FUGA

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FUGA provides forward-thinking music distribution, technology, and marketing services to forward-thinking music companies. Working at the heart of the music industry with more than 800 clients, including Beggars Group, Epitaph, Naxos, and Ninja Tune, FUGA is the world's leading full-service B2B music distributor. FUGA works at the forefront of music distribution technology, connecting its clients with digital service providers like Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music while helping them get the most from their music, whether that's with award-nominated label services, industry-leading revenue accounting, or using FUGA's suite of best-in-class products. FUGA's Marketing Services (MS) Team has been built to add value and solve problems for our vast number of clients by helping them connect their artists with audiences and create revenues and growth. Sitting within the wider MS team, the Physical Distribution's team's core responsibility is to handle all aspects of physical manufacturing, distribution and retail marketing, ensuring maximum exposure and sales for Fuga's physical releases. Position Overview FUGA is seeking a Physical Sales & Distribution Manager to support our growing physical music business. This role is ideal for candidates with strong experience in global physical distribution and a passion for vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and the independent music sector. You'll manage multiple physical distribution clients and projects, coordinate with partners and internal teams worldwide, and oversee logistics, stock control, release management, and budgets. A key focus will be promoting physical releases across North American retail and maintaining an active database of retail contacts. Experience with Shopify or D2C campaigns is a plus. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential, as you'll handle multiple projects simultaneously. This hybrid role can be based in our New York City, Nashville, Los Angeles or Portland location and reports to the Head of Physical Distribution. What you'll do: > Release / project management • Timelines • Budgets • Logistics • Manufacturing • Profit & loss statements > Department Activities • Global release schedule management and maintenance • Mechanical royalties administration • Stock control / inventory management > Retail marketing (alongside dedicated Marketing Strategy team members) > Partner management • Call outs • Updates • Preorder and sales tracking • Stock control / inventory > D2C partner management > Managing all promotion and discount campaign opportunities and flagging relevant titles > Helping build the relationship and brand for FUGA in the physical market with retail > Working cross functionally with global business development team to support new and existing client sales Who you are: • 3+ years of prior experience working in a physical distribution role, or other relevant experience within the North American music industry • Proactive self-starter able to manage own workload and support busy department • Technologically savvy: pro at Google Suite (bonus if you have some familiarity with Google Scripts) • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively internally and across the business and with external clients and suppliers as required • Fluent in English - written and verbal • Experience in building and scaling physical business and associated teams would be a bonus • Understanding of finances and P&Ls as they pertain to physical projects Who we are: • FUGA is an innovative music and tech company with strong ambitions • Global mindset, local presence. FUGA's Head Office is in Amsterdam, and additional locations include Berlin, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Manila, Medellín, Melbourne Mexico City, Milan, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney and Tokyo • An international business environment, made up of colleagues and clients around the world with diverse backgrounds in music and tech Downtown provides base salary ranges for all positions located in the United States at the time of posting. The hiring range for this position is $65,000 - $75,000 annually. As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon various factors including, but not limited to, work experience, geographic location and relevant skills. Downtown is committed to providing a comprehensive market-competitive total rewards program for its employees which includes medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, 401(k) match and generous paid time off. This range does not include any other variable compensation components. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Downtown's values. We welcome and encourage all applicants of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply.