Senior Manager, Wholesale Sales Operations
AwayAbout the role
About Away
We believe travel makes us better. Launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.
Join The Crew
We are hiring a Senior Manager of Wholesale Sales Operations to join our Wholesale team and lead the operational backbone of our fast-growing wholesale channel. Reporting to the Director of Wholesale, this role will take Away further by driving flawless execution across order management, inventory allocation, and retailer compliance, in turn ensuring our products reach customers efficiently and accurately while supporting the channel’s rapid scale.
What you’ll do as the Senior Manager of Wholesale Sales Operations
Order & Systems Management
You’ll own end-to-end wholesale order entry and tracking, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across EDI and ERP systems
You’ll ensure compliance with retailer routing guides, shipping windows, and labeling requirements to minimize chargebacks
You’ll manage SKU setup, product data, pricing updates, and availability across wholesale systems and portals
You’ll develop tools and trackers that improve visibility and accountability across the order lifecycle
You’ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders (Sales, Planning, Logistics, 3PLs) to problem-solve order exceptions or fulfillment delays
Inventory Allocation & Fulfillment
You’ll partner with Planning and Logistics teams to maintain healthy stock levels, balancing wholesale demand with inventory constraints
You’ll own the seasonal allocation and delivery calendar, ensuring account expectations are met while protecting broader inventory health
You’ll track order status and delivery compliance to proactively identify and resolve issues with our 3PL
You’ll help coordinate seasonal sell-in and reorder execution, enabling Account Executives to focus on growth
Reporting & Process Improvement
You’ll build and maintain reporting dashboards across bookings, shipments, and account performance
You’ll identify recurring issues or inefficiencies and implement process improvements to scale the business with speed and accuracy
You’ll support post-season analysis and channel recaps, including returns and shipping performance
Account Onboarding & Setup
You’ll project manage the onboarding of new wholesale accounts, ensuring a seamless and compliant launch experience
You’ll create onboarding checklists and timelines for each account, tracking against internal and external deadlines
You’ll coordinate cross-functional partners (Sales, EDI, Logistics, Finance) to ensure all systems and processes are set up ahead of time
You’ll ensure initial orders ship on-time, in-full, and in compliance — setting a strong foundation for future growth
Who you are
You have a dedicated amount of experience in wholesale operations, demand planning, or sales support within a fast-paced CPG or retail environment; experience at the Managerial level required in order to drive business goals forward
You’re highly organized and detail-oriented, with deep familiarity with systems like Microsoft D365, JOOR/NuOrder, SPS Commerce, or similar
You love solving operational puzzles and know how to build a process where there isn’t any
You’ve worked with 3PLs and understand how to hold partners accountable to SLAs and timelines
You have strong Excel/Google Sheets skills and can translate complex data into actionable insights
You’re a team player who thrives in cross-functional environments, and you’re always looking for ways to help others move faster and smarter
You’re energized by speed, precision, and the satisfaction of running a channel that just works
You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand
You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment
You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)
Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we’d still love to hear from you.
Who We Are
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