REI Looking for Supervisor – Transportation, Logistics, Fleet Services at Scottsdale AZ Full Time

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The Supervisor

• Transportation, Logistics, Fleet Services supports all REI Co-op Arizona Adventure Center Experiences field operations by managing the scheduling, maintenance, logistical coordination, and regulatory compliance of all passenger and support vehicles and standard and specialty trailers deployed for SW region operations. In addition to maintaining detailed service logs and emergency equipment supplies, this role will also provide vehicle and trailer driver training, risk management, and coordinates with other regions to deploy vehicle services into other regions or receive returning AZAC vehicles as required.

Leading the Way (team leadership, coaching and development responsibilities for this “manager of staff”)

• Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure the organization promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results.

• Leads the implementation of company programs, procedures, methods and practices to promote REI key messages.

• Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.

• Ensures employees adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements.

• Manages training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.

• Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.

• Provides coaching, direction, and leadership support to employees to achieve department, company and customer results.

• Establishes and maintains visibility within the department.

• Monitors operational statistics, reports trends, variances and issues, and takes appropriate action.

Your Planning & Navigating Requirements (the plans the job is responsible for creating and executing, and how the job ensures they are implemented)

• Plan assortment of programing for the local market, meeting established KPIs and goals, with oversight from the Regional Manager.

• Ensures financial and expense management of programs with oversight from Regional Manager.

• Leads the hiring and onboarding of new employees (both external and internal to REI).

• Schedules staff and training plans for programs.

• Train employees in both programming and risk management.

• Mentor and coach core team members, skilled at coaching a wide variety of customers and staff.

• Manages local emergency response, supporting both customers and instructors/guides.

• Lead specific programs, outings, and business and land agency partnerships.

• Communicate changes and updates to program assortment.

• Manage and collaborate on local assortment planning.

• Manage permits, contracts, and agreements.

• Ensure execution of local venue guides and update local operating procedures.

Bring your passion and expertise

• 4+ years of experience in outdoor education programs, leadership and development, experiential education instruction and/or guiding outdoor participation

• 1+ years of experience managing and supervising a diverse team

• Proven outdoor leadership skills and ability to function collaboratively

• Working knowledge of legal, regulatory, and risk management issues related to outdoor education

• Excellent presentation and instruction skills

• Wilderness First Aid and CPR certification (within the first 3 months of hire)

• Instructor certifications or relevant experience in activities being offered (i.e., AMGA Climbing, ACA Kayak, PSIA Ski Instructor, etc.)

• Valid driver’s license with no negative incidents; able to acquire a commercial driver’s license

• Intermediate level PC skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Powerpoint

• Builds capacity of individuals and teams through effective employee development, involvement, communication, and supervision efforts.

• Creates a strong, mutually supportive work spirit and culture where people can do their best.

• Establishes trust and inspires others.

• Makes effective organization and people decisions in a manner consistent with REI’s values and ethics.

• Delivers on commitments and holds others to same.

• Champions the organization and advocates solutions in the overall Company’s best interest.

• Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.

• Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.

• Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.

• Fosters change in company direction.

• Effectively plans and executes changes.

As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

The pay for this role is: $55640 – $83512 per year .

At REI we offer an enviable work environment that Fortune Magazine has recognized on the “100 Best Places to Work” list since the award’s inception

• 23 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play-a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.

With more than 160 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 15,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.

REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Posting Range

$55640 – $83512 per year