.Sola Wood Flowers is looking for an Operations Manager to join us!As our Operations Manager, you will work closely with our executive team & Prodensa - a 3P firm assisting us - to launch our physical manufacturing & fulfillment operations in Monterrey.
Once operations are launched, you will manage all day to day aspects of our manufacturing & fulfillment operations.Experience in/around DTC & eCommerce is preferred but not required.
**Who are we?
**At Sola Wood Flowers, we are transforming what artificial flowers can be by providing better flowers for less with our affordable eco-friendly wooden flowers and currently serve over 6% of American weddings annually.We're working towards building a modernized $100mm+ vertically-integrated platform selling through direct-to-consumer, owned retail and traditional wholesale channels.Sola Wood Flowers has grown to ~100 people in less than 4 years and is looking to continue our rapid-growth with the right Operations Manager.Our founders have successfully started, bought and sold consumer brands in the past, and are looking to do it again with Sola Wood!
**What is our culture like & who is a good fit?
**Culture-fit is our #1 factor when hiring!We have a genuine will-to-win.
No work is beneath us if it moves us towards our goals.We utilize creativity to do more with less - and quickly.We use data to make decisions.
The only "arguments" we get in are about how we should be collecting data, and how we should be analyzing it.We love learning - every problem is an opportunity to grow.If you want a stress-free corporate 9-5 job, this isn't it.
**If you want to**:Shape a fast-growing company - and scale it to $100mm+.Drive results with a group of passionate, smart & hardworking fun people.Work in an environment _without _politics, busy work, or corporate chicanery.Participate meaningfully in our growth with an excellent compensation package that is clearly defined via our compensation philosophy.Then you have come to the right place.
**Key Objectives**:- Work with our management team and Prodensa to launch our initial operations.
This includes all aspects of operations, including building our initial team in Mexico.- Oversee day-to-day operations.
This includes all aspects of our light manufacturing and eCommerce fulfillment.- Meet or exceed key performance indicators set alongside our management team.- Analyze and work with data to discover process improvement opportunities.
This includes using lean.
**Requirements**:- Experience managing a workforce of ~75 - 100+ people.- Very familiar with lean manufacturing.- Comfortable using ERPs and other relevant software.
We currently use Fishbowl, Warehouse OS, and ShipStation.- Able to work on-site every day in Monterrey once our facility is launched.- Fluent in written and spoken English.- No problem jumping into any part of the business.
You are eager and ready to learn!- Excellent with data