Network Company President (Wellness Retail)

Location: Greater Los Angeles Area, California, United States; full-time onsite, five days a week

Company

hirify.global acquires small businesses from retiring owners and supports their transition to employee ownership through software, education, financial products, and leadership support.

What you will do

• Own business strategy, operations, and full P&L management for a longstanding specialty retailer.
• Lead and develop teams across retail, fulfillment, and wholesale while maintaining high-touch customer service.
• Manage purchasing, pricing, inventory, merchandising, and domestic and international vendor relationships.
• Drive revenue growth through marketing, customer loyalty, ecommerce, and new wholesale accounts.
• Establish operational processes, metrics, and financial outcomes across retail, ecommerce fulfillment, warehouse, and wholesale operations.
• Lead the transition to employee ownership while managing HR matters and building relationships with customers, vendors, and the local community.

Requirements

• Fluency in Mandarin and English is required.
• Proven leadership experience in specialty retail, consumer products, food and wellness distribution, ecommerce, wholesale, or related multi-channel operations.
• Experience with ecommerce growth, digital marketing, order fulfillment, wholesale or B2B accounts, purchasing, pricing, inventory, and vendor negotiation.
• Working knowledge of P&L management, gross margin, discounting, inventory, and financial decision-making.
• People-first leadership, strong communication, project management, analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work onsite in the Greater Los Angeles area five days per week.

Nice to have

• Cantonese fluency.
• Experience in specialty food, health and wellness, or consumer products.
• Experience with importing and international sourcing.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity stake in the network company and hirify.global.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Paid parental leave.
• Ongoing business and leadership development training and participation in the Leadership Accelerator program.
• Employee ownership transition supported by hirify.global and fellow shareholders.