COO

Rite Aid; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; USD 298,000 - 641,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexibility

Job summary

Rite Aid in Yonkers, NY is seeking an accomplished COO-level leader to own stakeholder management and drive operational excellence. The role emphasizes relationship-building, vendor and customer leadership, and accountability for delivery in a fast-moving environment.

The successful candidate will bring 15+ years in a COO capacity, strong judgment under pressure, and a commitment to mentorship of C-level peers.

Qualifications

• Hands-on stakeholder management experience required.
• Approximately 15+ years operating in a COO role or equivalent.
• Ability to mentor or support C-level teammates.
• Proven judgment when textbook answers don’t fit real-world scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Write the stakeholder management playbook for future hires.
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Handle unglamorous general maintenance tasks with ownership.
• Represent Rite Aid professionally with vendors, partners, and customers.
• Identify gaps in procedures and propose fixes.
• Maintain focus on Yonkers work post-launch.
• Spot where creativity breaks before it shows in dashboards.
• Maintain quality standards when deadlines pressure shortcuts.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job description

On any given day, the COO at Rite Aid juggles Written Communication and Collaboration, and somehow makes both look deliberate. What makes this Rite Aid role different is the ownership; the $298,000 - $641,000 and temporary hours are just the entry fee.

Key Responsibilities

• Write the Stakeholder Management runbook the next hire wishes they had
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment
• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
• Represent Rite Aid professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes
• Keep showing up for the Yonkers, NY work after the launch buzz fades
• Spot where Creativity breaks before it shows up in a dashboard
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on Stakeholder Management experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• Roughly 15+ years operating in a similar COO position
• Proven Stakeholder Management judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your general craft
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support c-level teammates

The whole point of Rite Aid is to make Relationship Building dependable, and that growth-minded mission has anchored it in Yonkers from day one. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.

We seal the offer with $298,000 - $641,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexibility, the four reasons NY talent picks Rite Aid first.

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