Senior Manager - Contract Manufacturing & Supply Network Optimization

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Are you an experienced operations leader ready to take charge of a national contract manufacturing network?
• Have you led external manufacturing relationships and delivered measurable results at scale?
• Looking for a high-impact role where your decisions directly influence production for iconic spirits brands such as Jose Cuervo across North America?

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Proximo Spirits, Inc., is a $1B American multinational alcoholic beverage company, with its headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is a major distributor of tequila and other spirits, best known for Jose Cuervo, the world's largest-selling tequila brand. With over 300 employees, the Lawrenceburg, IN facility (Proximo Distillers Indiana - PDI) bottles about 15 million cases a year for all North America.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Reporting to the Director of Bottling, the Senior Manager – Contract Manufacturing & Supply Network Optimization is responsible for driving Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Team Engagement and Development and operating results for all contract manufacturing operations. In this new role, you will provide oversight to operations and drive results for all external manufacturing sites. Additionally, this role will champion the network capacity model for the entire U.S. Bottling Operations network and determine point of production for new products and cost-optimization opportunities for the TPM program.

Key responsibilities include:

• Management of KPI’s for external suppliers; including budget planning, tracking of on time service and within budget, contracts, and manufacturing tactical execution.
• Developing and driving Strategic Bottling Factory Capacity Plan for external and internal bottling operations.
• Monitoring external Manufacturer market landscape to understand new capabilities, conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation plans.
• Identifying network cost optimization opportunities across bottling network.
• Establishing and fostering strong collaborative relationships with external manufacturing partners and service providers.
• Leading continuous improvements, system implementations and/or strategy development.
• Developing manufacturing service and supply agreements in close collaboration with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain and Quality.
• Collaborating with Supply Planning and External Manufacturers to resolve capacity issues, ensure with main stakeholders that proper investigation and RCA’s are defined with remediation plans executed for schedule adherence deviations, customer complaints, product failure and inventory adjustments.
• Participation in quarterly business review meetings and driving continuous improvement agenda.
• Collaboration with NPD Team for efficient product launches and acting as a single point of contact for New Product introductions at external manufacturing sites.
• Travel for in-person interactions with contract manufacturing entities to ensure production is on plan. Expected travel - 25%.
• Executing End-to-End Loss Eradication and driving Zero-loss mindset within external manufacturing operations.

IDEAL CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field required.
• 10 years of experience in operations management, logistics and/or manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Outstanding oral, written, and formal presentation skills including ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in using relevant software and tools to streamline operations and drive continuous improvement

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, including ability to formulate business strategy
• Self-motivated, able to make quick, calculated decisions, follow through with responsibilities and be accountable for results.

THE PAYOFF

Join a globally renowned leader in the spirits industry and the world’s largest tequila producer. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a significant impact and grow your career.

DIVERSITY/INCLUSION STATEMENT

Gilman Partners is committed to strengthening leadership teams and elevating the talent in our communities – and that means all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ability, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or national origin. You don’t have to meet every qualification in this job description to apply. If you’re drawn to the position and believe your experience makes you a good fit, we encourage you to reach out.