What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Strategic Planning & Operational Performance position at Superior Plus Propane Talent Acquisition?
What we will offer you:
Culture: Join a supportive and inclusive work environment where teamwork, respect, and open communication are at the core of everything we do.
Opportunity: A continuous focus on professional development with many opportunities for training & career growth.
Health & Wellness: Competitive health benefits right from the start including health & wellness spending accounts & maternity leave top-up. Access our employee assistance program for confidential counseling, mental health support, and various resources to help you navigate life’s challenges.
Competitive Compensation: We offer a highly competitive salary package, ensuring that your hard work and dedication are recognized and rewarded accordingly.
Flexibility: We understand the importance of work-life balance, we offer flexible hybrid work options to help you manage your personal and professional commitments.
Technology: Work with state-of-the-art tools and technologies that empower you to excel in your role and stay at the forefront of industry trends.
Safety Focused: We care about you and have committed to a zero-harm workplace.
Superior Plus is driving a multi‑year transformation of how we plan, deliver, and serve customers across our network. Within this transformation, the Manager, Strategic Planning & Operational Performance plays a critical role for our North American Propane Division, shaping our approach to labour, capacity, and cost‑to‑serve, and turning those insights into decisions that improve operational and financial performance.
You will lead labour planning for the division, build and refine operational models, and guide a team of analysts to deliver consulting‑grade insights that enhance delivery efficiency and cost‑to‑serve. The role provides significant exposure to senior leaders across Logistics, Operations, and Finance, with the opportunity to grow alongside a high‑impact, evolving function.
What you’ll do:
- Diagnose cost‑to‑serve drivers and identify logistics optimization opportunities through structured analysis and scenario modeling.
- Analyze delivery frequency, routing patterns, and customer storage behaviour to surface actionable efficiency improvements.
- Lead enterprise labour planning by integrating volume forecasts, productivity trends, and operational performance.
- Own and maintain the workforce model, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and cross‑functional trust.
- Build models, evaluate scenarios, and conduct deep‑dive analyses to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Translate complex analysis into clear narratives and recommendations for senior leaders.
- Lead consulting‑style workstreams, structuring business questions and developing hypotheses.
- Connect operational and labour decisions to P&L and cost‑to‑serve outcomes.
- Develop and mentor a team of analysts, elevating analytical rigor and communication quality.
- Partner with Operations, Service, Network & Fleet, HR, Finance, and IT to validate insights and support execution.
- Establish and track KPIs related to cost‑to‑serve, delivery efficiency, labour plan accuracy, and operational performance.
What you bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field; MBA an asset
- 7–10 years in consulting, FP&A, corporate strategy, logistics strategy, or operational performance
- Proven experience leading and developing analytical teams
- Strong analytical rigor with the ability to build models, evaluate scenarios, and perform hands‑on analysis
- Fluency with BI tools and SQL, with the ability to engage directly with data
- Understanding of logistics, routing, delivery operations, or cost‑to‑serve drivers
- Structured problem‑solving skills and a hypothesis‑driven approach
- Executive‑level communication and storytelling capability
- Financial fluency to connect operational decisions to P&L and cost‑to‑serve outcomes
- High‑ownership, hands‑on leadership style with comfort operating independently and cross‑functionally
- English proficiency is required to support the full North American business
Salary: $116,000 - $145,000, annually (based on skills, experience, qualifications, and geography).
Eligible employees may earn performance-based incentives and have access to comprehensive benefits and retirement plans with matching contributions.
This posting is for an existing vacancy. We do not use AI tools in the selection process and do not request pay history.
Superior Propane is Canada’s leading and reliable propane provider. Customers have trusted the experts at Superior to fuel their homes and businesses since 1951. Customer Focus, Performance, Safety, and Winning with People are the four key values that are the foundation of everything that we do.
"Here at Superior Propane we are an equal opportunity employer committed to the inclusion and accommodation of all individuals. If you have an accommodation need during the recruitment & selection process, we encourage you to connect with us at aoda_hr@superiorpropane.com to let us know how we can enhance your experience."
Salary : $116 - $145