Retail Production Manager

Acosta Group; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Retail Services (Canada), Inc. is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead hardware ecosystem initiatives within the Canadian market.

You will coordinate with AMER Sales Operations, Global CBM, Regional and Global Finance to translate annual plans into actionable production. The role focuses on budgeting, brand guidelines, and on-the-go devices, guiding vendors and internal teams through end-to-end fixture timelines while delivering cost savings through value engineering.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of permanent and semi-permanent retail display production and installation experience.
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering or structural design drawings.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Vendor & Agency Management: Oversee multiple print and fixture production vendors, negotiating costs and managing delivery timetables.
• Retail production: manage life-cycle updates from intake with global teams to production through vendors and field implementation.
• Internal Stakeholder Guidance: guide Product Marketing Managers through creative review and end-to-end fixture timelines.
• Strategic Sourcing & Value Engineering: lead innovations to reduce costs through new materials and processes.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: lead weekly meetings with agencies, vendors, field teams, and channel marketing teams.
• Financial Tracking: deliver a financial report detailing total production costs and cost savings.
• Asset Management: maintain the active fixtures catalog with the design agency.

Skills

Retail display production

Engineering drawings

Google Workspace

Travel readiness

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

Description

People changing the way brands connect with consumers - one experience at a time. Delivering experiences rooted in emotion, and inspiring people to become the voice of a brand has made Premium Retail Services one of the fastest growing sales and marketing agencies in North America. We are a destination to tell stories, and pave new paths to connect brands with consumers through experiential, retail, & digital interactions.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Operations Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will serve as the primary point of contact for the Canadian Ecosystem with AMER Sales Operations, Global CBM, Regional and Global Finance, and working groups for on-the-go hardware devices. You will operationalize and execute the strategy for hardware ecosystems within the budget, brand guidelines, and Canadian Point of Delivery goals and annual plans/forecasts.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions

• Vendor & Agency Management: Oversee the management of multiple print and fixture production vendors while driving process management with creative design agencies. Partnering with manufacturing suppliers to source materials, negotiate costs, and manage delivery timetables.
• Retail production : Managing the design and production of life-cycle updates from intake with global teams to actual production through vendors and implementation with field teams.
• Internal Stakeholder Guidance: Manage production execution across internal teams. Guide Product Marketing Managers through the complete creative review process and drive end-to-end fixture timelines and execution. Acting as the primary point of contact between internal teams, agencies, and external manufacturing vendors.
• Strategic Sourcing & Value Engineering: Lead innovation in print production by exploring new materials and processes, focusing heavily on value engineering to deliver cost savings.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Lead weekly meetings with design agencies, vendors, field teams, and internal channel marketing teams to ensure smooth program execution.
• Financial Tracking: Maintain and deliver a accurate financial report detailing total production costs and cost savings achieved through value engineering.
• Asset Management: Maintain the active fixtures catalog in partnership with the creative design agency.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience : 7+ years of permanent and semi-permanent retail display production and installation experience.
• Technical Savvy : A strong capability to read and interpret complex engineering or structural design drawings.
• Software Skills : Advanced proficiency with Google Workspace
• Travel : A valid driver's license, as the position often requires up to 25% travel to oversee local store installations or visit vendor manufacturing plants

About Us

Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Category: Sales Support

Position Type: Full time

Business Unit: Marketing

Salary Range: $110000.00 - $120000.00

Company: Premium Retail Services (Canada), Inc.

Req ID: 37526