Director of Co-Manufacturing

Department: Supply Chain

Reports To: Chief Supply Chain Officer

Summary

In this key new role for Traditional Medicinals, the Director of Co-Manufacturing will be responsible for all planning, scheduling, and materials based on demand forecasts.  The Director of Co-Manufacturing will be the face of TM and manage and negotiate all existing and any new co-packer contracts and relationships.  This involves 5-7 3rd party co-packers to ensure TM's quality standards and processes are followed.  The Director of Co-Manufacturing role will coordinate production processes and staff in third-party manufacturing facilities based in the United States and Canada. This position will play a crucial role on TM's Innovation Team and must-attend industry trade shows for the latest and future trends. The ideal candidate will need to have strong skills in manufacturing, communication, technical and food safety understanding, problem-solving skills, and be willing to travel 40%.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage current and future relevant co-manufacturers and co-packers to meet the production needs of TM's current and new product opportunities.
• Prepare and present new projects, plans, and opportunities to all levels of management.
• Evaluate contract manufacturers' qualifications, equipment capabilities, and needs.
• Able to negotiate contracts and effectively layout terms and conditions in conjunction with procurement to management and corporate counsel.
• As the face of TM, ethically represent the Company and be compliant with the corporate Code of Conduct.
• Work with production scheduling to flex capacity at multiple manufacturing facilities across the United States and Canada.
• Confirm reception of bulk ingredients, packaging, and other materials.
• Confirming quality control requirements are in place for production in conjunction with TM Quality Assurance.
• Confirm pre-production and post-production, and project-specific requirements are being carried out.
• Work with the logistics team to ensure inbound and outbound freight occurs as scheduled.
• Prepare metrics, production briefs, and de-briefs to communicate target goals and analyze productivity results.
• Maintain and develop positive relationships with management and staff at each facility.
• Exercise good judgment in problem-solving and quality concerns.
• Document processes and procedures which standardize and support Company and regulatory information requirements.
• Drive the Company's continuous improvement efforts for its outside manufacturing and processing operations
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• 8 years’ experience in the food and beverage or packing industry with increasing responsibility overseeing production operations is required.
• Experience in a manufacturing setup, production needs, and line operations.
• Strong understanding of weights and measures, conversion factors, freight, and logistics.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong public speaking skills, favorable phone presence.
• Strong skills in time management, prioritizing tasks and being efficient
• Be able to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment. Be self-directed/self-motivated.
• Have a strong sense of job ownership coupled with a solid team orientation.
• Be adept at complex problem-solving. Demonstrate innovation and creative thinking.
• Be highly resourceful. Be relationship-based. Be organized and take an attention to detail approach.
• Must maintain a high standard of personal and corporate integrity and work ethics.
• Experience in a co-packing facility or plant management is a plus.
• Must be able to establish a partnership across functional areas within TM: Manufacturing, Quality, Demand Planning, Production Scheduling, Transportation, Inventory, Sourcing/Procurement, Marketing, R&D, and external contacts (co-packers and suppliers).
• Demonstrated ability to navigate and lead in a high-growth environment and manage ambiguity.
• Demonstrated ability to drive and deploy best practices processes for the function.
• Experience in dealing with highly volatile supply chains, preferably agricultural commodities.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field (Engineering, Business, Manufacturing).  MBA preferred.

Personal Traits:

• Strong motivational and leadership skills.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Understand how to be strategic while getting things done.  Strong analytical skills.
• Resourceful and self-sufficient – understand how to execute with the resources of a company this size.
• Proactive in attitude and action but gets buy-in from key stakeholders and people.
• Have a demonstrated acumen for trying new things and managing change in terms of pace, the need for balance, communication, and relationship building.
• Appreciative and respectful of the history and how changes impact people.
• Approachable.
• Data-driven decision-maker.
• Ability to analyze business problems from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to think innovatively.
• A passion for advancing customer and supplier expectations.
• Passionate believer of visual metrics and focused KPIs.
• Exceptionally well organized and accurate with details.
• Ability to drive organizational improvement through goal setting and management of KPIs.
• Highly creative and out-of-the-box thinking.

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 40%, both domestically and internationally.

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Ability to meet minimum physical requirements to work in a manufacturing environment, including but not limited to: the ability to sit, stand for two or more hours at a time, the ability to operate a computer and office equipment, and the ability to lift up to 20 pounds throughout the day

Work Environment:

• Employee works in a busy administrative office with moderate noise as well as visiting other offices, warehouses, production environments and external partner sites.
• This position is based in Rohnert Park, CA. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 – 5:00 pm. This is a hybrid position.

Pay range

$150,000 – $173,000

Salary : $150,000 - $173,000