Head of Operations

MyRunway; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

MyRunway is seeking a seriously strong operations leader to build the next version of our warehouse. You’ll own people, productivity, inventory, technology, capacity and cost, turning every improvement into faster, more accurate orders for customers.

You’ve spent 6+ years leading warehouse or distribution operations and you excel at solving big, messy problems with commercial, analytical and tech-savvy thinking. Let’s talk.

Qualifications

• 6+ years leading warehouse or distribution operations.
• Commercial, analytical, tech-savvy, great with people.

Responsibilities

• Make us faster by finding bottlenecks and building better processes.
• Make us sharper by driving performance across Receiving, Picking, Packing, Returns and Inventory.
• Make us more productive by owning labour planning, staffing, shifts, capacity and seasonal workforce planning.
• Make us smarter by partnering with Tech to automate and improve systems.
• Make us ready to grow by owning inventory accuracy, warehouse space and capacity planning.
• Make the numbers work by driving productivity and reducing costs.
• Build great leaders by coaching managers and developing future leaders.
• Keep the customer at the centre to ensure faster, more accurate orders and happier customers.

Skills

Warehouse operations leadership

Analytical thinking

Tech-savvy

People management

Job description

Think bigger. Move faster. Build smarter.

We’re looking for a seriously strong operations leader to help us build the next version of our warehouse.

Not someone to simply keep things running.

Someone who walks into an operation, spots the opportunities others miss, and thinks:

“There’s a better way to do this.”

Then makes it happen.

You’ll take ownership of the big things that make an operation slick: people, productivity, inventory, technology, capacity and cost.

Your Playground

• Make us faster
  Find bottlenecks. Challenge old processes. Build better ones.

• Make us sharper
  Drive performance across Receiving, Picking, Packing, Returns and Inventory.

• Make us more productive
  Own labour planning, staffing, productivity, shifts, capacity and seasonal workforce planning.

• Make us smarter
  Work with Tech to automate, improve systems and turn operational headaches into scalable solutions.

• Make us ready to grow
  Own inventory accuracy, warehouse space and capacity planning.

• Make the numbers work
  Drive productivity, manage operational costs and deliver measurable savings.

• Build great leaders
  Coach managers, develop future leaders and create a culture where people take ownership.

• Keep the customer at the centre
  Because every improvement should ultimately mean faster, more accurate orders and happier customers.

Who We’re Looking For

You’ve spent 6+ years leading warehouse or distribution operations and you’re at your best when there’s a big, messy problem to solve.

You’re commercial. Analytical. Tech-savvy. Great with people.

And you don’t accept “that’s how we’ve always done it” as an answer.

One Year From Now...

The warehouse is faster. Leaner. Smarter. More accurate. More automated. Better led.

And ready for whatever comes next.

Sound like your kind of challenge? Let’s talk.

MyRunway is committed to transformation and redressing of past inequalities. Our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our selection process.