National Field Activation Lead

Chobani, LLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Chobani is seeking a Field Production Manager to bring consumer activations to life across the United States. This hands-on role leads planning, logistics, warehousing, setup, execution, and asset return for sampling programs and brand experiences, coordinating with activation, field operations, brand, and warehouse partners.

The ideal candidate has extensive travel, and can manage tight schedules while solving issues in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the onsite execution of sampling programs, mobile tours, retail activations, and national events.
• Develop production plans, schedules, site maps, equipment lists, packing lists, and readiness checklists.
• Assess venue requirements, including access, storage, refrigeration, power, parking, security, and consumer flow.
• Oversee load-in, setup, event operations, breakdown, and load-out to ensure premium brand execution.
• Serve as the primary onsite production lead, resolving issues related to safety, timing, budget, product quality, and consumer experience.
• Coordinate the movement of product, vehicles, equipment, and branded assets between warehouses, markets, and events.
• Manage carriers, drivers, delivery schedules, shipment tracking, refrigerated transportation, and venue requirements.
• Maintain cold-chain integrity and oversee product handling, storage, replenishment, rotation, and disposition.
• Reconcile product, equipment, supplies, shrink, and waste following each activation.
• Partner with the field teams to receive, store, stage, deploy, and return activation materials.
• Maintain accurate inventory and asset records, including location, condition, assignment, and maintenance needs.
• Standardize packing, labeling, storage, check-in/check-out, and event-kit processes.
• Conduct quality-control inspections to confirm assets are clean, functional, properly branded, and deployment-ready.
• Coordinate cleaning, repairs, preventive maintenance, rewrapping, replacement, and redeployment of field assets.
• Work with their manager to develop and manage budgets across production, transportation, warehousing, equipment, labor, and travel.
• Review estimates, negotiate rates, track purchase orders and invoices, and reconcile actual expenses.
• Identify cost efficiencies through improved routing, inventory controls, asset utilization, and standardized processes.
• Develop clear vendor scopes covering deliverables, schedules, staffing, equipment, responsibilities, and costs.
• Manage vendors and partners against established expectations for quality, safety, service, timing, and budget.
• Ensure compliance with applicable food-safety, transportation, venue, health, and company requirements.
• Inspect vehicles, refrigeration units, power equipment, and production assets before deployment.
• Identify and address risks related to weather, loading, equipment operation, electrical systems, public access, and consumer flow.
• Maintain required permits, temperature logs, inspection records, incident reports, and safety documentation.
• Develop contingency plans for weather, medical incidents, power loss, refrigeration failure, and equipment issues.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in experiential production, mobile marketing, event operations, field logistics, or large-scale activations.
• Experience serving as the primary production or operational lead for complex programs.
• Experience managing activations from initial scoping and budgeting through production, execution, breakdown, reconciliation, and reporting.

Job description

Chobani is seeking a Field Production Manager to bring consumer activations to life across the United States. This hands-on role leads planning, logistics, warehousing, setup, execution, and asset return for sampling programs and brand experiences, coordinating with activation, field operations, brand, and warehouse partners.

The ideal candidate has extensive travel, and can manage tight schedules while solving issues in fast-paced environments.