IL -Senior Vice President of Operations

  • Full-time

Company Description

Join the movement!

Pharmacann Inc., one of the nation’s leading cannabis companies, is changing the way people view cannabis. Be a part of the team shaping the future of this booming industry, where our people, our reputation and our standards matter. With a strong foundation and dynamic growth plan, opportunities to join our team abound in this fast-paced environment. Are you ready to join the movement?

We’re grounded and growing. Based in Chicago, PharmaCann Inc. operates fourteen dispensaries and four production facilities across multiple states including New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania with licensing secured in the Midwest and on the east coast. For more information about our company, please visit pharmacann.com.
 

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Senior Vice President of Operations will develop and implement systems to ensure optimization of strategic initiatives for the firm and ultimately meet financial and operational goals. The SVP of Operations is directly responsible and will oversee Procurement/Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, Program Management, and other major operational initiatives for the company.  This role is highly cross-functional and will requires close, daily interaction with additional functions spanning new markets, business development, operations, finance, and marketing. 

The SVP of Operations will provide day-to-day leadership and management guidance to ensure the company’s organizational structure, policies, operations, and people enable the company to achieve business goals and maximize financial results.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:      

•    Designs and implements business plans and strategies to promote the attainment of goals, advance the culture and evolve the business aspects of strategic initiatives
•    Works closely with the senior leadership team to establish and execute sound, strategic, and financial goals that address the growing competitive, regulatory, and politically- driven market environments.
•    Work efficiently, provide direction, and achieve results by identifying, prioritizing, and allocating resources to strategic initiatives necessary to meet firmwide goals and objectives.
•    Develops and monitors standard business processes to ensure consistency and efficiency across appropriate groups such as teams, departments, and staff
•    Establishes clear measurement criteria and KPIs to benchmark, evaluate, and improve the company’s operating efficiency and effectiveness. 
•    Identifies operational performance issues and recommends applicable process improvements to ensure maximum productivity
•    Oversees project/program management of major initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness
•    Builds and maintains relationships with applicable partners/vendors/suppliers as well as internal associates
•    Represents the organization in presentations, events, conferences, etc.
•    Ensures adherence to legal regulations and guidelines
•    Projects a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community.
•    Embodies the culture, values, and tenets of PharmaCann and full support of our purpose, goal, and key objectives.
•    The position requires travel to other operational locations.

Qualifications

●    Master's degree in Business, Finance, or related field
●    Previous experience in packaged goods, food/beverage manufacturing preferred.
●    Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in designing and implementing strategic business plans is required
●    Working within and/or managing public and privately held organizations.
●    Ability to adapt to and manage evolving circumstances and apply experience and skills within a changing organizational structure.
●    Proven track record of improved KPI’s, and business efficiencies 
●    Demonstrated experience in addressing multi-site operational and financial team challenges from a mix of experience with a continuous improvement mindset
●    Demonstrated ability in creating business strategies that have provided growth, profitability, and success for newly developed programs and/or organizations
●    Expert knowledge of business principles, practices, tactics, and tools.
 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

PharmaCann, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability or genetics. We value diversity, military service, and law enforcement experience. Compensation is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. Benefits are available.