COO, Scale Operations & Supply Chain

Atomic Industries; Kentucky; On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Child is seeking a COO to build and scale the operating engine behind its DTC pet-nutrition business. You will own the journey from sourcing and manufacturing through inventory, fulfillment, and delivery to customers, while shaping the supplier network, cost structure, and capabilities needed for nationwide omnichannel growth.

This is a hands-on role reporting to the CEO, blending strategic leadership with execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively senior operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or related experience.
• Experience scaling a high-growth consumer business, ideally in food, beverage, supplements, or another operationally complex CPG category.
• Deep experience with manufacturing partners, supplier negotiations, sourcing, production planning, inventory, and logistics.
• Strong command of COGS, gross margin, and unit economics, with a track record of materially improving them.
• Experience building operational systems and processes during periods of rapid growth.
• Experience evaluating and/or executing in-house manufacturing or vertical integration is a plus.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities.
• Comfortable moving between executive-level strategy and hands-on problem solving.
• High standards for product quality and customer experience.
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and energized by building from an early stage.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end supply chain including sourcing, supplier relationships, co-manufacturing, planning, inventory, and delivery.
• Build a resilient supplier network with high quality, freshness, and customer experience.
• Improve gross margin and unit economics across sourcing, packaging, manufacturing, freight, and logistics.
• Scale manufacturing and operations with capacity planning and make vs. buy decisions.
• Lead product commercialization with cross-functional teams to move concepts to production.
• Create quality and food-safety systems across the supply chain.

Skills

Operations leadership

Supply chain management

Manufacturing partnerships

COGS & margin

Strategic execution

Data-driven analytics

Supplier negotiations

Vertical integration experience

Hands-on problem solving

Entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Golden Child is seeking a COO to build and scale the operating engine behind its DTC pet-nutrition business. You will own the journey from sourcing and manufacturing through inventory, fulfillment, and delivery to customers, while shaping the supplier network, cost structure, and capabilities needed for nationwide omnichannel growth.

This is a hands-on role reporting to the CEO, blending strategic leadership with execution.