VenturePrograms&OperationsApprentice/Fellow(ConsumerGoodsVenture)

The Short Version You’ll work with an exceptional founder to help operationalize a consumer venture from nothing. Not optimizing supply chains. Not running existing ops. The first cost model, the first contract, the first shipment. From blank page to product in a customer’s hand. What Liminal Is Liminal is a Founders’ Studio. We co-build with repeat founders – many of them unicorn founders – providing build expertise, capital, and unfair access from founding to Series B. We call ourselves a Founders’ Studio because “venture studio” undersells what we do and oversells what most of them deliver. This role sits within a new consumer health and wellness venture being built alongside experienced operators and founders. What This Role Actually Is This role sits within a new consumer health and wellness venture being built alongside experienced operators and founders. Most people like startup ideas. Very few people like operational reality. This role is for the second type. You’re the person who instinctively asks: What’s the margin profile? What’s the tooling lead time? What happens if freight costs spike? Where are the operational bottlenecks? Is this supplier reliable? What breaks at scale? You’ll work directly with founders helping coordinate the operational backbone of the venture: Manufacturing, logistics & supply chain Execution planning & costing Operational systems Vendor management You should enjoy bringing order to ambiguity. The Work Manufacturing and supply chain coordination: Work with suppliers, factories, and external partners across timelines, production planning, tooling, prototyping, and operational execution. Financial and cost analysis: Build costing models, pricing analyses, freight estimates, and operational financial breakdowns. Understand margins deeply. Execution management: Track moving pieces relentlessly – deadlines, deliverables, prototypes, contracts, vendor updates, operational dependencies Vendor and factory communication: Coordinate across