Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the supply chain team, providing coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
• Oversee end-to-end production and materials planning, ensuring accurate scheduling, timely raw/packaging material availability, and alignment with manufacturing capacity.
• Manage material handling and warehouse operations, including inventory rotation, documentation accuracy, shelf-life monitoring, and reconciliation between NetSuite and physical stock.
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing inventory trends, optimizing supply chain processes, improving logistics strategies, and assessing equipment and staffing needs.
• Lead supplier management activities, including major contract negotiations, supplier performance monitoring, and onboarding new suppliers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, Commercialization, and Product Development to ensure service levels, material readiness, and proactive inventory planning.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years in a supervisor or manager-level role within supply chain, manufacturing, or related fields.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; NetSuite experience strongly preferred.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain supplier and stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with experience developing talent.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing logistics and product flow.
• Food manufacturing experience is required.