Operations Business Partner

Message from the Hiring Manager:

As COO, the need for an operational right hand is critical. With two manufacturing plants and two distribution centers under the operations umbrella, this role will serve as the COO's primary extension across the supply chain — owning day-to-day operational execution, cross-site coordination, and the analytical infrastructure needed to run a high-performing, multi-site network. The Operations Analyst will be expected to operate with significant autonomy, represent operations in leadership forums, and develop the structure, processes, and visibility tools that enable the COO to focus on strategy and growth. This is a high-trust, high-impact role for someone ready to step into broad operational ownership.
Duties and Responsibilities:

Serve as the COO's operational right hand — owning execution across two manufacturing plants and two distribution centers.

• Oversee and coordinate cross-site production planning, inventory management, and distribution scheduling to ensure network-level efficiency.

• Build and maintain executive-level dashboards and KPI frameworks covering manufacturing, sourcing, inventory, and distribution performance.

• Identify and lead operational improvement initiatives across sites; drive lean and continuous improvement culture.

• Represent operations in cross-functional and leadership meetings; escalate issues and present recommendations to COO with full context.

• Manage relationships with plant operations leads and DC managers to align priorities and resolve conflicts without direct authority.• Support sourcing strategy and supplier performance in partnership with the Sourcing team.

• Develop S&OP cadence and ensure demand/supply alignment across the network.

• Build structure and process where gaps exist; create the operational playbook the organization needs to scale.

• Align and collaborate with Finance, R&D, Customer Service, Quality, Regulatory and IT departments.

Travel expectation: 20% - regular travel between manufacturing plants/distribution centers and critical suppliers
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

MBA or MS Supply Chain/Operations

6+ years of progressive experience in operations, supply chain, or manufacturing roles — including multi-site or network-level scope

Demonstrated ability to build structure and improve processes, lead without authority, and drive measurable operational outcomes

Experience operating with broad cross-functional accountability in a lean leadership structure

Hands-on familiarity with manufacturing operations and distribution center management

Strong communication and data visualization skills.

Competitive Compensation, Comprehensive Benefits, and more!

• $130k-145kAnnual Salary
• Medical and Dental Benefits – for employee and family members
• Vision Coverage
• 401(k) with 4% matching contributions after 90 days of employment
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Unlimited Vacation Policy
• 6 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave
• 10 paid holidays
• Being surrounded by amazing people!

(This role is being filled directly by our in-house recruiting team. We are not working with outside agencies for this position.)

Our Culture- Where Career and Passion come together!

• A Culture of family and team… not a corporate goliath where you’re just another number.
• All employees get a seat at the table and have influence with management. We care about giving back to the community. Our team donates time to helping local charities throughout Southern California.
• The Women’s Health Initiative is the heart of what we do, every day we put underprivileged women first.
• Our goal is to treat 1 million women suffering from incontinence by 2027!

Who is Caldera Medical?

Caldera Medical is a growth stage medical device company dedicated to improving the quality of life for women. In 2018, Caldera was ranked one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing private companies in the United States and was ranked #38 fastest growing private company and #3 fastest growing Healthcare Company in Los Angeles by the LA Business Journal. We develop and market differentiated surgical implants specifically for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Our products are used by Urogynecologists, Gynecologists, and Urologists worldwide.

Caldera Medical is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran's status (including protected veterans, as may be required by federal law), sexual orientation, gender identity or any other category protected by law.