Weekly paid - Portfolio Merchandise Operations Manager (Ownership Level) - Weekly pay
Budget: $10 – $11 USD
## **Job Title: Portfolio Merchandise Operations Manager**
**Location:** Remote
**Compensation:** $10/week per company managed
### **The Role: Concept-to-Consumer Ownership**
We are seeking a **Merchandise Systems Architect** to manage the end-to-end product lifecycle for multiple brands. You aren't just "uploading logos"; you are responsible for the infrastructure of our physical goods. You will bridge the gap between creative design contests, e-commerce storefronts, and automated fulfillment systems.
Your goal is to build a "hands-off" merchandise machine where designs are sourced, products are launched, and customers are supported with zero CEO intervention.
### **Key Responsibilities**
* **Creative Pipeline:** Manage design contests (e.g., Freelancer, 99designs, DesignHill). You will draft the briefs, filter the submissions, and present only the top 3 options for final CEO approval.
* **Storefront Integration:** Connect design assets to Web platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce) and ensure the sales portals are optimized for conversion.
* **Fulfillment Architecture:** Set up and manage Print-on-Demand (POD) or Drop Shipping providers (e.g., Printful, Printify, or custom vendors). Ensure automated "handshakes" between orders and production.
* **Admin & Sales Portals:** Full management of the "back-office"—tracking inventory levels, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring sales data flows correctly into our accounting/admin views.
* **Customer Service Oversight:** Handle (or automate) all merch-related inquiries: tracking numbers, returns, and quality disputes.
### **Detailed Compensation Structure**
This role uses a **Fractional Portfolio Retainer** model. We pay for the efficiency and reliability of the system, not the hours logged.
* **Base Retainer:** $10 per week, per company managed.
* **Scaling:** Compensation scales immediately as new brands or entities are added to the portfolio.
* **The "Ownership" Expectation:** For $10/week, you are expected to:
* Maintain 100% uptime on store-to-vendor API connections.
* Provide a weekly "Sales & Ops" report per company (Units sold, Net Profit, Shipping speeds).
* Proactively suggest "Merch Drops" or new product categories based on market trends.
### **Technical Requirements**
* **E-commerce Stack:** Mastery of Shopify, Print-on-Demand APIs, and connecting domain aliases.
* **Project Management:** Ability to manage multiple design contests simultaneously while maintaining brand consistency.
* **Problem Solving:** If a drop-shipper goes out of stock, you find the alternative and re-route the fulfillment before the customer notices.
### **The Ideal Candidate**
You should have a background in **Operations or E-commerce Management**. You understand that "Merch" is a logistics business as much as a creative one. You are the type of person who sees a "manual" process and immediately looks for a way to automate it through an admin portal or API.
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### **How to Apply**
Please describe the most complex "hands-off" e-commerce workflow you have built and which fulfillment partners you find most reliable for a lean, multi-company portfolio.
Compensation & Performance Structure
1. Base Portfolio Retainer
Rate: $10 per week, per company managed.
Scaling: As new companies/brands are added to the portfolio, your weekly compensation scales automatically (e.g., 5 companies = $50/week).
2. The "Ownership" Deliverables (The $10 Value-Exchange)
This rate is a flat-fee retainer based on system health and operational flow rather than hours worked. Your compensation covers:
End-to-End Pipeline Monitoring: Ensuring the technical "handshake" between design contests, web stores, sales portals, and drop-shipping fulfillment is 100% functional.
Strategic Merch Architecture: Implementing at least one high-level improvement per month (e.g., sourcing a more cost-effective fulfillment partner, optimizing the admin portal for better tracking, or streamlining the design contest brief process).
Vendor & Customer Oversight: Full management of fulfillment partners and high-level resolution of production or shipping bottlenecks.
Engagement Terms
Status: Independent Contractor.
Availability: You are expected to be the "Operational Point of Contact" for these brands. While we do not track hours, we expect a 24-hour response time on business days for urgent logistics or portal issues.
Trial Period: The first 30 days will serve as a trial on a single brand to ensure system proficiency and alignment with the "hands-off" business model before scaling to the full portfolio.
*“This is designed for a logistics and e-commerce expert who excels at systems automation. If you build a flawless pipeline where designs turn into delivered products with zero friction, your ‘hourly rate’ effectively increases. We are paying for the outcome of a well-oiled machine, not for you to sit at a desk.”*
**Location:** Remote
**Compensation:** $10/week per company managed
### **The Role: Concept-to-Consumer Ownership**
We are seeking a **Merchandise Systems Architect** to manage the end-to-end product lifecycle for multiple brands. You aren't just "uploading logos"; you are responsible for the infrastructure of our physical goods. You will bridge the gap between creative design contests, e-commerce storefronts, and automated fulfillment systems.
Your goal is to build a "hands-off" merchandise machine where designs are sourced, products are launched, and customers are supported with zero CEO intervention.
### **Key Responsibilities**
* **Creative Pipeline:** Manage design contests (e.g., Freelancer, 99designs, DesignHill). You will draft the briefs, filter the submissions, and present only the top 3 options for final CEO approval.
* **Storefront Integration:** Connect design assets to Web platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce) and ensure the sales portals are optimized for conversion.
* **Fulfillment Architecture:** Set up and manage Print-on-Demand (POD) or Drop Shipping providers (e.g., Printful, Printify, or custom vendors). Ensure automated "handshakes" between orders and production.
* **Admin & Sales Portals:** Full management of the "back-office"—tracking inventory levels, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring sales data flows correctly into our accounting/admin views.
* **Customer Service Oversight:** Handle (or automate) all merch-related inquiries: tracking numbers, returns, and quality disputes.
### **Detailed Compensation Structure**
This role uses a **Fractional Portfolio Retainer** model. We pay for the efficiency and reliability of the system, not the hours logged.
* **Base Retainer:** $10 per week, per company managed.
* **Scaling:** Compensation scales immediately as new brands or entities are added to the portfolio.
* **The "Ownership" Expectation:** For $10/week, you are expected to:
* Maintain 100% uptime on store-to-vendor API connections.
* Provide a weekly "Sales & Ops" report per company (Units sold, Net Profit, Shipping speeds).
* Proactively suggest "Merch Drops" or new product categories based on market trends.
### **Technical Requirements**
* **E-commerce Stack:** Mastery of Shopify, Print-on-Demand APIs, and connecting domain aliases.
* **Project Management:** Ability to manage multiple design contests simultaneously while maintaining brand consistency.
* **Problem Solving:** If a drop-shipper goes out of stock, you find the alternative and re-route the fulfillment before the customer notices.
### **The Ideal Candidate**
You should have a background in **Operations or E-commerce Management**. You understand that "Merch" is a logistics business as much as a creative one. You are the type of person who sees a "manual" process and immediately looks for a way to automate it through an admin portal or API.
---
### **How to Apply**
Please describe the most complex "hands-off" e-commerce workflow you have built and which fulfillment partners you find most reliable for a lean, multi-company portfolio.
Compensation & Performance Structure
1. Base Portfolio Retainer
Rate: $10 per week, per company managed.
Scaling: As new companies/brands are added to the portfolio, your weekly compensation scales automatically (e.g., 5 companies = $50/week).
2. The "Ownership" Deliverables (The $10 Value-Exchange)
This rate is a flat-fee retainer based on system health and operational flow rather than hours worked. Your compensation covers:
End-to-End Pipeline Monitoring: Ensuring the technical "handshake" between design contests, web stores, sales portals, and drop-shipping fulfillment is 100% functional.
Strategic Merch Architecture: Implementing at least one high-level improvement per month (e.g., sourcing a more cost-effective fulfillment partner, optimizing the admin portal for better tracking, or streamlining the design contest brief process).
Vendor & Customer Oversight: Full management of fulfillment partners and high-level resolution of production or shipping bottlenecks.
Engagement Terms
Status: Independent Contractor.
Availability: You are expected to be the "Operational Point of Contact" for these brands. While we do not track hours, we expect a 24-hour response time on business days for urgent logistics or portal issues.
Trial Period: The first 30 days will serve as a trial on a single brand to ensure system proficiency and alignment with the "hands-off" business model before scaling to the full portfolio.
*“This is designed for a logistics and e-commerce expert who excels at systems automation. If you build a flawless pipeline where designs turn into delivered products with zero friction, your ‘hourly rate’ effectively increases. We are paying for the outcome of a well-oiled machine, not for you to sit at a desk.”*