Remote Operations Manager - $60,000 annual salary - remote

Leviathan Rods
Posted 3 years ago
Leviathan Rods - Remote Operations Manager - $60,000 annual salary

Leviathan Rods, an Austin-based startup that designs and manufactures fishing rods, is seeking a Remote Operations Manager to help navigate the company’s recent growth explosion and professionalize this mom-and-pop shop into a world class industry leader. As the Operations Manager, your job responsibilities will be to oversee all customer and supplier communications, manage merchandise and inventory, design and implement operational processes, &miscellaneous project management.  This full-time position pays $30/hr. 


Providing excellent -- definition: helpful and timely -- customer communication is a core value at Leviathan. In your role, you will:
  • Manage all social media platforms, including scheduling posts, responding to inquiries and orders, and proactively seeking out new customers across multiple platforms 
  • Respond to all inbound communication from existing and potential customers via email, phone, and text
  • Help navigate warranty requests, making sure every customer leaves a satisfied Leviathan evangelist

In order to manage inventory &merchandise with efficiency and organization, you will:
  • Develop a system to order, receive, organize, find, ship (and probably a dozen other verbs related to stocking parts!) all necessary components to build and ship the best fishing rod on the market 
  • Communicate directly with multiple vendors and our two factories
  • Troubleshoot all manufacturing and supply issues

As a hobby-shop turned into a (small) big deal, we need your help to:
  • Regularly audit and iterate systems and processes, making sure we are all using our time effectively and using software/automation when possible
  • Manage projects like our exhibits at quarterly fishing shows, our ongoing relationship with local charities, and many more!

You will thrive in this job if you:
  • Have proven retail ops and social media relations experience
  • Love working remotely
  • Enjoy oscillating between task-mastering and strategic vision casting
  • Want to spend a majority of your day talking to customers (our rod-wielding customers are the best!)
  • Can work normal CST business hours