Senior Manager of Central Operations, Gopuff
+ Travel up to 10% of the time
Food, alcohol, and daily essentials delivery service
Job no longer available
Food, alcohol, and daily essentials delivery service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Travel up to 10% of the time
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver food, drink, supplies, and essentials to customers' doorsteps, safely and quickly.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience in operations, cross-functional project management, supply chain, consulting, or a similar field
- Proven ability to lead and deliver initiatives through influence without direct authority, driving progress across teams that don’t report to you
- Experience managing high-impact projects requiring ownership, first-principles thinking, and innovative problem-solving
- Degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Management, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related field is a plus
- Strong analytical capabilities paired with the ability to drive execution in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery
- Technical aptitude and proficiency with data-driven decision-making; advanced Excel/Google Sheet, Looker, Snowflake, SQL or other data analytics/BI tools is strongly preferred
- Comfortable with ambiguity and solving challenges without predefined answers
- Comfortable taking the nugget of an idea and transforming it into a full-fledged solution
- Travel up to 10% of the time
What the job involves
- Gopuff is seeking a Senior Manager to join the Central Operations team. We are looking for an autonomous, self-starting, and strategic thinker willing to evaluate the landscape of opportunities, balance competing priorities, and tackle the most impactful projects with speed and precision. This role is ideal for a first-principles thinker who thrives in ambiguity, is unafraid to tackle seemingly impossible challenges, and is driven to deliver innovative solutions
- The ideal candidate has a small ego and is willing to put the greater good of the organization above personal feelings. They are not afraid to ask for help but are equally willing to roll up their sleeves, work hard, and figure things out. Success in this role requires a balance of humility and ownership, where collaboration, resilience, and creative problem-solving are key
- In this role, you will improve existing processes, create new ones, and drive critical initiatives across multiple functions—including Field Operations, Supply Chain, Distribution and Transportation, Data Analytics, Product & Engineering, Merchandising, and Business Development.
- Success in this role requires exceptional cross-functional collaboration, influencing without authority, and ownership over projects where you will frequently need to lead without direct control over the execution
- The Central Operations team is small but highly effective, often tasked with delivering solutions for challenges that lack clear ownership. From process improvement and first-iteration tooling to change management and executive fire drills, this role demands technical expertise paired with operational excellence
- Identify and prioritize high-impact projects across Field Operations, Supply Chain, Distribution, Transportation, Product, and other teams, balancing opportunities against organizational inertia
- Develop and drive processes and strategies to improve KPIs and operational outcomes without direct authority over the executing teams
- Design and implement new processes and tools while improving existing ones, often taking on initiatives with limited precedent
- Act as a key liaison for cross-functional collaboration, ensuring alignment and momentum across multiple teams
- Solve complex operational challenges, leveraging first-principles thinking and data analytics to develop actionable solutions
- Support the leadership team with urgent, high-priority tasks, often stepping into undefined roles or taking ownership of projects that lack clear stakeholders
- Build and maintain upward reporting structures to connect senior leadership with operational insights and progress updates
- Recruit, onboard, and train high-performing team members as needed
- Contribute to the development of a culture of ownership, innovation, and results-driven execution across the organization
Our take
Gopuff was an early player in the last-mile delivery space, offering consumers access to a wide range of consumer goods (including food and alcohol) with delivery in ~30 minutes through its network of micro fulfillment centers, from which a fleet of drivers pick up and drop off orders.
Gopuff currently operates in over 1,000 cities and is adding more. The company has made several strategic acquisitions to charge its growth – including UKs Fancy and Dija, and US BevMo!. However, the company faces increased competition on all sides, from Getir (who recently acquired Gorillas), Glovo, and Zapp, as well as high operating costs.
The company has added a range of new capabilities to its platform, launching features to eliminate former pain points by including advance order scheduling, gifting, and in-store pickup. After abandoning plans to IPO in mid-2022, it is focusing back on profitability, though the company has faced some scrutiny over its methods and has had to search further afield for funding at a time when venture capital is scarce. Regardless, Gopuff is well set to remain a major player in the market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Dec 2021
$1.5bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jul 2021
$1bn
SERIES H
Total funding: $5.0bn
Company benefits
- Gopuff employee discount
- Career growth opportunities
- Internal rewards programs
- Annual performance appraisal and bonus
- Equity program
Company HQ
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA
Leadership
Yakir Gola
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Founded GoPuff whilst studying at Drexel University.
Rafael Ilishayev
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Rafael studied at Drexel University with Yakir, where they co-founded Gopuff together in October 2013, and have been co-CEOs since.
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