Operations Manager

Strella; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Strella, a Seattle-based hardware and supply chain innovator, seeks an operations manager to join our growing team. You will optimize planning, forecasting, and execution across hardware projects to reduce lead times and costs.

Responsibilities include managing procurement, manufacturing, and fulfillment end-to-end, coordinating with engineering, and driving cross-functional projects in a small team environment.

Qualifications

• Planning and operations experience including demand/capacity forecasting, planning and execution; managing timelines and optimizing cashflows.
• Supply chain, manufacturing, and fulfillment experience - procurement, manufacturing, and delivery of hardware components and devices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with engineering to execute operations work in a small team.
• Lead end-to-end procurement, manufacturing and fulfillment for Strella's hardware.
• Drive cross-functional projects to improve efficiency and cost across the hardware lifecycle.

Skills

Planning & operations

Supply chain & manufacturing

Project management

Job description

More than 40% of all fresh produce is wasted in the US, which accounts for over 17 billion dollars in lost product annually and contributes more CO2 emissions than all of US transportation combined. Strella’s goal is to reduce these drastic numbers by making the produce supply chain smarter.

Strella predicts the shelf life of perishable products through a combination of proprietary sensors, machine vision, and supply chain insights. We use this data to reduce food waste and help deliver better quality produce to consumers. We’re growing the team to scale, improve our product offerings, and build new products.

Working at Strella

We hire smart people and trust them to get their job done. We’re doing valuable, exciting work and that is what drives us. Nothing is above or below our pay grade. As engineers, scientists and produce experts, we are driven by the problem and take ownership of developing the best solution for our customers.

Location

Seattle, WA

Hybrid

Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented operations manager, including experience in hardware operations, supply chain, and project management to assist with Strella's hardware operations. We are looking for someone who has:

• Planning and operations experience- demand/capacity forecasting, planning and execution; managing timelines; negotiating contracts and optimizing cashflows.
• Supply chain, manufacturing, and fulfillment experience - managing the procurement, manufacturing, and delivery of Strella’s hardware components and devices from end to end.
• Project management experience - prioritizing operations work on a small team and working hand in hand with engineering to execute.