GM of Product Operations

Vuly Trampolines Pty; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global travel

International team

Job summary

Vuly Trampolines Pty is seeking an operations leader to own everything between a finished design and stock ready for sale in our markets. You will manage global inventory, production planning, supplier performance, and cross-functional coordination across R&D, testing, tooling, and production.

You bring a strong background in production and product operations for international consumer goods, hands-on experience with Chinese manufacturers, and a solid grasp of landed cost, supplier negotiation

Qualifications

• You have led production and product operations for physical consumer products in a growing international business.
• Strong background in production, R&D and product with understanding of design-to-manufacture tradeoffs.
• Hands-on experience managing manufacturers in China, including tooling and NPI (new product introduction).
• Commercial confidence with landed cost, supplier negotiation and inventory management.
• Willingness to challenge suppliers and see issues through to resolution.
• Excellent written English and direct communication style.

Responsibilities

• Own global inventory and production planning to land stock on time in every market.
• Set supplier performance standards and drive improvements to completion.
• Coordinate R&D, testing, tooling and production for smooth mass production.
• Lead global product quality and safety with engineers and safety specialists.
• Improve landed cost efficiency across materials, tooling, manufacturing, packaging and freight.
• Provide manufacturing and cost feedback to design decisions early.
• Ensure products arrive on time, in the right quantities, ready for sale.

Skills

Production operations

Inventory management

Supplier negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Industrial design background

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The gap between design and delivery is yours to close.

Vuly designs and sells trampolines, swing sets and play equipment to families around the world. We’re expanding our product-development capability across Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and we need an operations leader to own everything between a finished design and stock that’s ready to sell in our markets.

What you’ll actually do

Own global inventory and production planning, turning demand into manufacturing schedules that land stock on time in every market

Set the standard for supplier performance, hold suppliers to it and resolve problems through to completion

Coordinate R&D, testing, tooling and production so new products reach mass production without costly surprises

Lead global product quality and safety, working with our safety engineers and technical specialists on testing, audits and compliance

Drive product and landed-cost efficiency across materials, tooling, manufacturing, packaging and freight

Feed manufacturing, cost and safety realities back into design decisions early

Make sure products arrive on time, in the required quantities and ready for sale

What you’ll bring – essential

You’ve personally led production and product operations for physical consumer products in a growing international business

A strong production, R&D and product background, with a clear understanding of how design decisions affect manufacturing, safety, quality, cost and delivery

Hands-on experience managing manufacturers in China, including tooling and new product introduction

Commercial confidence with landed cost, supplier negotiation and inventory

The willingness to challenge suppliers directly and see problems through to the end

Strong written English and a calm, direct communication style

Experience with outdoor, sporting, kids or toy products and their safety standards

An engineering, industrial design or manufacturing background

How you’ll work

You’ll report to the founder and work alongside the COO, CPDO, R&D, industrial design, product safety and our Shenzhen team. The COO keeps ownership of operations once products land in market. Your mandate is everything before that point. You’ll be based in Hong Kong and travel frequently to mainland China. Time in Shenzhen and at supplier facilities is a core part of the role, not an occasional visit.

What we offer

A newly created role with end-to-end ownership from design to delivery

Direct influence on the products and expansion of an international brand

Frequent travel to our Shenzhen team and suppliers across China, plus our global offices

Remuneration that reflects your experience and responsibility