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Operations Manager (E-Commerce) — Build & Scale with Afina

Afina · Austin, TX · 3 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present. No job title heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like "Powered by JazzHR". Also remove "What This Role Really Is" maybe treat as intro paragraph? The content includes sections: "What This Role Really Is" (intro), "What You’ll Own" (list of responsibilities), "Who You Are" (qualifications/skills), "What You’ve Done" (experience requirements), "Why Afina" (maybe benefits? Actually it's about company culture), "Compensation" (salary etc). We need to map to allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose appropriate headings. We need to preserve all substantive info. No invented details. No filler. We need to use

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    for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must not include sections with placeholder text. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. Content: Intro paragraph: "What This Role Really Is This is not a “keep things running” operations role. ..." This is description of role. Could be "About the role". Use

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    then paragraph. Responsibilities: "What You’ll Own End-to-End Operations..." includes bullet-like list but not formatted as list. We need to turn into
    • . The text includes multiple bullet-like sentences each starting with a bold heading? Actually it's like: End-to-End OperationsYou own the supply chain from factory to customerForecast demand, plan inventory, and ensure we never stock out (or overstock)Supplier & Cost ControlNegotiate aggressively with international suppliers on pricing, MOQs, and termsContinuously find ways to improve marginsLogistics & FreightManage freight (air/sea), compare quotes, and make cost vs speed decisionsOwn relationships with freight forwarders and 3PLs3PL & FulfillmentEnsure orders go out fast, accurately, and cost-effectivelyFix issues before they become problemsAmazon + DTC OperationsKeep inventory synced and flowing across Amazon and our websitePrevent operational bottlenecks that impact revenueSystems & ScaleBuild SOPs, dashboards, and processes that scaleTurn chaos into structure without slowing the business down We can split each bold heading as a list item with description. So each item: "End-to-End Operations: You own the supply chain..." etc. We'll produce
      • End-to-End Operations: You own the supply chain from factory to customer; forecast demand, plan inventory, and ensure we never stock out (or overstock).
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        • ... each bullet. "You’ve already done this before in an e-commerce company (Shopify + Amazon + 3PL is your world)" etc. Next "What You’ve Done": experience requirements. Could be under Qualifications or Requirements as well. Maybe combine? But we need to avoid duplicate sections. Could have one Requirements section that includes both traits and experience. But we need to preserve all info. Could split into two sections: Requirements (traits) and Qualifications (experience). Both are allowed headings. Next "Why Afina": could be Benefits? Actually it's about company culture, not benefits. Could be "About the company" but not in allowed headings. Could treat as Benefits? Not exactly. Could omit? But we need to preserve all substantive info. Could put under a section like "About the company" but not allowed. Maybe we can incorporate into "About the role" or "Benefits"? The allowed headings are limited; we should only include sections when posting has real specific content for it. "Why Afina" is about ownership, growth, etc. Could be considered "Benefits"? Not really. Could be "About the role" extended. Might be okay to add a section like "About the company" but not allowed. The instruction says use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., implying those are examples, not exhaustive? It says "use

          for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect us to use those headings only. So we should map content to those headings. Thus we need to map "Why Afina" maybe to Benefits? It mentions high ownership, fast growth, no bureaucracy, build something meaningful. Those are benefits/culture. Could be placed under Benefits. Compensation: we have "Competitive salaryPerformance-based upside tied to resultsRoom to grow into a senior leadership role as we scale". That's Pay. Schedule: not mentioned (remote position). Could we infer schedule? Not given. Should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It mentions remote position but not schedule. So we omit Schedule. Skills: maybe we could separate skills from requirements. But we have traits and experience; we could put traits under Skills, experience under Requirements. Or vice versa. Let's decide: - About the role: intro paragraph. - Responsibilities: the "What You’ll Own" list. - Requirements: the experience list ("What You’ve Done"). - Skills: the personal traits list ("Who You Are"). - Benefits: "Why Afina" (culture/benefits). - Pay: "Compensation". We must not include empty sections. Now format. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract each piece. Intro paragraph: "What This Role Really Is This is not a “keep things running” operations role. We’re looking for someone who can build, fix, and scale the operational backbone of Afina. Someone who sees inefficiencies and attacks them. Someone who negotiates harder, moves faster, and takes full ownership of outcomes. Afina is growing fast across our own website and Amazon. Behind that growth is a complex system of suppliers, freight, inventory, and 3PL execution — and that’s where you come in. This is a remote position." We'll put that as

          under About the role. Responsibilities: list items. We need to parse each bullet: - End-to-End Operations: You own the supply chain from factory to customer; forecast demand, plan inventory, and ensure we never stock out (or overstock). - Supplier & Cost Control: Negotiate aggressively with international suppliers on pricing, MOQs, and terms; continuously find ways to improve margins. - Logistics & Freight: Manage freight (air/sea), compare quotes, and make cost vs speed decisions; own relationships with freight forwarders and 3PLs. - 3PL & Fulfillment: Ensure orders go out fast, accurately, and cost-effectively; fix issues before they become problems. - Amazon + DTC Operations: Keep inventory synced and flowing across Amazon and our website; prevent operational bottlenecks that impact revenue. - Systems & Scale: Build SOPs, dashboards, and processes that scale; turn chaos into structure without slowing the business down. We'll create

          • each. Requirements (experience): "What You’ve Done" list: - 5+ years in e-commerce operations - Managed 3PLs and fulfillment workflows - Worked directly with overseas manufacturers - Negotiated freight and supplier pricing - Built or improved operational systems that scaled We'll make
            • . Skills (personal traits): "Who You Are": - You’ve already done this before in an e-commerce company (Shopify + Amazon + 3PL is your world) - You understand international suppliers, freight, and inventory planning deeply - You are extremely detail-oriented, but you don’t get stuck in analysis - You’re a negotiator — you don’t accept the first price - You move fast, take ownership, and don’t wait to be told what to do - You care about profit, efficiency, and execution Make
              • . Benefits (Why Afina): - High ownership — you will directly impact revenue and margins - Fast growth — real problems to solve, not corporate maintenance - No bureaucracy — speed and execution matter here - Build something meaningful — not just manage it Make
                • . Pay (Compensation): - Competitive salary - Performance-based upside tied to results - Room to grow into a senior leadership role as we scale Make
                  • . We must not include "Powered by JazzHR". Also remove any duplicated lines. Now produce HTML fragment. We need to ensure no extra whitespace? It's fine. Let's craft:

                    About the role

                    What This Role Really Is This is not a “keep things running” operations role. We’re looking for someone who can build, fix, and scale the operational backbone of Afina. Someone who sees inefficiencies and attacks them. Someone who negotiates harder, moves faster, and takes full ownership of outcomes. Afina is growing fast across our own website and Amazon. Behind that growth is a complex system of suppliers, freight, inventory, and 3PL execution — and that’s where you come in. This is a remote position.

                    Responsibilities

                    • End-to-End Operations: You own the supply chain from factory to customer; forecast demand, plan inventory, and ensure we never stock out (or overstock).
                    • Supplier & Cost Control: Negotiate aggressively with international suppliers on pricing, MOQs, and terms; continuously find ways to improve margins.
                    • Logistics & Freight: Manage freight (air/sea), compare quotes, and make cost vs speed decisions; own relationships with freight forwarders and 3PLs.
                    • 3PL & Fulfillment: Ensure orders go out fast, accurately, and cost-effectively; fix issues before they become problems.
                    • Amazon + DTC Operations: Keep inventory synced and flowing across Amazon and our website; prevent operational bottlenecks that impact revenue.
                    • Systems & Scale: Build SOPs, dashboards, and processes that scale; turn chaos into structure without slowing the business down.

                    Requirements

                    • 5+ years in e-commerce operations
                    • Managed 3PLs and fulfillment workflows
                    • Worked directly with overseas manufacturers
                    • Negotiated freight and supplier pricing
                    • Built or improved operational systems that scaled

                    Skills

                    • You’ve already done this before in an e-commerce company (Shopify + Amazon + 3PL is your world)
                    • You understand international suppliers, freight, and inventory planning deeply
                    • You are extremely detail-oriented, but you don’t get stuck in analysis
                    • You’re a negotiator — you don’t accept the first price
                    • You move fast, take ownership, and don’t wait to be told what to do
                    • You care about profit, efficiency, and execution

                    Benefits

                    • High ownership — you will directly impact revenue and margins
                    • Fast growth — real problems to solve, not corporate maintenance
                    • No bureaucracy — speed and execution matter here
                    • Build something meaningful — not just manage it

                    Pay

                    • Competitive salary
                    • Performance-based upside tied to results
                    • Room to grow into a senior leadership role as we scale
                    Check for any leftover boilerplate: "Powered by JazzHR" removed. No job

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