Operations Specialist - REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)

REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with the support to live your best life. And you play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet. 
 
Our team seeks an Office Operations Specialist to guide store operational excellence. You will work on Banking, Office Duties, Frontline Help, Records, and Store Communications. You live and breathe the REI culture and promote the REI brand. With your help, we will deliver our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee by facilitating transactions, selling memberships, and offering REI products and services. You are a superstar organizer and love jumping in to solve any problems that arise. You embrace ambiguity! Ready to discover better with us?

How you'll be successful:

• Review and reconcile operational business expenses. 
• Supports operations staff on and off the sales floor.
• Manages office supply inventory within the assigned budget.
• Helps in the hiring process and maintains store records and files.
• Follow REI loss prevention and safety procedures. 
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Bring your passionate, authentic self 
We lead with our values, and we are creating a culture that inspires and enables everyone to bring their whole self and their highest ambitions to work every day so that we can achieve more outside together. Join us in seeking, creating, and building new ways to work.  

Your qualities

• Experience in a retail or office environment (preferred).
• Able to work flexible hours (some evenings and weekends).
• Enjoys communicating and building relationships, both inside and outside the organization. 
• Open to feedback and other viewpoints in the spirit of supporting the business. 
• Uses business understanding, innovative thinking, and sound judgment to solve problems. 
• Makes solid recommendations by combining information from various sources.  
• Produces quality work by setting effective goals and establishing priorities. 
• Organizes and uses resources to meet deadlines, keeps others in the loop about plans and progress.  
• Engages and influences others to accomplish worthwhile organizational goals.

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all. We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstratedifferent ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.   

Pay Transparency  

We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. 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.    

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off.  Click herefor a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.