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We are a media company and investment fund, and we’re on a mission to elevate the stories, build the communities, and support the founders that inspire a happier, healthier humanity. We scale creator-led new media IP and operate an investment fund and venture studio.
Own the end to end merchandising, supply chain, and operational delivery of The Diary of a CEO / Behind The Diary product ecosystem, ensuring products are built, delivered, and available to support both launches and ongoing growth.
You will be responsible for sourcing and buying new product ranges, managing suppliers, and ensuring stock is planned, ordered, and delivered efficiently.
You will act as the operational owner of product development and delivery, ensuring products move from concept to launch on time, on budget, and at the right quality.
Success in this role comes from balancing commercial performance, operational efficiency, and customer demand, ensuring we maximise revenue while minimising risk.
Your goal is to build a scalable merchandising and supply chain operation that enables consistent product availability, strong margins, and seamless execution.
You will partner closely with the Head of Product & Ecommerce to bring products to market, working together from concept through to launch, with ownership of delivery, supply, and operational execution.
This is a hands on role in a growing product business, where you will build and shape the merchandising and supply chain setup as we scale.
Stock & inventory management: Ensure optimal stock levels across all products, minimising stockouts and overstock while supporting revenue growth
Replenishment & stock continuity:
Manage reordering cycles and stock replenishment to ensure consistent availability of best-selling products while minimising excess inventory
Demand forecasting & planning: Build accurate, data-led forecasts based on sales trends, marketing plans, and product launches to inform buying and supply decisions
Sourcing & supplier management: Identify, onboard, and manage suppliers and manufacturers, ensuring quality, reliability, and strong commercial terms
Buying & range planning: Support the execution of product ranges by ensuring products are sourced, costed, and ordered in line with demand, commercial targets, and product direction
Product development & delivery: Own timelines from product concept through to launch, coordinating across product, creative, suppliers, and operations to ensure delivery on time, on budget, and at the required quality
Supply chain optimisation: Manage end-to-end supply chain operations, improving efficiency across production, logistics, and fulfilment to reduce costs and lead times
Launch readiness: Ensure all product launches are supported with the right stock levels, timelines, and operational planning to meet demand
Margin & cost management: Monitor and optimise product margins through cost control, supplier negotiation, and supply chain efficiency, providing input into pricing decisions
Cross-functional collaboration: Work across product, ecommerce, growth, and creative teams to ensure seamless execution.
You ensure products are consistently available, supporting revenue growth without excess inventory risk
You accurately forecast demand and plan stock to support both product launches and ongoing sales
You deliver product launches on time, with no delays or operational issues
You build strong supplier relationships, ensuring quality, reliability, and cost efficiency
You bring structure and clarity to product development, ensuring timelines are met and teams are aligned
You optimise margins through strong buying decisions and cost control
You identify and solve supply chain challenges quickly, keeping operations running smoothly
You enable the growth team to scale confidently, knowing supply can meet demand
Merchandising & buying: Experience sourcing and buying products, with a strong understanding of range planning, cost negotiation, and supplier management
Supply chain & operations: Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes, including production, logistics, and fulfilment
Demand forecasting & planning: Ability to analyse sales data, trends, and inputs to forecast demand and plan stock effectively
Commercial & financial acumen: Strong understanding of margins, cost structures, and profitability, with the ability to make commercially sound decisions
Project & stakeholder management: Highly organised, able to manage multiple product timelines, stakeholders, and suppliers, ensuring smooth execution from concept to launch
Data-driven decision making: Comfortable working with data to inform buying, forecasting, and operational decisions
Problem solving & adaptability: Able to identify issues quickly and implement solutions in a fast-moving environment
Collaboration & communication: Strong cross-functional working with product, growth, and operations teams to ensure alignment and execution
Operational optimisation: You continuously improve processes, suppliers, and ways of working to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and support scaling
