Business Operations Specialist – Operations & Supply Chain

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🔥 2 hours ago

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Business Operations

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Oceans

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201 - 500 employees

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

✈️ Travel

Logistics • Marketing • Travel

Oceans is a company that provides highly skilled, global remote talent to businesses in various sectors such as operations, finance, marketing, and administration. They are focused on fixing the outdated reputation of outsourcing by offering experienced and motivated professionals—referred to as 'Divers'—who seamlessly integrate into companies, significantly contributing to their success. Oceans prides itself on ensuring strong matches between their clients and Divers through a meticulous selection process, offering continuous upskilling, high retention rates, and exceptional client support. They cater to startups, e-commerce businesses, small businesses, and solopreneurs, enabling them to scale efficiently with top-notch remote talent.

📋 Description

• Support an early-stage food and beverage startup preparing to scale retail distribution • Coordinate supply chain operations across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, inventory, and fulfillment • Coordinate ingredient procurement and manufacturing schedules • Manage purchase orders, supplier timelines, and procurement requirements • Track production milestones from raw ingredients through finished goods • Coordinate freight movements, shipment schedules, and delivery timelines • Work with co-manufacturers and external vendors to ensure timely production and delivery • Monitor inventory across manufacturing, warehouse, and fulfillment locations • Support demand planning and inventory replenishment • Coordinate with 3PL partners for timely and accurate order fulfillment • Maintain accurate inventory records and operational documentation • Identify and escalate inventory shortages, delays, fulfillment issues, and operational risks • Build and document operational workflows, SOPs, and supply chain processes • Identify process bottlenecks and recommend improvements • Serve as primary operational contact for manufacturers, suppliers, freight providers, warehouses, and logistics partners • Track outstanding actions and follow up on commitments • Keep founders informed of issues and potential solutions • Use ChatGPT, Claude, and similar AI tools for documentation, planning, communication, research, and operational analysis • Identify repetitive tasks for automation and continuously improve operational efficiency • Work closely with founders and receive guidance from an Operations Manager

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in supply chain, procurement, operations, logistics, or related roles involving physical products • Strong practical understanding of procurement, purchase orders, manufacturing coordination, freight, logistics, and 3PL operations • Experience monitoring inventory, coordinating replenishment, maintaining accurate records, and supporting demand planning or forecasting • Proven ability to independently coordinate manufacturers, suppliers, freight providers, warehouses, and other external partners • Ability to build, document, and improve operational workflows and SOPs • Strong ownership and ability to manage multiple operational priorities, follow through on commitments, and identify issues independently • Strong familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms, with ability to integrate AI into daily operational workflows • Excellent written English and strong communication skills • Experience in CPG, Food & Beverage, manufacturing, retail operations, or another physical-product environment is strongly preferred • Ability to work with meaningful overlap with the client's working hours • Expected to be present for in-person training programs during the first 3.5 weeks • Inclusive collaboration with individuals from a variety of backgrounds

🏖️ Benefits

• In-person training programs during the first 3.5 weeks • Benefits and compensation information shared during the offer process