Supply Chain Manager

Sola Wood Flowers is looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our team.

As our Supply Chain Manager, you will work closely with our executive team, product, and supply chain team to execute mission-critical projects and oversee day-to-day functions.

We are flexible around experience level, and comfortable hiring someone with between 2 to 10 years of work experience. Experience in/around DTC & eCommerce is preferred but not required.

**Who are we?**

At Sola Wood Flowers, we are transforming what artificial flowers can be by providing better flowers for less with our affordable eco-friendly wooden flowers and currently serve over 6% of American weddings annually.

We’re working towards building a modernized $100mm+ vertically-integrated platform selling through direct-to-consumer, owned retail and traditional wholesale channels.

Sola Wood Flowers has grown to ~100 people in less than 4 years and is looking to continue our rapid-growth with the right Supply Chain Manager.

Our founders have successfully started, bought and sold consumer brands in the past, and are looking to do it again with Sola Wood

**What is our culture like & who is a good fit?**

Culture-fit is our #1 factor when hiring

We have a genuine will-to-win. No work is beneath us if it moves us towards our goals.

We utilize creativity to do more with less - and quickly.

We use data to make decisions. The only “arguments” we get in are about how we should be collecting data, and how we should be analyzing it.

We love learning - every problem is an opportunity to grow.

If you want a stress-free corporate 9-5 job, this isn't it.

**If you want to**:
Shape a fast-growing company - and scale it to $100mm+.

Drive results with a group of passionate, smart & hardworking fun people.

Work in an environment _without _politics, busy work, or corporate chicanery.

Participate meaningfully in our growth with an excellent compensation package that is clearly defined via our compensation philosophy.

Then you have come to the right place.

**Key Objectives**:

- Work with our team to negotiate with existing vendors, visit these vendors, and improve COGS and quality.
- Help our executive team allocate resources and capital during our quarterly and annual offsites.
- Work with product and supply chain teams to reconfigure existing products to remove waste and improve customer experience.
- Work hand-in-hand with our executive team to tackle mission-critical projects related to supply chain, procurement and related departments.
- Own supply chain, end to end, for our company.
- Manage and develop our team members in China, India and Mexico.
- Analyze and work with data to discover business opportunities and improvements.

**Requirements**:

- Excellent spoken English.
- Deep supply chain experience, preferably in a fast-growing startup environment.
- No problem jumping into any part of the business. You are eager and ready to learn
- Are able to provide references as requested. We do not want to waste your time or ours with a potential mishire. Our interview process is detailed & thorough.
- Excellent cultural fit as per our values above.
- Knowledge of lean is helpful

**Examples of What You’ll Be Doing**:

- Negotiating supplier contracts and requirements.
- Improving existing processes to streamline the way RFQs and similar items are handled.
- Assist our Operations team with implementing lean manufacturing initiatives and culture at our facility in Monterrey.

**How Our Hiring Works & How We Operate**:

- When hiring, we’ll work with you to define the KPIs you’ll be responsible for and set targets. This removes ambiguity around wondering if you’re doing a good job after you start.
- Initial soft interview, then a long-form live technical interview with the appropriate department. Our average time-to-hire from our first interview is ~8 - 10 days. We pride ourselves on timely responses and updates for applicants.
- We run on EOS/Traction. If you’ve used Scaling Up or something like OKRs, you’ll likely slip into Traction easily If you haven’t used it before, we recommend quickly researching Traction.
- For this specific role, we will walk you through the long-term vision and opportunities that have us excited about this business - and how you fit in. We will show you our current cost structure and where we are headed

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $35,000.00 - $50,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- 67114, Guadalupe, N.L.: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- Explain your experience working with team in Mexico and oversees (like China and India or other countries:
**Experience**:

- Lean Manufacturing: 1 year (required)
- Supply Chain (end to end): 3 years (required)
- vendor negotiation: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- Fluent English (required)

Work Location: In person