Head of Operations (Retail)

Lisbon
Wholesale and Retail – Retail Stores and Operations /
Fulltime /
Hybrid
Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?

We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Created in 2013, we are now the world's largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 30 countries and recommended by many consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. We're pushing the boundaries of technology to transform the world of sleep and we want your help to pull it off.
  
We're a highly ambitious, hard-working team that pushes you to produce your best work yet. We focus on how we approach problems, we chase growth, and set ambitious goals. Want your ideas to have an impact and your career to grow? Then Emma is the right place for you.

What you'll do:

    • You will own Operations of our Offline Channels as a whole: from Production to Delivery to final customers (retail stores, warehouses, or final customers). It includes Planning, S&OP, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery etc....
    • You will create / adapt a structure of new processes for enlarging our Offline Operations team.
    • You will lead a team of 30-50 people (3 direct team leads) across Europe.
    • Together with your team, you will be responsible for the strategical, tactical and operational management of our various suppliers and partners across Europe (warehouses, delivery businesses, …), implement and track SLAs.
    • You will implement a KPI-driven culture of continuous improvement.
    • You will make sure that best practices and strategic projects within Operations are implemented

Who we are looking for:

    • University Degree in Business Administration / Supply Chain / Logistics or a related subject, or have relevant working experience in this area
    • You have strong Communication and Stakeholder Management skills
    • You have a proven track record of developing and managing team members
    • You know how to manage reasonably sized teams (40+ members)
    • You have Strategic Sense and are conceptually strong
    • You have an independent ad structured way of working, and are a process-oriented thinker
    • You are customer oriented
    • You have very good English skills

What we offer:

    • Emma is transforming the world of sleep-and we want the highest performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to question things, disrupt things, innovate and create things from the ground up. 
    • We're honest and direct. We prefer no ego and no politics. We want to excel as a team. 
    • We know that Emma isn’t for everyone. But if, like us, you love the thrill of a challenge, chase accelerated growth and thrive in driving change: stop looking further. We're the team that will make you discover the top of your game. 
    • You will become part of a group of ambitious and inspiring leaders and will be supported in your personal development. Just as we want you to make Emma grow and succeed, we will make you grow and succeed. 
Become an Emmie

Emma is transforming the world of sleep - and we want the highest-performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to go all in. Only if you're willing to question, disrupt, innovate, and create from the ground up. ​

We proudly celebrate diversity. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however, we are currently receiving a large number of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!