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Associate Brand Manager |

Somewhere


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 20 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 17 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Position:Associate Brand Manager
Location: Remote: LatAm/SA
Work Schedule: 8a-5p or 9a-6p EST
Salary:Market Related

About Us
We are a brand platform on a mission to acquire scale and revitalize exceptional consumer brands in the U.S. Backed by committed capital and led by founders with experience spanning Stanford GSB Harvard Law Y Combinator and Forbes 30U30 we acquire high-potential DTC brands and unlock growth through hands-on operational mission: build a $100M portfolio of beloved performance-driven consumer brands. To get there were assembling a team of driven hungry operators who want to grow fast and take on real ownership.

About the Role

Were hiring an Associate Brand Manager to be the right hand to the Brand Manager with one of our portfolio brands. This is a heavily operations-focused role: youll own the systems reporting inventory planning and cross-channel coordination that keep the brand running smoothly day to day across DTC and of this as the number two seat on a small fast-moving brand team. Your job is to keep things tight free up the Brand Managers time for high-leverage decisions and take real ownership of your work rather than waiting to be told what to do.

What Youll Do

Operations and Inventory

Own inventory tracking demand planning and reorder cadence across DTC and Amazon

Coordinate with suppliers co-packers and 3PLs to keep stock flowing and SKUs healthy Maintain daily and weekly reports on sales performance and forecasts

Flag risks early and keep the Brand Manager informed

Project Management

Own task management and keep internal coordination tight

Help plan and execute product launches campaigns and marketing initiatives Make sure nothing falls through the cracks

Amazon

Manage day-to-day Seller Central / Vendor Central operations including listings inventory and case management

Monitor Buy Box listing health reviews and account performance metrics Support advertising operations promotions and FBA inbound planning

Marketing Support

Coordinate influencer partnerships and brand collaborations

Draft social media posts email content and creative briefs

QA landing pages ads and website updates

Who You Are

Youre hardworking entrepreneurial and hungry to learn. Youve worked directly in operations or supply chain at a consumer brand 3PL manufacturer or logistics company. You understand how product flows from factory to fulfillment to customer and youve owned the systems that keep it moving. You dont need a decade of experience but youve gotten your hands dirty in real ops work and you know what good looks organized proactive and you take pride in your work. You dont wait to be told what to do. You see what needs to happen and you make it all youre the kind of person who wants to grow into running a brand yourself one day. This role is built for that path.

What Were Looking For

Direct experience in operations supply chain or logistics ideally at a consumer brand 3PL or manufacturer (3 direct years)

Hands-on inventory tracking experience: reorder points lead times safety stock sell-through SKU-level health

Demand planning chops: building forecasts sizing POs balancing stock across DTC and retail channels

Vendor management experience coordinating with suppliers co-packers 3PLs or freight forwarders

Comfort with the systems that run ops: inventory management platforms (Cin7 NetSuite or similar) 3PL portals Amazon Seller Central Shopify and heavy spreadsheet work Strong written and verbal communication in English

Extremely organized detail-oriented and self-directed

Comfortable working independently and asynchronously in a remote environment Smart coachable and eager to grow fast

Why Join Us

A real seat at the table. You wont be fetching coffee or filling out spreadsheets for someone who ignores you. Youll be the number two on a real brand with work that matters and visibility that comes with it.

A path to Brand Manager. We promote from within. The people who excel in this role become Brand Managers which means full P&L ownership and a seat in the brand CEO chair. Thats not a distant dream here its the plan.
Learn by doing. Youll get broad hands-on exposure to how consumer brands are built and scaled without the fluff. Real operators real decisions real growth.
Grow with a platform thats just getting started. We are early and moving fast. The people who join now will have opportunities that wont exist once were bigger.





Required Experience:

Manager


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