Growth-Driven COO: Scale Operations & Profitability

Alert Venture Foundry; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Alert Venture Foundry seeks an experienced operations leader to own the end-to-end P&L, drive disciplined forecasting, and partner with the executive team on strategy and capital planning. You will lead a production facility, optimize fulfillment, and build scalable operating systems to support rapid growth.

You will supervise labor, procurement, inventory, and logistics, while ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and high-performance culture across multiple functions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive operations leadership in production, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or similar fast-paced environments.
• Strong financial acumen: unit economics, cost modeling, and using data to drive operational performance.
• A track record scaling direct-to-consumer fulfillment or logistics operations while delivering operational and financial results.
• Experience developing SOPs, KPIs, and operating systems in high-growth environments, with real improvements in quality, productivity, efficiency, and cost.
• Executive presence and a history of partnering across Operations, Engineering, Technology, Finance, Supply Chain, and Product inside a founder-led or high-growth company.
• Experience leading facility launches, operational expansions, capital projects, or multi-site operations.
• Hands-on experience leading frontline hourly workforces, with a proven ability to recruit, develop, and build future leaders.
• Calm, rational, patient, and resilient. You treat people with respect and kindness.
• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business; MBA or other advanced degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• The operating P&L, end-to-end: labor, procurement, inventory, fulfillment, logistics, operating expenses, capital investments, and profitability.
• The operating cadence, forecasting, financial models, and performance metrics that drive disciplined decisions, improve margins, and support sustainable growth.
• The operating rhythm of the business: operating reviews, forecasting, cross-functional planning, KPI management, and executive reporting, with alignment across Operations, Culinary, Engineering, Technology, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Partnership with the President & Managing Director and the Venture Founder on operational strategy, growth initiatives, and capital planning, turning strategic priorities into execution that scales.
• Day-to-day operation of the production facility, including safe, reliable execution and operational readiness.
• Picking and order fulfillment: accurate, timely, efficient.
• End-to-end dispenser logistics, in partnership with Engineering and Technology, including uptime, cold-chain integrity, and reliability.
• SOPs, KPIs, and operating systems, designed and continuously improved so operations stay process-driven as they scale.
• Continuous improvement work targeting consistency, throughput, capacity utilization, cost, and scalability.
• Forecasting, inventory planning, and supply continuity, in partnership with Corporate Supply Chain and Inventory Control.
• Facility maintenance, capital improvements, and construction projects that support operational readiness and growth.
• A high-performing operations organization with a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Compliance with health, safety, and regulatory requirements, including OSHA standards, food-safety regulations, and company policies.

Skills

Financial acumen

Operations leadership

Direct-to-consumer

SOPs & KPIs

Executive partnership

Facility launches

Frontline leadership

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations/Engineering/Supply Chain/Business

MBA or related advanced degree preferred

Job description

Alert Venture Foundry seeks an experienced operations leader to own the end-to-end P&L, drive disciplined forecasting, and partner with the executive team on strategy and capital planning. You will lead a production facility, optimize fulfillment, and build scalable operating systems to support rapid growth.

You will supervise labor, procurement, inventory, and logistics, while ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and high-performance culture across multiple functions.