About Faire

Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.

We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

Faire is building the infrastructure for independent retail and fulfillment is at the center of how we deliver on that promise. As Onsite Warehouse Operations Manager, you will be the primary embedded representative at our warehouse operator partner site, owning the day-to-day performance of the operation and serving as the critical link between Faire and the operator. You'll drive operational excellence, enforce quality standards, manage escalations, and ensure the warehouse runs in a way that reflects Faire's commitments to brands and retailers.

This is a high-accountability, high-visibility role for someone who thrives in fast-paced physical environments and is equally comfortable pulling a root cause analysis as they are building a working relationship with a site general manager.

What you’ll do

Drive Operational Excellence — onsite owner of day-to-day fulfillment performance; monitors SLAs end-to-end, runs daily/weekly operator reviews, benchmarks KPIs, and leads continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma.

Own Fulfillment Quality — conduct quality audits across workflows; maintains scorecards on performance; drives root cause analysis and corrective action plans to closure with the operator

Manage Escalations — primary point of contact for all operational issues from the warehouse operator and Faire's internal teams; triages, drives resolution, and maintains a structured escalation log with transparent updates to leadership.

Build the Operator Relationship — trusted, collaborative partner to warehouse GM and floor leadership; runs weekly business reviews, flags structural risks (capacity, staffing, tech gaps) proactively, and holds the operator accountable without being adversarial.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in warehouse, fulfillment, or logistics operations, including 2+ years in an on-site, embedded, or senior floor leadership role

Direct experience managing or overseeing 3PL/operator relationships at scale

Proven track record improving operational KPIs (throughput, accuracy, on-time rates) in a high-volume fulfillment environment

Familiarity with WMS platforms, order management systems, and fulfillment tech stacks

Strong data fluency — comfortable pulling reports, building scorecards, and using data to drive decisions

Excellent written and verbal communication; can translate operational complexity to executive audiences and collaborate effectively at all levels of an operator organization

Experience leading or facilitating root cause analysis and corrective action processes

Preferred

Experience at or managing vendor relationships with large-scale fulfillment operators

Lean / Six Sigma certification or demonstrated application of CI methodologies

Background in marketplace or B2B fulfillment contexts (wholesale, multi-brand, fragmented SKU environments)

Exposure to both WMS-light (operator-managed) and WMS-heavy (platform-integrated) environments

Salary Range

Chicago: The pay range for this role is $129,500 to $178,000 per year.

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual base pay will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Please note: This role is 100% in-person and requires full-time, on-site attendance at our Elwood, Illinois facility.

Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.

Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.

Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.

Real rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.

Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

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