Field Production Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +44 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the execution of sampling programs, mobile tours, retail activations, and national events on-site.

• Create production plans, schedules, site maps, equipment lists, packing lists, and readiness checklists.

• Evaluate venue needs including access, storage, refrigeration, power, parking, security, and consumer flow.

• Supervise load-in, setup, event operations, breakdown, and load-out procedures.

• Act as the primary onsite production lead, addressing safety, timing, budget, product quality, and consumer experience challenges.

• Coordinate the transportation of products, vehicles, equipment, and branded materials among warehouses, markets, and events.

• Manage carriers, drivers, delivery schedules, shipment tracking, refrigerated transport, and venue specifications.

• Ensure cold-chain integrity and oversee product handling, storage, replenishment, rotation, and disposition.

• Reconcile product, equipment, supplies, shrinkage, and waste following each activation.

• Receive, store, stage, deploy, and return materials for activations.

• Maintain accurate inventory and asset records, including location, condition, assignment, and maintenance needs.

• Standardize processes for packing, labeling, storage, check-in/check-out, and event kit preparation.

• Conduct quality control inspections of field assets.

• Organize cleaning, repairs, preventive maintenance, rewrapping, replacement, and redeployment of assets.

• Develop and manage budgets for production, transportation, warehousing, equipment, labor, and travel.

• Review cost estimates, negotiate rates, track purchase orders and invoices, and reconcile actual expenses.

• Identify cost efficiencies through routing, inventory controls, asset utilization, and standardized processes.

• Develop vendor scopes and manage vendor performance against quality, safety, service, timing, and budget expectations.

• Ensure compliance with food safety, transportation, venue, health, and company standards.

• Inspect vehicles, refrigeration units, power equipment, and production assets prior to deployment.

• Identify and mitigate operational risks while maintaining permits, temperature logs, inspection records, incident reports, and safety documentation.

• Create contingency plans for weather, medical incidents, power outages, refrigeration failures, and equipment malfunctions.

• Collaborate with Consumer Activation, Field Operations, Brand, Sales, warehouse partners, vendors, and field teams.

• Manage the operational lifecycle from initial planning through on-site execution, asset return, inventory reconciliation, and post-event reporting.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in experiential production, mobile marketing, event operations, field logistics, or large-scale consumer activation.

• At least three years of experience as the primary production or operational lead for complex programs.

• Proven experience managing activations from initial scoping and budgeting through production, execution, breakdown, reconciliation, and reporting.

• Experience leading production crews, vendors, drivers, warehouse partners, field teams, and simultaneous operational workflows.

• Strong skills in project management, finance, communication, organization, problem-solving, and documentation.

• A valid driver's license and a driving record that complies with company requirements.

• Preferred: experience within CPG, food and beverage, consumer sampling, or experiential marketing.

• Preferred: experience managing national tours, sporting events, festivals, retail activations, or cultural tentpoles.

• Preferred: experience with refrigerated products, cold-chain logistics, food safety, and third-party warehouse operations.

• Preferred: experience managing branded vehicles, trailers, mobile sampling units, generators, refrigeration, and commercial event equipment.

• Preferred: familiarity with DOT regulations, inventory systems, asset management programs, and operational standard operating procedures.

• Food-handler, ServSafe, first-aid, CPR, DOT, or other relevant safety certifications are beneficial.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% throughout the United States.

• Availability for early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays based on the activation schedule.

• Capability to drive rental vehicles, cargo vans, or company vehicles when authorized.

• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds and participate directly in setup and breakdown, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Capacity to work for extended periods in warehouses, loading areas, outdoor venues, and diverse weather conditions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus

• Equity

• Medical coverage

• Dental coverage

• Vision coverage

• Disability insurance

• Health savings account

• Flexible spending accounts

• Tuition reimbursement

• 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay

• Fertility assistance

• Childcare assistance

• 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment

• Employee assistance program

• Fitness discounts

• Wellness reimbursement

• On-site gym access at certain locations

• Monthly wellness newsletter

• 120 hours of paid time off

• 11 paid holidays

• Paid volunteer time off