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# Chief Operating Officer

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## About this role.

AI SummaryGolden Child seeks a hands-on Chief Operating Officer to build and scale its end-to-end operating model for a premium pet-food business. The COO will lead sourcing, co-manufacturing, production planning, inventory, cold-chain logistics, fulfillment, quality, food safety, and product commercialization. This executive will also own operational gross-margin improvement, unit economics, supplier strategy, and decisions around outsourcing versus vertical integration. The role reports to the CEO and requires close partnership with culinary, veterinary nutrition, product, finance, and growth teams. Success depends on creating a resilient, scalable operating platform that preserves product quality and customer experience while enabling national omnichannel growth.

## Role DNA

A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description.

### Job Complexity

5/5EasyHard

### Pace & Pressure

5/5RelaxedFast-paced

### Autonomy Level

5/5GuidedFull ownership

### Communication Load

5/5IndependentCollaborative

AI insightThis is a high-stakes executive role requiring ownership of the full physical-product operating chain in an early-stage, rapidly scaling food business. It combines strategic decisions on manufacturing and economics with immediate hands-on problem solving across quality, suppliers, logistics, and systems.

## Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles.

Estimated job medianMarket rate$220,000US market range$180k–$300k0$330k

AI insightNo compensation is disclosed in the posting. Estimated US annual base-salary market range for a hands-on COO at an early-stage, operationally complex food/CPG startup is $180,000-$300,000 USD, with an estimated midpoint of $220,000; equity and performance-based compensation may be material but are not stated.

## Core skills

Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity.

[operations leadership](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=operations%20leadership.md)[supply chain management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=supply%20chain%20management.md)[CPG manufacturing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=CPG%20manufacturing.md)[food safety](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=food%20safety.md)[supplier negotiation](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=supplier%20negotiation.md)[inventory planning](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=inventory%20planning.md)[cold-chain logistics](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=cold-chain%20logistics.md)[unit economics](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=unit%20economics.md)[gross margin optimization](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=gross%20margin%20optimization.md)[product commercialization](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=product%20commercialization.md)

Sample interview questionsDescribe a time you improved gross margin in a consumer-products or food business without compromising quality.I would explain the starting margin profile, isolate the main cost drivers across ingredients, packaging, manufacturing, freight, fulfillment, and waste, then prioritize initiatives by impact and implementation risk. A strong example would quantify the resulting margin improvement while showing how quality specifications, fill rates, and customer satisfaction were protected.

How would you decide whether Golden Child should continue using co-manufacturers or invest in dedicated or in-house manufacturing capacity?

I would build a scenario model covering demand volume, utilization, fixed-capital requirements, variable conversion costs, working capital, quality control, capacity risk, and strategic flexibility. I would pair this with a staged decision framework so the company can secure dedicated capacity or selectively vertically integrate only when economics, quality requirements, and forecast confidence justify it.

What systems would you implement first to scale forecasting, purchasing, production, and fulfillment?

I would begin with a single operating cadence linking demand forecasts, supply plans, inventory targets, production schedules, and cash requirements. The initial stack should provide reliable SKU-level visibility into inventory, expiry or freshness, supplier lead times, fill rates, waste, and contribution margin, with automation focused on recurring planning and exception management.

How do you build food-safety and quality systems when expanding suppliers and manufacturing partners?

I would establish clear specifications, supplier qualification standards, traceability requirements, audit protocols, quality agreements, testing plans, corrective-action processes, and scorecards. The program would be risk-based and designed to make quality performance visible at every stage, from incoming ingredients through production, cold-chain delivery, and customer feedback.

How would you balance availability, freshness, working capital, and waste as demand grows?

I would use service-level targets and shelf-life constraints to set inventory policies by SKU, then update production plans through a disciplined S&OP process. I would monitor forecast accuracy, inventory age, stockouts, spoilage, lead times, and cash conversion so production decisions optimize the full system rather than merely maximizing inventory availability.

About Golden Child

Golden Child is redefining pet nutrition through an uncompromising focus on health, quality, and culinary craftsmanship. A Miami-based startup, we’ve built a founding team of board-certified veterinary nutritionists, supply chain experts, and classically trained chefs to engineer a food system held to human-grade standards. Golden Child offers Our chef-crafted, science-backed Mains and functional Drizzles that are designed to support lifelong health. Because feeding your dog should be an expression of love, care, and taste.

[https://mygoldenchild.com/](https://mygoldenchild.com/)

The Role
Golden Child is looking for a COO to build and scale the operating engine behind the business. You will own the journey from ingredient sourcing and manufacturing through inventory, fulfillment, and delivery to the customer. You will also be responsible for building the systems, supplier network, cost structure, and operational capabilities required to scale Golden Child from an early-stage DTC business into a national, omnichannel consumer brand.

This is a highly hands-on role. You will operate at both the strategic and executional level: negotiating with suppliers, solving production challenges, improving unit economics, building operating systems, and determining which capabilities Golden Child should own versus outsource.

You will report directly to the CEO and work closely with our Culinary, Veterinary Nutrition, Product, Finance, and Growth teams.

What You’ll Own

1. Supply Chain & Fulfillment:

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Own Golden Child’s end-to-end supply chain, including ingredient and packaging sourcing, supplier relationships, co-manufacturing, production planning, inventory, cold-chain logistics, fulfillment, and delivery.

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Build a resilient supplier and manufacturing network with appropriate redundancy while maintaining exceptional standards for quality, freshness, and customer experience.

2. Gross Margin & Unit Economics:

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Own the operational levers of gross margin improvement.

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Identify and execute opportunities across ingredient sourcing, packaging, manufacturing, freight, fulfillment, waste, vendor terms, and operational efficiency.

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Develop a clear roadmap for improving unit economics as the business scales, including evaluating when capabilities should remain outsourced versus be brought in-house.

3. Manufacturing & Operational Scale:

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Build the manufacturing and operational infrastructure required to support significant growth.

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Own relationships with co-manufacturing partners while continuously evaluating Golden Child’s long-term manufacturing strategy, including opportunities for dedicated capacity, vertical integration, and in-house production.

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Translate demand forecasts into production and inventory plans that balance availability, freshness, working capital, and waste.

4. Product Commercialization:

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Partner with Culinary, Veterinary Nutrition, R&D, and Product to bring new physical products from concept to commercial production.

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Own the operational commercialization process—including sourcing, costing, manufacturing feasibility, packaging, production trials, scale-up, and launch readiness.

5. Quality & Food Safety:

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Build and maintain rigorous quality and food-safety systems across Golden Child’s supply chain.

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Ensure every product meets Golden Child’s internal standards as well as applicable regulatory, manufacturing, traceability, and food-safety requirements.

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Create systems that protect quality as production volumes, suppliers, manufacturing partners, and distribution channels expand.

6. Systems & Operating Infrastructure

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Build the systems and processes that allow Golden Child to scale without unnecessary complexity.

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Own the operational technology stack across forecasting, purchasing, production, inventory, fulfillment, and supply-chain visibility.

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Take an AI-forward approach to operations, identifying opportunities to automate workflows, improve forecasting and decision-making, and give the team real-time visibility into the business.

What We’re Looking For

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10+ years of progressively senior operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or related experience

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Experience scaling a high-growth consumer business, ideally in food, beverage, supplements, or another operationally complex CPG category

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Deep experience with manufacturing partners, supplier negotiations, sourcing, production planning, inventory, and logistics

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Strong command of COGS, gross margin, and unit economics, with a track record of materially improving them

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Experience building operational systems and processes during periods of rapid growth

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Experience evaluating and/or executing in-house manufacturing or vertical integration is a plus

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Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities

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Comfortable moving between executive-level strategy and hands-on problem solving

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High standards for product quality and customer experience

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Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and energized by building from an early stage

What Success Looks Like

The right COO will make Golden Child more scalable, more resilient, and more economically efficient without compromising the quality of the product.

You will build an operating platform capable of supporting the company’s next stage of growth – one that can reliably deliver exceptional food to customers today while preparing Golden Child for significantly greater scale and future retail expansion.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.

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Atomic is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.

Please review our [CCPA policies](https://www.atomic.vc/job-applicant-privacy) here.

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