Senior Manager, Business Operations

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods;

collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sports book and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes;

and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

About the Company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. Backed by world-class investors, operators, and sports & entertainment partners, we are building the global leader in next-generation collectibles. As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, we leverage a digital sports platform that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans. Together, we are reimagining every part of the collectibles experience for fans, partners, and creators.

Role Summary

Fanatics Collectibles is hiring a Senior Manager, Business Operations to help plan, build, launch, and scale a new U.S. manufacturing facility in the Atlanta or Indianapolis market. Reporting to the Senior Director, Transformation, this person will be a core member of the launch team and the day-to-day program leader connecting internal functions with real estate, design and construction, equipment, and other external partners.

The role will initially be based at our Texas facilities, primarily in Sunnyvale and Allen, where the Senior Manager will learn our end-to-end operating model and help lead site planning, lease execution, design, buildout, and launch preparation. The position will transition to the selected market once the facility shell is substantially complete and the work shifts onsite to equipment installation, commissioning, hiring, training, operational readiness, and startup.

After launch, this person will remain at the new facility as a strategic and operating partner to site leadership, helping the operation stabilize, scale, and achieve operational excellence.

Within the first 6-12 months, you will

• Embed in our Texas operations to understand the end-to-end manufacturing system, document critical controls and lessons learned, and convert them into clear requirements and a practical launch playbook for the new site.
• Build and manage the integrated master plan for the facility launch, including scope, critical path, budget, stage gates, workstream dependencies, risks, decisions, and executive governance.
• Coordinate internal teams and external partners through site and lease diligence, facility programming and design, permitting, utilities, construction, IT, security, environmental health and safety, quality, and buildout readiness.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, equipment suppliers, and contractors to define layout, material flow, and equipment requirements and to coordinate procurement, delivery, installation, commissioning, qualification, and handoff to operations.
• Translate demand and capacity requirements into the operating design, including production flow, shift and labor models, organization and hiring plans, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, and inventory strategy.
• Coordinate systems and data readiness, including ERP, production and warehouse systems, master data, integrations, operating reports, and KPI dashboards required to run the new facility effectively from day one.
• Establish the knowledge-transfer and change-management approach, including standard work, SOPs, training and certification, and clear process ownership so the new team can reproduce and improve upon proven Texas practices.
• Transition to the new site as the facility moves from shell completion into onsite…