Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Afina is a rapidly growing e-commerce company seeking an Operations Manager to build and scale their operational backbone. The role involves managing the supply chain, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring efficient logistics and fulfillment processes.
Responsibilities
- You own the supply chain from factory to customer
- Forecast demand, plan inventory, and ensure we never stock out (or overstock)
- Negotiate aggressively with international suppliers on pricing, MOQs, and terms
- Continuously find ways to improve margins
- Manage freight (air/sea), compare quotes, and make cost vs speed decisions
- Own relationships with freight forwarders and 3PLs
- Ensure orders go out fast, accurately, and cost-effectively
- Fix issues before they become problems
- Keep inventory synced and flowing across Amazon and our website
- Prevent operational bottlenecks that impact revenue
- Build SOPs, dashboards, and processes that scale
- Turn chaos into structure without slowing the business down
Skills
- 5+ years in e-commerce operations
- Managed 3PLs and fulfillment workflows
- Worked directly with overseas manufacturers
- Negotiated freight and supplier pricing
- Built or improved operational systems that scaled
- You've already done this before in an e-commerce company (Shopify + Amazon + 3PL is your world)
- You understand international suppliers, freight, and inventory planning deeply
- You are extremely detail-oriented, but you don't get stuck in analysis
- You're a negotiator — you don't accept the first price
- You move fast, take ownership, and don't wait to be told what to do
- You care about profit, efficiency, and execution
Benefits
- Performance-based upside tied to results
- Room to grow into a senior leadership role as we scale
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