POSITION OVERVIEW:
As the Director of Operations at Fishwife, you’ll be the company’s first full-time hire, and should be thrilled at the prospect of building all things operations at a food CPG start-up from the ground up. You’ll own operations, supply chain, procurement, contract manufacturing, quality control, demand planning, warehousing, financial projections, and logistics. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will build a stable and scalable operational foundation, manage relationships with critical partners, and execute new product launches. This role has the potential to lead a growing team as the business scales.
This is a full-time role. Strong preference for candidates based in LA, but can be flexible for the right candidate.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
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Spinnin’ plates, wearing hats: As one of two full-time team members at an early-stage start-up, you must be prepared and excited to wear many hats
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Supply Chain: Manage and own the day-to-day supply chain responsibilities needed to support our DTC and B2B/Wholesale channels
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Production Management: Support new product + packaging innovation and execute new product launches, sourcing ingredients, packaging, and other inputs
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Wholesale: Oversee wholesale order fulfillment and support wholesale sales initiatives
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COGs Optimization: Build/own COGS models for existing products as well as new products
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Manufacturing Optimization: Own all aspects of manufacturing, driving key metrics around cost, order fulfillment, and inventory control and leading COGS savings initiatives
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Co-packer Management: Support production, quality assurance and accountability with co-manufacturers and suppliers, maintaining robust QA/QC systems and procedures
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3PL Management: Manage relationship with our fulfillment center, overseeing inventory management and shipping and fulfillment schedules
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Inventory Planning: Track current inventory and forecast future inventory needs; place purchase orders to support those needs
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Product Commercialization: Develop and execute on a plan for our scaled supply chain and manufacturing network
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Relationship Management: Build meaningful relationships with all partners in our supply chain through strategic and collaborative communication
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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3-5+ years experience leading or managing operations and/or supply chain (food CPG startup experience is a plus!)
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Bonus for background in management consulting or MBA-training
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Motivated self-manager who takes initiative and can deliver on high expectations with minimal oversight
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Analytical problem solver with very strong Excel skills and experience forecasting supply / demand, managing inventory, and supporting budgeting processes
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Proactive, hard-working and resourceful in pushing progress forward and meeting accelerated timelines
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Understands + is passionate about Fishwife’s mission, vision + values
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Highly organized + reliable, able to manage multiple projects at once
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Strategic, confident communicator both verbal and written
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Strong collaborator, skilled at building trusting relationships, getting buy-in and advocating for Fishwife’s needs and priorities
COMPENSATION:
We offer a competitive salary package, strong health benefits, and an unlimited vacation policy.
TO APPLY:
Link: https://14m7shtob6i.typeform.com/to/nVg175pb?typeform-source=docsend.com
Please fill out the short application at the link above as soon as you’re able – we’re accepting applications on a rolling basis and are looking to fill this position as soon as possible.
