ability to complete a satisfactory criminal record check.
• Experience with multiple manufacturing sites an asset
• Experience as a trusted and respected people leader who can develop and coach multiple teams to the best of their ability in a fast paced, ever-evolving environment
• Cannabis and cannabis quality standards experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related discipline required, Master’s degree is preferred
• Detailed knowledge of regulatory requirements for import and export of goods, HACCP, Good Production Practices (GPP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• 7+ years experience leading complex operations and/or technical teams effectively
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across functional teams within an organization
• Strong experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Microsoft Dynamics preferred
• 10+ years experience in senior level operations or technical management role
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills