Chief Operating Officer

The People Brand

$225K — $250K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of executive leadership experience in consumer products or related industries.
  • Proven experience leading finance and operations in an omnichannel environment.
  • Expertise in forecasting, budgeting, and inventory planning
  • Background in overseeing global supply chain and logistics operations.
  • Ability to scale organizations in entrepreneurial settings.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills with cross-functional collaboration experience.
  • Passion for premium brands in outdoor or active lifestyle sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with CEO to shape long-term business strategy.
  • Lead financial planning and budget management across the enterprise.
  • Drive profitability and operational efficiency initiatives.
  • Oversee operations, supply chain, sourcing, and logistics processes.
  • Build scalable reporting systems to support company growth.
  • Foster alignment between Finance, Sales, Product, Planning, and Operations teams.
  • Develop organizational structure and maintain an agile culture.

Benefits

  • Executive leadership role with significant influence on company direction.
  • Broad responsibility encompassing both Finance and Operations.
  • Align with a founder-led, entrepreneurial culture.
  • Opportunity to impact a premium global consumer brand.
  • Work in a hybrid setup in Los Angeles.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with the CEO and executive leadership team to shape and execute long-term business strategy.
  • Lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow management, and business performance.
  • Drive profitability, inventory optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth.
  • Provide executive oversight of operations, supply chain, sourcing, logistics, planning, and customer operations.
  • Build scalable systems, reporting, and organizational processes to support continued expansion.
  • Foster cross-functional alignment across Finance, Sales, Product, Planning, and Operations.
  • Develop organizational structure and leadership capability while maintaining an agile, founder-led culture.
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner on major business decisions, balancing growth with operational discipline.
Ideal Background
  • 10+ years of executive leadership experience within consumer products, apparel, outdoor, sporting goods, lifestyle, or adjacent industries.
  • Demonstrated success leading both finance and operations within a growing omnichannel organization.
  • Strong expertise in forecasting, budgeting, inventory planning, margin optimization, and business analytics.
  • Experience overseeing global supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics.
  • Proven ability to scale organizations within entrepreneurial or founder-led businesses.
  • Executive presence with exceptional communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Passion for premium consumer brands, outdoor, or active lifestyle industries is highly preferred.
Highlights
  • Executive leadership role reporting directly to the CEO
  • Broad enterprise ownership across Finance & Operations
  • Significant influence on long-term company strategy and growth
  • Founder-led, entrepreneurial culture
  • Premium omnichannel consumer brand with global reach

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$225,000 - $250,000 a year

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