Manager, Strategic Planning & Operational Performance

Superior Plus Propane

$115K — $145K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field; MBA is a plus
  • 7-10+ years in consulting, FP&A, corporate strategy, logistics strategy, or operational performance
  • Experience in leading and developing analytical teams
  • Strong analytical abilities with model building and scenario evaluation skills
  • Fluency with BI tools and SQL for data engagement
  • Understanding of logistics, routing, delivery operations, or cost-to-serve drivers
  • Structured problem-solving and hypothesis-driven approach
  • Executive-level communication and storytelling skills

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose cost-to-serve drivers and logistics optimization opportunities
  • Analyze delivery patterns and customer behavior to identify efficiency improvements
  • Lead enterprise labour planning with volume forecasts and productivity trends
  • Maintain the workforce model for accuracy and integrity
  • Build analytical models and conduct deep-dive analyses for strategy support
  • Translate complex analysis into actionable insights for senior leaders
  • Lead consulting-style workstreams and develop business hypotheses
  • Connect operational decisions to financial outcomes and cost-to-serve metrics

Benefits

  • Exposure to senior leaders across various departments
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a high-impact function
  • Access to mentoring and team development opportunities
  • Collaborative work across multiple business functions
  • Focus on enhancing delivery efficiency and strategic performance
Full Job Description
Superior Plus is driving a multi-year transformation of how we plan, deliver, and serve customers across our network. Within this transformation, the Manager, Strategic Planning & Operational Performance plays a critical role for our North American Propane Division, shaping our approach to labour, capacity, and cost-to-serve, and turning those insights into decisions that improve operational and financial performance.

You will lead labour planning for the division, build and refine operational models, and guide a team of analysts to deliver consulting-grade insights that enhance delivery efficiency and cost-to-serve. The role provides significant exposure to senior leaders across Logistics, Operations, and Finance, with the opportunity to grow alongside a high-impact, evolving function.

What you'll do:
  • Diagnose cost-to-serve drivers and identify logistics optimization opportunities through structured analysis and scenario modeling.
  • Analyze delivery frequency, routing patterns, and customer storage behaviour to surface actionable efficiency improvements.
  • Lead enterprise labour planning by integrating volume forecasts, productivity trends, and operational performance.
  • Own and maintain the workforce model, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and cross-functional trust.
  • Build models, evaluate scenarios, and conduct deep-dive analyses to support strategic and operational decisions.
  • Translate complex analysis into clear narratives and recommendations for senior leaders.
  • Lead consulting-style workstreams, structuring business questions and developing hypotheses.
  • Connect operational and labour decisions to P&L and cost-to-serve outcomes.
  • Develop and mentor a team of analysts, elevating analytical rigor and communication quality.
  • Partner with Operations, Service, Network & Fleet, HR, Finance, and IT to validate insights and support execution.
  • Establish and track KPIs related to cost-to-serve, delivery efficiency, labour plan accuracy, and operational performance.


What you bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field; MBA an asset
  • 7-10+ years in consulting, FP&A, corporate strategy, logistics strategy, or operational performance
  • Proven experience leading and developing analytical teams
  • Strong analytical rigor with the ability to build models, evaluate scenarios, and perform hands-on analysis
  • Fluency with BI tools and SQL, with the ability to engage directly with data
  • Understanding of logistics, routing, delivery operations, or cost-to-serve drivers
  • Structured problem-solving skills and a hypothesis-driven approach
  • Executive-level communication and storytelling capability
  • Financial fluency to connect operational decisions to P&L and cost-to-serve outcomes
  • High-ownership, hands-on leadership style with comfort operating independently and cross-functionally
  • English proficiency is required to support the full North American business
  • Legal Authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job opening.


The expected annual salary range for this role is $115,000 - $145,000 a year.

Please note the compensation information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, geographical location, as well as market and business considerations.

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