Operations Manager OPEX

ABOUT STORD Stord is The Consumer Experience Company, powering seamless checkout through delivery for today's leading brands. Stord is rapidly growing and strategically scaling teams across the entire company, and seeking energetic experts to help us achieve our mission. By combining comprehensive commerce-enablement technology with high-volume fulfillment services, Stord provides brands a platform to compete with retail giants. Stord manages over $10 billion of commerce annually through its fulfillment, warehousing, transportation, and operator-built software suite including OMS, Pre- and Post-Purchase, and WMS platforms. Stord is leveling the playing field for all brands to deliver the best consumer experience at scale. With Stord, brands can increase cart conversion, improve unit economics, and drive sustained customer loyalty. Stord’s end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with leading technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, easy access to more channels, and improved margins on every order. Hundreds of leading DTC and B2B companies like True Classic, Native, Seed Health, goodr, Sundays for Dogs, and more trust Stord to deliver industry-leading consumer experiences on every order. Stord is headquartered in Atlanta with facilities across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Stord is backed by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton, Founders Fund, Strike Capital, Baillie Gifford, and Salesforce Ventures. Operations Manager – Operational Excellence (OPEX) Stord is seeking a highly capable and adaptable Operations Manager – Operational Excellence (OPEX) to build operational leadership capability and drive continuous improvement across our fulfillment network. This role will operate as a traveling Operations Manager, embedding within fulfillment centers for several weeks at a time to provide immersive, boots-on-the-ground coaching, leadership development, and operational support. The OPEX Manager will play a critical role in developing new and emerging Area Managers and Operations Managers while also supporting enterprise initiatives focused on network standardization, revenue capture, waste reduction, process improvement, and operational scalability. The ideal candidate is operationally sound, highly adaptable, and an exceptional communicator who thrives on building capability in others. This leader must be able to quickly assess a site's operational and leadership opportunities, balance immediate business needs with long-term capability building, and leave each site with stronger leaders, more sustainable processes, and improved operational performance. What You'll Do Travel to sites across the network to support new leader training, including onboarding, shadowing, and system navigation, to ensure seamless integration. Embed within fulfillment centers for extended periods to provide immersive, hands-on coaching and development for new and emerging Area Managers and Operations Managers. Assess leadership capability and operational execution to identify knowledge, process, and execution gaps and build targeted development plans. Provide training and coaching across core operational disciplines, including labor management, productivity and performance management, stream and floor management, aged order resolution, inventory and replenishment flow, and daily operational reporting. Develop leaders' ability to independently manage high-performing operations through real-time coaching, feedback, observation, and performance management. Act as an interim Operations Manager (OM) as needed, stepping into leadership roles during transitions, openings, or talent gaps. Lead by example in executing Stord processes, including inventory management, quality, labor planning, and order fulfillment. Provide real-time coaching and feedback to new leaders and ensure alignment to operational KPIs. Support the development and adopt…

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