Manager Operations Sr at Acosta
United States
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who We Are</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">At Mosaic, we believe meaningful human connections drive business growth.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We're a people-first experiential marketing agency built on the idea that great work starts with understanding people. Guided by empathy and honesty, we help brands create authentic connections with consumers, customers, communities, employees, and partners. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives, collaborative thinking, and a relentless focus on solving real business challenges.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For more than 35 years, we've helped leading brands across North America bring their stories to life through experiential marketing, retail and field programs, B2B events, integrated commerce initiatives, and strategic brand experiences that inspire action and drive measurable results. With deep roots in Toronto and Dallas and a footprint that extends across North America and beyond, we combine national scale with local market expertise to deliver experiences that change behavior and create lasting impact.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We're looking for a <strong>Senior Operations Manager</strong> who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about building scalable systems, processes, and operational excellence. This role will serve as a critical operational leader across multiple client programs, helping our teams deliver exceptional experiences through strong financial discipline, operational rigor, data-driven decision making, and continuous process improvement.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The ideal candidate is equal parts strategist, project manager, financial coordinator, analyst, and problem solver. You'll help lead the operational infrastructure that powers our merchandising, logistics, warehousing, experiential, and sampling programs while driving efficiency across people, process, technology, and reporting.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This role serves as the operational backbone of the business, ensuring seamless execution across field operations, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, financial administration, reporting, vendor management, and future program expansion.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: 15pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Success in this role comes from balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution while building trusted relationships internally and externally and ensuring our business operates efficiently, predictably, and profitably.</span></span></p><p> </p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>You Will:</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><strong>Business Operations & Process Leadership</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Serve as the operational backbone across a portfolio of client programs, ensuring scalable processes and operational excellence.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Own and continuously improve SOPs, workflows, trackers, reporting tools, and governance frameworks.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, cost savings, and overall business performance.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Support KPI management, forecasting, annual planning, quarterly business reviews, and strategic initiatives.</span></span></li></ul><p style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><strong>Financial Operations & Program Management</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Lead day-to-day financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, invoicing readiness, reconciliation, AP/PO coordination, and expense management.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Support CPQ, Salesforce, and reporting processes while ensuring financial accuracy and program profitability.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Deliver financial insights and recommendations that improve business performance.</span></span></li></ul><p style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><strong>Warehousing, Logistics & Inventory Management</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Own Mosaic's warehousing and storage network, including vendor management, budget oversight, inventory controls, and optimization initiatives.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Maintain inventory systems and reporting tools, ensuring data accuracy and real-time visibility.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Drive storage rationalization, inventory optimization, asset lifecycle management, and logistics reporting.</span></span></li></ul><p style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><strong>Field Operations & Vendor Management</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Partner with field teams to support operational planning, logistics coordination, issue resolution, market launches, and high-volume activity.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Monitor execution quality, compliance standards, KPI performance, and operational effectiveness.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Manage warehousing, logistics, inventory, fulfillment, and technology partners, ensuring strong service levels and accountability.</span></span></li></ul><p style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><strong>Reporting, Analytics & Leadership</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Develop dashboards, reporting tools, and business intelligence solutions that support data-driven decision making.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Analyze operational, inventory, field, and financial performance data to identify trends and opportunities.</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Build strong cross-functional relationships and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.</span></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>What Success Looks Like</strong></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><u>Within the first year, this role will:</u></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Establish a scalable operating model across merchandising, logistics, and sampling programs</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Improve visibility into inventory, storage, and financial performance</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Reduce inefficiencies across current processes and reporting</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Drive stronger forecasting accuracy and operational rigor</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Build standardized tools, trackers, dashboards, and reporting frameworks</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Become the operational "single source of truth" for the business</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Enable future program growth without requiring significant incremental infrastructure</span></span></li></ul> <h3>Qualifications</h3><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>What You Bring</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">5+ years of increasing responsibility in operations, logistics, field marketing, experiential marketing, project management, account management, or a related discipline</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Strong understanding of experiential marketing, retail execution, field programs, logistics, merchandising, or sampling operations</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Exceptional organizational and project management skills</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Advanced Excel and data management capabilities</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, invoicing, forecasting, and reconciliation</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experience managing multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Ability to translate data into recommendations and actionable insights</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Highly proactive mindset with a passion for process improvement</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving abilities</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experience with CRM, forecasting, inventory management, reporting, and project management platforms preferred</span></span></li><li style="background-color: white; color: black; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">A growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to continuously improve yourself, your team, and the work</span></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: middle;"> </p>
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