Regional Director of Operations

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New York - Long Island

Reporting To: VP of Operations

Compensation: $135,000 - $165,000 / year

Description

Headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, Wyld produces the best Cannabis tasting edibles and beverages on the market using real fruit and natural flavors. When adventure calls, we answer - always ready to embrace challenges, test boundaries, and push limits. Our company ethos is founded in strong values and our Pillars of Commitment to our communities and the Earth itself. Our ambitious team embraces challenges, tests boundaries, and is always ready for adventure. Wyld operates in AZ, CA, CO, IL, MA, MD, MI, MO, NM, NV, NJ, NY, OH, OR, OK, WA, and across all of Canada with more launches on the horizon.

Ability to excel in a fast-growing/fast paced environment delivering accuracy while managing to deadlines where adaptability is imperative.

Embody Wyld Core Values, The Wyld Way

Wyld’s core values are the driving force and energy behind everything we do. These values drive our culture, our business philosophy and our philanthropic efforts. It is the cornerstone for all that we do here at Wyld.

• Make a Mark
• We Blaze Our Own Trail
• Brand First
• We Mean Business
  
  
  

Summary

The Regional Director of Operations (RDO) key purpose is to directly lead all operational processes and functions of multiple entities. This includes but is not limited to: ensuring accountability at all levels; overseeing and approving all production operations, communicating effectively between all corporate and entity-specific departments, managing financial budgets and authorizing facility purchasing, providing monthly production analysis and presenting data to the Finance team to ensure proper execution for all entities, and unlocking innovation and strategic initiatives to streamline and improve operations. A successful RDO at WYLD will have a history of driving purpose, vision, and engagement across multiple functions; hiring, training, and developing future leaders; experience managing multiple facilities; and demonstrated a history of resilience, personal accountability, and integrity.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operations Leadership
• Implement operations strategy, structure, and processes across multiple entities.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all phases of operations.
• Interview, hire, train, and develop leaders within the organization
• Provide regular performance updates to the Senior leadership team.
• Partners with Sales and Sales Ops teams to ensure production meets sales demand
• Ensures a culture of accountability at all levels of the organization
• Drives results in all deliverables (production quotas, labor standards, profitability, budget management, people metrics)
• Follows sales and market trends daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually
• Audit Production Plans to meet demand of sales team
• Actively seeks ways to improve all aspects of the business
• Collaborate with the Senior leadership team to develop, communicate, and implement operations-related policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent support and execution.
• Able to sort through complicated, extensive, and often conflicting information to effectively attack and solve problems
• Team Leadership
• Directly manage state-level managers and oversee delivery drivers, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
• Foster a positive workplace culture where team members feel empowered, motivated, and committed to achieving organizational goals
• Act as a key leader in promoting collaboration, encouraging team members to bring their best selves to work, and driving high levels of engagement
• Lead by example to ensure alignment between team activities and organizational
• Able to create a workplace culture where people feel motivated and are excited to bring their best selves to work and commit to the organization’s objectives
  

Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in data analysis, and other inventory management systems
• High attention to detail with a positive, goal-oriented attitude
• Problem solver that thrives under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent in conflict resolution, communication, learning and teaching an array of subjects
• Effectively communicate information and respond to questions/suggestions from various levels within the company
• Possess advanced mathematical skills
• Perform advanced visual quality inspections on products
• Must be able to travel on a frequent basis (5-10 days/month) to additional locations and facilities
• Must obtain all applicable state-required permits, licenses, and certifications for primary operating state.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, procedures, and best practices in the industry.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Regular travel between facilities will be required
• State regulations require all applicants must be 21 years of age or older
  
  
  

Benefits

As an exempt employee, you'll receive a competitive yearly wage of $135,000-$165,000/yr paid biweekly, 11 paid holidays, unlimited PTO, 16 hours of VTO per year, 401K, and fully paid health, dental and vision insurance.

Wyld is an Equal Opportunity Employer.