Now Hiring: Supply Manager/Third Party Manufacturing-Onsite

· Location: Iowa (Muscatine)

· Perm, FTE only. This is not a contract.

· Salary ($85-125K max) Benefits Relo Asst.

· We have partnered with a US based, food & beverage company that is seeking to hire someone who can oversee the contract manufacturing relationships throughout all companies within the organization and be responsible for the transaction excellence and contractual compliance.

· Must have supervisory experience. Will lead team through set up of party relationships, manufacturing, and warehouse transactions.

· Additional duties: grow existing supplier competencies while seeking new manufacturers for new or novel capabilities, as well as institute KPI’s/Metrics for success at each contract manufacturer while driving improvements.

· Travel: 20-30% to start while assessing existing and developing new potential co-manufacturing suppliers

· Required: Bachelor’s degree in Operations or Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. Master’s degree and/or certification in supply management or purchasing is preferred

· Required: 8 years of combined experience in operations, logistics, or sourcing and management of external production manufacturing relationships. Food and/or beverage experience preferred.

· Must have demonstrated experience with; contract negotiation, project management, policies and procedures, quality and ethics standards, risk management practices, Procure to Pay transactions and analytics.

· Must exhibit strong verbal and written communication with ability to communicate in various settings including one-on-one, group presentations and C-suite communications with internal and external stakeholders.

· Proven independent decision making, planning and problem-solving skills.

· Strong attention to detail.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook).