Operations Manager Operations Manager (Germany ) Crunchyroll, LLC - Home Entertainment- Contract
Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.
Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!
The Operations Manager (Germany / UK / Global) is responsible for handling all Germany and UK Supply Chain Operations, including Materials Management, Planning, Print Production, Manufacturing and Distribution to meet the high standards and specifications of Crunchyroll Home Entertainment products. This role reports into the Director of Global Collectibles Distribution.
This is a 3 month contract role.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Manage the relationships with 3rd party manufacturing and distribution plants, ensuring timely and accurate direction is given for disc replication, assembly, print production, warehousing, inventory control, and distribution in the UK and Germany territories
About You
We get excited about candidates, like you, because...
- Experience Managing the territory-specific age rating submission process for UK & Germany, ensuring timely submissions and approvals for ratings applied to packaging art for Global and Territory-specific SKUs.
- In-territory experience leading for continuing to create process and cost efficiencies across Print Production and Operations functional areas and develop optimal work streams across multi-territory needs
- Ability to ensure authored masters and packaging print files are to specification Work with Production leads to ensure timely and accurate delivery of disc masters to replication factory to schedule Provide ad hoc review and feedback on German and English language deliverables for territory-specific and Global SKUs Self-motivated and able to work from an existing schedule Responsible for identifying errors and verifying correct performance based on existing specifications Develop a working knowledge of a variety of job duties as required on a
#LifeAtCrunchyroll ((select from the following job modalities for this role: #LI-Hybrid #LI-remote #LI-onsite))
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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At Crunchyroll, we deliver what anime fans love—anytime, anywhere. With the world’s largest anime streaming library, we connect fans to the stories, characters, and creators they love. But Crunchyroll is more than just a destination to watch anime—it's a global ecosystem where anime lives and breathes beyond the screen. From streaming and theatrical releases to merch, games, news, events, and music, we offer fans immersive experiences that celebrate anime culture in all its forms. Headquartered in the U.S. with teams and reach across the globe, Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex of Japan. This unique partnership gives us the power to scale globally while staying rooted in anime’s cultural origins, ensuring authenticity and access for fans everywhere. We believe anime is more than entertainment—it’s a way of life. And we’re here to champion that passion every day.
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