Manager, Strategic Planning & Operational Performance
$116,000–$145,000 year
HybridCalgary, Alberta, Canada or Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Diagnose cost-to-serve drivers and identify logistics optimization opportunities through structured analysis and scenario modeling. Lead enterprise labour planning by integrating volume forecasts, productivity trends, and operational performance while owning the workforce model. Build models, evaluate scenarios, and conduct deep-dive analyses to support strategic and operational decisions, translating complex findings into clear narratives for senior leaders. Develop and mentor a team of analysts, partnering 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.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- MBA
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