Start-Up Operations Manager, DTC Launch

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🕒 July 31

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Operations

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Symbotic

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Logistics • Consulting • Food & Beverage

Symbotic is an industrial automation company that provides an end-to-end, AI-powered warehouse automation platform combining autonomous mobile robots, advanced vision and sensing, and orchestration software to modernize supply chains. Its system integrates hardware and intelligent software to increase throughput, accuracy, and storage density for retail, grocery, CPG, and wholesale customers, solving labor constraints and operational inefficiencies in distribution and fulfillment operations.

📋 Description

• Lead day-to-day execution for highly automated fulfillment sites during pre-launch, go-live, and stabilization • Ensure integrated capability testing and high-density storage systems meet fast-paced e-commerce demands • Execute Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and integrated operational capability testing alongside engineering • Serve as the primary operational owner for DTC warehouse functions during launch • Manage workflows from receiving and put-away through individual unit picking, packing, and carrier-sorted shipping • Support creation and refinement of launch playbooks by documenting lessons learned and standardizing work processes • Oversee warehouse operations and direct large teams of hourly associates and frontline leaders • Validate WMS/WES functionality and monitor real-time system transactions to troubleshoot order-flow bottlenecks and ensure inventory accuracy • Enforce safety protocols, OSHA compliance, and conduct audits • Manage launch priorities including labor planning, shift balancing, and coordination with IT, Supply Chain, and Automation partners

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience preferred • Minimum 8 years of experience in 3PL warehouse or distribution center operations, specifically in high-volume DTC or e-commerce fulfillment • Advanced exposure to automated warehouse environments, specifically AutoStore or similar robotic goods-to-person systems • Direct experience with WMS/WES platforms • Working knowledge of OSHA standards • Experience driving safety protocols, such as LOTO and fall protection, with vendors and employees • Demonstrated ability to drive launch-critical KPIs, including units per hour (UPH), order accuracy, OEE, and cost-per-unit • Strong ability to respond quickly to operational constraints and implement corrective actions in real time • Proven experience project managing business units through ramp-up or peak environments preferred • Hands-on experience with operational testing and acceptance protocols for complex automated fulfillment systems preferred • Experience identifying inefficiencies and implementing Lean improvements or standard work preferred • Valid driver’s license • Ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations

🏖️ Benefits

• Up to 80% travel may be required • Valid driver’s license and ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations • Business expenses reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis • Remote work arrangement indicated by “USA Remote & Travel” and “#LI-Remote”

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