Director of Operations
13 days ago
San Leandro
Job DescriptionAbout the RoleGantri is building a new manufacturing paradigm for furniture: digital, on-demand, and design-led. The Director of Operations will own the day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of Gantri’s manufacturing operations, supply chain, and facilities. This is a highly quantitative and people-centric role. You will be responsible for turning complexity into repeatable, scalable systems—while building a world-class operations team with clear career paths and high accountability. You will report to the CEO and work closely with product, engineering, and commercial leaders.You will own Manufacturing Operations • Own end-to-end factory performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and throughput, • Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across production flow, labor, equipment, and materials, • Establish clear operational metrics (OEE, throughput, yield, scrap, labor efficiency, unit cost) and run the factory to numbers, • Drive continuous improvement using structured methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, theory of constraints, etc.), • Scale production volume and SKU complexity without linear increases in headcount or overhead, • Partner closely with engineering teams to improve manufacturing flow and efficiency through software, automation, and robotics, • Translate engineering capabilities into stable, repeatable production systems on the factory floorYou will own Supply Chain, • Own supply chain strategy and execution, including sourcing, vendor management, inventory planning, and BOM cost control, • Build resilient supply chains that balance cost, quality, lead time, and risk, • Partner with engineering and materials teams to industrialize new materials and components, • Anticipate and manage cost volatility (materials, tariffs, logistics) with data-driven decision makingYou will own Manufacturing System Scale & Replication, • Design Gantri’s manufacturing system to be modular, documented, and repeatable, • Prepare the factory, processes, tooling, software workflows, and operating playbooks for replication across multiple production sites, • Define the standards required to launch new facilities with predictable performance on cost, quality, and throughput, • Work cross-functionally to ensure new sites can be stood up efficiently without degrading operational excellenceYou will own Shaping Your Team, • Build, lead, and develop high-performing operations teams across manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities, • Create clear career paths, progression frameworks, and skill development for frontline workers and managers, • Establish a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement on the factory floor, • Be a visible, trusted leader in the factory—respected by operators, engineers, and executives alikeWhat Success Looks Like, • Factory performance is predictable, measurable, and continuously improving, • Unit economics improve quarter over quarter through efficiency gains, not shortcuts, • Bottlenecks are proactively identified and resolved before they constrain growth, • Engineering-driven improvements reliably translate into production gains, • The manufacturing system is ready to be replicated across new sites with confidence, • The operations team is engaged, motivated, and growing into increasingly senior rolesWho You Are, • An exceptional operator who is deeply fluent in numbers, metrics, and systems, • Equally strong on the factory floor and in the boardroom, • Calm, rigorous, and decisive in complex, fast-moving environments, • Obsessed with root causes, not symptoms, • A builder of teams and leaders, not just processesBackground & Experience, • 10+ years of experience in operations leadership roles, • Held senior leadership positions (Director / Head of Operations or equivalent) at operationally complex, technology-driven companies, • Experience in industries such as automated warehousing or fulfillment, construction tech, EV, advanced manufacturing, robotics, or similar, • Proven track record of scaling operations while improving cost, quality, and reliability, • Hands-on experience running factories or large-scale physical operationsWhy Gantri?, • Join a company reimagining manufacturing and empowering the next generation of designers and design brands., • Be part of a high-impact, design-driven organization creating a new industry., • Lead design across both digital and physical experiences in a fast-growing, purpose-driven environment., • Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.Benefits, • Competitive salary and equity, • Medical, dental and vision insurance, • 401k, • Paid vacation days and paid holidays, • Access to 3D printers for your personal projects, • Monthly team lunches, • And much more