{"id":324799,"date":"2026-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.remotetribe.life\/remotejobs\/job\/director-operations-logistics\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:00:00","slug":"director-operations-logistics","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.remotetribe.life\/remotejobs\/job\/director-operations-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Operations Logistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Operations &amp; Logistics Director &#8211; U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOCATION: <\/strong>United States, East Coast (Remote, with domestic travel)<\/p>\n<p><strong>REPORTS TO: <\/strong>U.S. Country Manager (Strong functional link to Global Operations &amp; Supply Chain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>PART OF: U.S. Management Team (to be established)<\/strong> <em>A core, founding member shaping Cloetta\u00e2\u0080\u0099s U.S. business from the ground up<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>TREAT YOURSELF, WORK WITH US<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Cloetta accelerates its expansion in the United States, we are building a dedicated U.S. management team to create a scalable, competitive, and compliant platform for long\u00e2\u0080\u0091term growth.<\/p>\n<p>Cloetta is Northern Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading confectionery company, with a portfolio of iconic brands and a long heritage of craftsmanship, quality, and joy. 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