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Healthy Gut LLC - Operations Manager

JobRack · South Africa · $4k – $4k · posted today ago

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About this role

Own every product run from production order to live for sale.

$3,500–4,000/month | Full-time | Remote, US MT overlap
HealthyGut is a supplements brand selling direct through its own Shopify store, Amazon (FBA) and distributor channels. Our product lines include Tributyrin-X, BeSerene IR & Daily, Magnesium-HP, HoloZyme, HCL Guard, HoloImmune and HistaHarmony.

We work with contract manufacturers across Europe and the US, move freight through a mix of domestic and international carriers, and run fulfilment through Shipfusion, our 3PL. Operations are coordinated in Asana, with comms running across email and Slack.

We're a small, focused team building a growing supplements business, and this role is the operational backbone that keeps every product moving from formulation through to live sale.

We're looking for an Operations Manager who owns the end-to-end journey of every HealthyGut product — from the moment a production order is placed with a contract manufacturer, through freight, import and quality documentation, to finished goods checked into 3PL inventory and live for sale across every channel.

This is a coordination-heavy operations role sitting at the intersection of manufacturing, logistics, regulatory/quality documentation and e-commerce catalog management. You'll keep many concurrent product runs moving on schedule, maintain the master records everyone else relies on, and act as the central communication hub between outside partners (manufacturers, freight forwarders, the 3PL) and internal leadership, marketing and inventory planning.

Some overlap with US Mountain Time is needed, but exact working hours are negotiable.

What you'll actually be doing

Production & manufacturing coordination

Freight, import & insurance

3PL intake & inventory (Shipfusion)

Quality documentation (CoAs)

Labels, renders & creative assets

E-commerce catalog & channel updates

Amazon FBA restocking

Cross-functional coordination & record-keeping

Where the role can grow

There's real scope to take on more ownership. Over time we'd like this person to move us from reactive to proactive:

Demand planning & reorder points — reorders triggered by data-driven exhaustion dates and safety-stock targets rather than last-minute days-of-stock math

Landed-cost & COGS tracking — a per-run model covering unit cost, freight, duties/tariffs and insurance to inform pricing and margin

Vendor & 3PL performance management — a supplier scorecard (on-time delivery, quality, damage rates), structured check-ins and a formal damage-claim process

Regulatory & compliance stewardship — an organised library of TSCA, FDA, GMP/NSF and import documentation, with registrations, renewals and audit-readiness tracked

SOP documentation — writing these workflows down so the role is transferable and not dependent on one person's memory

New-product & new-size launch management — a standard checklist spanning formula, label, render, CoA, SKU setup, freight and channel go-live

EU/UK expansion support, packaging & component sourcing, and a central PO/payment tracker tied to production milestones

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you need:

✅ 3-5 years experience as an Operations Manager in the supplements, nutraceuticals, or similar industry

✅ Exceptionally organised and detail-oriented — juggles many concurrent product runs and their moving parts without dropping steps

✅ Fluent, or quick to learn, in logistics and import terminology — freight quoting, customs/HTS/TARIC codes, cargo insurance, 3PL operations

✅ Strong spreadsheet and systems skills — Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, a 3PL platform (Shipfusion or comparable), Asana; Google Sheets as a daily tool

✅ Clear, proactive written communicator who keeps partners and internal teams aligned across email, Slack and Asana

✅ Calm under shifting timelines — re-plans quickly when a run slips, a shipment is delayed or stock runs tight

Brownie points for:

⭐ Supplements, CPG, consumer health, integrative wellness or other regulated consumer goods background

⭐ Demand planning and reorder-point / safety-stock forecasting

⭐ Landed-cost and COGS modelling (unit cost + freight + duties/tariffs + insurance per run)

⭐ Regulatory documentation experience — TSCA, FDA, GMP/NSF, import records, registrations and renewals

⭐ EU/UK import-export exposure (EU TARIC codes and a UK entity already appear in the work)

⭐ SOP writing and process documentation

⭐ Vendor / 3PL performance management and damage-claim handling

⭐ Packaging and component sourcing (bottles, lids, cases, jars)

Organisation comes instinctively to you, and being the person everyone else relies on for the current status of things feels natural. You chase the CoA, the freight quote, the check-in discrepancy before being asked. Clear written communication is how you work, and when a run slips or stock runs tight you re-plan calmly rather than escalating. The role demands someone who thrives on keeping many moving parts coordinated and who takes ownership of follow-through across partners and internal teams.

Benefits

What’s in it for you?

💰 $3,500 - 4,000 USD per month*

💼 Full-time

🌍 Fully remote

⏰ Negotiable hours with overlap in US Mountain Time

📅 20 days PTO

🎁 Supplement Family and Friends discount

🎉 Holidays

*Please note that this is a gross salary and that you are responsible for any tax-related procedures in your country of residence. We kindly ask you to apply only if you are happy to work remotely as an independent contractor.

This is our typical hiring process - occasionally, it may include extra steps.

For this role, JobRack is partnering with the company to find their next hire. We’ll handle all the screening and testing, so they see only the best-fit candidates - like you!

🔍 How to shine

• Read the role details carefully.

• Submit a thoughtful, high-quality application.
• Stay responsive - we’ll keep you updated at every stage.

✨ Important notes
• Apply only through JobRack; please don’t contact the company directly.
• We expect a respectful hiring experience - any disrespect means instant disqualification.
• This is a full-time, primary role (no freelancing or second jobs).

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