Operations Lead: Build & Scale CPG Supply Chain

Lucille; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucille Health is seeking a highly capable Operations Manager in Boston to build and own our operational infrastructure across finance, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and internal systems. The role requires occasional travel to co-manufacturers and 3PL partners, and reports directly to the Founder & CEO.

This is the first full-time operations hire, with responsibility to stand up tools, processes, and analytics to scale a purpose-driven senior nutrition brand.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in operations or supply chain, ideally within food & beverage, CPG, or DTC brands.
• Experience building end-to-end operational infrastructure from the ground up.
• Comfort with ambiguity and hands-on problem solving in a fast-growing startup.

Responsibilities

• Own the relationship with co-manufacturer(s) end-to-end: production scheduling, lead time management, capacity planning, performance accountability, and negotiation.
• Build and maintain the production calendar in sync with the finance team.
• Manage ingredient and packaging procurement, negotiate pricing, and identify backup sourcing.

Skills

Operations management

Supply chain

Vendor management

Excel modeling

Data-driven decisions

Co-manufacturer management

Tools

Shopify

Amazon Seller Central

ERP / inventory systems

Job description

Lucille Health is seeking a highly capable Operations Manager in Boston to build and own our operational infrastructure across finance, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and internal systems. The role requires occasional travel to co-manufacturers and 3PL partners, and reports directly to the Founder & CEO.

This is the first full-time operations hire, with responsibility to stand up tools, processes, and analytics to scale a purpose-driven senior nutrition brand.