President Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
100,000 - 200,000
Job Description:
- The ideal candidate for this position should possess an appropriate undergraduate degree and ideally a postgraduate degree in Business or perhaps Pharmacy.
- While bilingualism would be an asset, it is not considered essential.
- Candidates must possess some 20 years of relevant experience in a senior leadership capacity, where they have a proven track record of success in managing a significant P&L within the context of a national retail organization characterized by a high degree of complexity and one that is geographically dispersed.
- Alternatively, candidates may have gained their general management experience within the context of a sizeable organization within the consumer packaged goods industry, as well as the pharmaceutical sector, particularly those companies with a significant consumer division.
- Candidates must demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and experience in leading a large organization through a cultural shift. The organization requires a leader who is hands-on, rigorous and process driven.
- The organization will require a higher degree of employee engagement and somewhat of a rejuvenation in its culture and values, all of which will be driven by the executive team.
- Candidates must demonstrate an ability to lead affectively at all levels of an organization.
- Accordingly, the President must demonstrate influencing skills and an ability to interact effectively with the senior leadership of sister companies or with the organizations corporate office in the U.S.
- Candidates should possess a broad understanding of the entire retail business model.
- This industry knowledge will range from an in-depth understanding of store operations and merchandising to the more recent experience in developing omnichannel strategies within a progressive retail environment.
- Therefore, candidates must demonstrate the right blend of skills in strategy development as it applies to retail, complemented by strong business processes required for successful tactical implementation.
- Candidates must also demonstrate outstanding financial acumen, as well as an understanding of financial analysis as it pertains to large capital projects as well as acquisitions.
- From a personal standpoint, candidates must possess above average communication skills, both oral and written.
- In addition to this, the position requires strong interpersonal skills and very much of a hands-on approach to leading change.
- The ideal candidate will possess the presence and credibility to be effective in this role, while demonstrating humility and a high sense of self awareness.
- This position requires someone who is upwardly mobile from a professional standpoint and who clearly demonstrates the potential to move up into positions of greater responsibility within the medium term.