Head of Operations

Our distribution centres serve branches across Norway. We started in 1962 and have grown to about 500 people. Most branch managers started on the counter or in the warehouse.

Position summary:

Looking for a Head of Operations who wants to stay somewhere for a while. This role owns labour planning, productivity, safety and on-time performance for the site. Reports to the VP of Operations and manages four supervisors and an operations coordinator. Hybrid: two days in the office in Trondheim, the rest from home.

Job duties:

• Lead four supervisors and hold weekly one-on-ones with each
• Build labour schedules that meet volume forecasts without excess overtime
• Approve purchases and vendor contracts within your spending authority
• Report weekly KPIs to leadership, including on-time delivery and cost per order
• Own the operating budget for labour, supplies and equipment
• Plan peak season staffing and temporary labour
• Improve processes using lean tools such as 5S, value stream mapping and standard work

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years of operations management experience, including managing supervisors
• Strong Excel skills; experience with an ERP or WMS
• Comfortable with P&L or budget responsibility
• Track record of improving productivity and cost metrics
• Available for occasional weekend and off-shift coverage

Preferred qualifications:

• Bilingual English and Spanish
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Salary: NOK 1,000,000 to NOK 1,300,000 per year

Benefits:

• Private health insurance
• Occupational pension
• Parental leave top-up
• Flexible working hours

Please submit your CV in English.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Vik Handel AS.