Manager, New Verticals & Special Projects

Little Spoon • New York City, NY

21d • Hybrid

About The Position

About The Role: Little Spoon was founded on the belief that today’s parents are different – equal parts more time-strapped and more food-savvy than ever. We set out to disrupt a century-old category with products and an experience that deliver on what the modern parent deserves. We’re looking for a highly versatile Manager, New Verticals & Special Projects to join our Business Operations team. This role is perfect for someone early in their career who thrives as a generalist - comfortable switching between analytical work, strategic deck building, in the weeds execution, and cross-functional project management. It’s a role where no two days will look the same. Reporting directly to our Chief of Staff, this is a hybrid role that will act as the connective tissue that ensures launches are tight, performance is visible, and leadership has what they need to move fast and effectively. If you love operating inside complexity, bringing structure to chaos, and being trusted with high-stakes work early, this is your kind of role.You will primarily own critical retail workflows, supporting and project managing new vertical launches, developing pitches for buyers, and helping to drive the internal structure needed to scale Little Spoon’s fast-growing retail business. You’ll also create leverage for the leadership team by supporting special projects and strategic initiatives with research, modeling, analysis, and storytelling. You’ll be an essential partner in shaping how Little Spoon grows and you’ll have direct exposure to mission-critical projects and the opportunity to own meaningful work from day one.

Requirements

• Strong grasp of financial statements, business case modeling, channel economics, and commercial planning.
• Data-driven; confident pulling reports, analyzing velocity, and able to distill complex problems into clear recommendations.
• Polished communicator with the confidence to interface with buyers, agencies, and senior leadership.
• Strong project management skills — highly organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Comfortable moving fluidly between decks, models, processes, and execution.
• Scrappy, resourceful, and excited to build - often from zero to one.
• A collaborative team player with a low-ego, high-ownership mentality.
• 3-5 years of experience in management consulting, banking, CPG strategy/business operations, retail, or a founder’s/CEO’s office role.
• A track record of thriving in fast-paced, high-impact environments, bringing calm, clarity, and structure to the chaos.
• A roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and comfort with ambiguity.
• Based in NYC and confident working with teams across time zones - this is a hybrid role out of our NYC HQ.

Responsibilities

• Retail Growth & New Vertical Expansion Share weekly performance snapshots and campaign dashboards with leadership to drive visibility and agile decision-making.
• Lead the creation of monthly buyer readouts, IRI performance synthesis, and retail performance storytelling.
• Develop repeatable templates and structures for ongoing performance reporting and buyer materials.
• Support new retailer launches through modeling, scenario planning, and business case development.
• Build decks and materials that synthesize insights, performance, and strategy for internal leadership and transform data into crisp narrative and insights for external audiences.
• Retail Management Support all retail marketing and go-to-market workstreams across Target, Amazon and future retail partners (e-commerce + in-store).
• Build and manage GTM calendars, promotional timelines, and execution plans; align agencies and internal teams and hold stakeholders accountable.
• Centralize and route retail marketing requests (from promos to in-store marketing), ensuring clarity, speed, and brand alignment.
• Manage day-to-day agency and platform relationships (shopper, Roundel, TPA, and retail media partners), ensuring all programs launch on schedule and deliver against performance goals (ROAS, CTR, conversion).
• Structure and manage internal cross-functional processes across Retail, Marketing, Strategy, and Ops (promo calendars, in-store marketing, reset timelines, ISM coordination, cross-functional meeting cadences).
• Identify bottlenecks and implement systems to help teams operate more efficiently.
• Analyze POS, retail media, and paid campaign performance data (ROAS, CTR, conversion, velocity, household penetration) to identify trends, insights, and optimization opportunities.
• Manage retail marketing budget trackers; monitor spend and flag reallocation opportunities based on performance.
• Strategic Support Support Chief of Staff with ad-hoc financial and business modeling across new launches, promotion planning, resets, and commercial planning.
• Pressure-test P&Ls, validate assumptions, and partner with Finance and Ops on margin and cost-structure opportunities.
• Executive Enablement & Special Project Support Act as a force multiplier and operate as a true extension of the Chief of Staff and CEO on priority initiatives – conducting analysis, preparing executive-level materials, and driving execution on high-impact, time-sensitive projects.
• Prepare concise briefs, meeting prep, and internal comms that allow Chief of Staff and CEO to move faster.
• Support the execution of high-priority growth initiatives, working directly with Chief of Staff and CEO.
• Absorb some of the miscellaneous special project executional work that sits between retail, strategy, ops, and marketing – connecting dots across the organization.

Benefits

• Equity Every Spooner shares in our success. All full-time salaried employees are granted stock options as part of their total compensation.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage We offer medical, dental, and vision plans with a variety of options to fit your needs.
• 401(k) with Company Match We match 100% of your contributions up to 5% of your salary — with no waiting period.
• Flexible PTO + Holidays In addition to 11+ company holidays, we offer flexible paid time off (no set cap) for full-time employees.
• Paid Parental Leave We’re proud to support new parents with at least 12 weeks of paid leave (and up to 18 weeks for birthing parents). Available after 6 months of full-time employment.
• Learning & Development $250 per quarter to invest in your growth — whether that’s coaching, courses, or your next great read.
• Little Spoon Perks $200 Welcome to the Team credit 50% off recurring code for your own account 20% off recurring code to share with close friends & family

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees