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Jen Bekman Projects | Director of Operations
Jen Bekman Projects | 20x200 is seeking a supply chain virtuoso to help us expand and build the printing and fulfillment operations of our online art business. We create fine art prints of exceptional quality at affordable prices for a broad audience. We’re seeking a leader to bring efficiency, while maintaining high standards, to our products and services as our customer base rapidly grows. Our customers are art collectors and we want even more people to live with art.
This position is integral to 20x200’s success and supports our goals for outstanding customer service by ensuring the highest levels of quality, productivity, efficiency and delivery. We’re looking for someone who is excited about the opportunity to develop, and then drive execution of, an innovative supply chain for our innovative online art business.
The ideal candidate is eager to leverage technology to revolutionize printing and logistics. He or she has significant operational management experience, ideally with a background in a print, mail-order fulfillment, customer contact or service environment. The ideal candidate juggles multiple priorities and goes with the flow, is creative yet disciplined, and a self-starter with the utmost integrity. He or she thrives in a creative, fast-paced, start-up environment and has most recently been a Director or Vice President at a performance-focused printing or fulfillment company. He or she believes in the enormous potential of “Art for Everyone.”
Our team is smart, ambitious and passionate; the working environment is energetic and fun in spite of regular, tight deadlines.
The Job:
• Drive multi-year production strategy to expand product offerings (including framing), improve margins, reduce risk and improve customer satisfaction
• Ensure production partners deliver to the highest quality standards and in compliance with SLA's
• Continuously pursue ways to improve order to ship performance
• Assist product designers with development and sourcing of new products
• Reduce product costs and risks by securing alternative sources of materials
• Establish policies and best practice methods for inventory control
• Build internal processes to ensure that products are shipped to quality (color and finish) standards, within promised times and on budget
• Hire, coach and mentor staff
• Propose new operating metrics and reports to improve visibility of operations performance
• Research and plan for future operational facilities
• This role reports to President / COO
The Person We’re Looking for:
• Has experience rapidly scaling a printing and fulfillment supply chain
• Has worked for 5+ years developing strategy and managing large teams in a production, assembly or other direct labor environment. Experience with commercial printing operations is required.
• Has managed operating budgets in excess of $1M
• Has direct experience with process management, inventory control, and quality assurance in a production environment
• Demonstrates a drive for excellence
• Is resourceful -- with an established network of vendors and resources
• Has run numerous RFP and vendor selection processes
• Must be able to manage remote teams and partners
• Must be able to negotiate, execute and manage vendor contracts
• Has a demonstrated ability to work independently and autonomously
• Leads and mentors teams
• Has a keen analytical mind and strives to really understand what is working, and why
• Has excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Is detailed oriented and organized
• Has a Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
You are bright, scrappy and entrepreneurial and can easily flow from high-level long-term planning and partnership management to digging in and making sure every print is delivered before Christmas.
Who We Are
Jen Bekman Projects' mission is "art for everyone." We're an NYC-based company that uses the power of the Internet to bring the value and joy of collecting art to a wider audience than has ever been possible. JBP consists of three programs: 20x200 is an innovative website that offers curated, limited-edition prints at ridiculously affordable prices. Hey, Hot Shot! is a critically-acclaimed international photography competition which discovers, recognizes and promotes photographers at all stages of their careers. Jen Bekman Gallery, the flagship of JBP, exhibits photography, works on paper, paintings and mixed media.
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Jen Bekman Projects | 20x200 is seeking a supply chain virtuoso to help us expand and build the printing and fulfillment operations of our online art business. We create fine art prints of exceptional quality at affordable prices for a broad audience. We’re seeking a leader to bring efficiency, while maintaining high standards, to our products and services as our customer base rapidly grows. Our customers are art collectors and we want even more people to live with art.
This position is integral to 20x200’s success and supports our goals for outstanding customer service by ensuring the highest levels of quality, productivity, efficiency and delivery. We’re looking for someone who is excited about the opportunity to develop, and then drive execution of, an innovative supply chain for our innovative online art business.
The ideal candidate is eager to leverage technology to revolutionize printing and logistics. He or she has significant operational management experience, ideally with a background in a print, mail-order fulfillment, customer contact or service environment. The ideal candidate juggles multiple priorities and goes with the flow, is creative yet disciplined, and a self-starter with the utmost integrity. He or she thrives in a creative, fast-paced, start-up environment and has most recently been a Director or Vice President at a performance-focused printing or fulfillment company. He or she believes in the enormous potential of “Art for Everyone.”
Our team is smart, ambitious and passionate; the working environment is energetic and fun in spite of regular, tight deadlines.
The Job:
• Drive multi-year production strategy to expand product offerings (including framing), improve margins, reduce risk and improve customer satisfaction
• Ensure production partners deliver to the highest quality standards and in compliance with SLA's
• Continuously pursue ways to improve order to ship performance
• Assist product designers with development and sourcing of new products
• Reduce product costs and risks by securing alternative sources of materials
• Establish policies and best practice methods for inventory control
• Build internal processes to ensure that products are shipped to quality (color and finish) standards, within promised times and on budget
• Hire, coach and mentor staff
• Propose new operating metrics and reports to improve visibility of operations performance
• Research and plan for future operational facilities
• This role reports to President / COO
The Person We’re Looking for:
• Has experience rapidly scaling a printing and fulfillment supply chain
• Has worked for 5+ years developing strategy and managing large teams in a production, assembly or other direct labor environment. Experience with commercial printing operations is required.
• Has managed operating budgets in excess of $1M
• Has direct experience with process management, inventory control, and quality assurance in a production environment
• Demonstrates a drive for excellence
• Is resourceful -- with an established network of vendors and resources
• Has run numerous RFP and vendor selection processes
• Must be able to manage remote teams and partners
• Must be able to negotiate, execute and manage vendor contracts
• Has a demonstrated ability to work independently and autonomously
• Leads and mentors teams
• Has a keen analytical mind and strives to really understand what is working, and why
• Has excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Is detailed oriented and organized
• Has a Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
You are bright, scrappy and entrepreneurial and can easily flow from high-level long-term planning and partnership management to digging in and making sure every print is delivered before Christmas.
Who We Are
Jen Bekman Projects' mission is "art for everyone." We're an NYC-based company that uses the power of the Internet to bring the value and joy of collecting art to a wider audience than has ever been possible. JBP consists of three programs: 20x200 is an innovative website that offers curated, limited-edition prints at ridiculously affordable prices. Hey, Hot Shot! is a critically-acclaimed international photography competition which discovers, recognizes and promotes photographers at all stages of their careers. Jen Bekman Gallery, the flagship of JBP, exhibits photography, works on paper, paintings and mixed media.
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