Supply Chain and Logistics Lead
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Job Summary
Fitt Talent Partners is a specialized recruitment firm working with top health and wellness companies.
Were filling this role for a client building a consumer health platform that measures and interprets hormone and biomarker data translating complex physiological insights into personalized guidance through a mobile app designed to help people better understand and take action on their health.
About the Role
We ship a physical product across borders and are scaling fast. We are looking for a Supply Chain and Fulfillment Lead to own our supply chain procurement logistics and fulfillment operations end-to-end. Today that means Canada-to-US shipping with customs complexity multiple suppliers a growing order volume and a fulfillment cost structure that needs to improve as we scale.
You will own everything between our suppliers and our customers doorsteps: sourcing procurement inventory shipping and order fulfillment.
Responsibilities
Supply chain and procurement
Build a diversified supply chain with backup suppliers for all critical components. No single-source dependencies.
Reduce COGS through vendor negotiations alternative sourcing and process improvements.
Own vendor selection qualification audits and long-term relationship management.
Manage vendor risk. Know what breaks if a supplier goes down and have a plan.
Logistics and fulfilment
Eliminate current cross-border delays and customs friction for US customers.
Stand up end-to-end order management from purchase to doorstep.
Manage 3PL and carrier relationships with clear performance SLAs.
Reduce per-order fulfillment cost below the current $10 baseline as volume scales.
Inventory and systems
Roll out inventory tracking and procurement planning systems that are fit for scale.
Build operational reporting that gives leadership real-time visibility into inventory levels landed costs and order status.
Own the interface between supply chain and manufacturing on materials planning and production scheduling.
Partners and vendors
Set performance standards and accountability across external partners: suppliers freight forwarders 3PLs carriers.
Reduce founder dependency on day-to-day supply chain and shipping decisions.
This description is not exhaustive. We are looking for someone who has built supply chain and fulfillment operations from scratch not someone who has only managed inherited structures.
What Were Looking For
You have owned supply chain procurement and fulfillment end-to-end at a physical-product company. Not as a contributor on a large team. As the person responsible.
You have scaled fulfillment from hundreds to thousands of orders per month ideally at a Series AC startup with a team under 50.
You have managed cross-border shipping between Canada and the US or comparable complexity including customs duties FDA requirements carrier selection and importer-of-record structures.
You have diversified supplier bases and reduced COGS in a resource-constrained environment.
You have a background in consumer health diagnostics medical devices or food tech. You understand regulated product shipping and import/export requirements.
You operate at both altitude and ground level. You can negotiate a freight contract in the morning and troubleshoot a stuck shipment in the afternoon.
You bring clarity and discipline to chaotic fast-moving contexts.
You make decisions independently and hold vendors to account.
You work closely with manufacturing without needing to own it. You understand BOMs production schedules and materials planning well enough to be an effective partner to the production team.
About Company
Fitt offers media, recruiting, consulting, and investing — tailored to health, wellness and fitness operators.