Partnership Manager - Contract Manufacturing to Vitamin Well Group

Vitamin Well; Stockholm; On-site; SEK 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

Vitamin Well is seeking a Partnership Manager - Contract Manufacturing to manage relationships with external manufacturers. The successful candidate will have a strong commercial background and experience in production and sourcing, playing a key role in optimizing our international operations and scaling our brands efficiently.

Benefits

Ownership of manufacturer relationships from day one

Influence over production scaling

Close-knit, high-performing team environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in sourcing, managing external production partners, or commercial roles.
• Proven experience in outsourced production and co-manufacturer management.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop commercial relationships with external production partners.
• Lead pricing and contract discussions with production partners.
• Monitor performance and lead improvement initiatives with co-manufacturers.

Skills

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Understanding of manufacturing processes

Fluency in English

Education

University degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or a related field

Job description

At Vitamin Well Group, we provide great-tasting drinks, snacks, and protein products. Our brands Vitamin Well, NOCCO, and Barebells are available across most of Europe, North America, the MENA region, and parts of Asia Pacific. With a revenue of 650 million euros, we operate in over 40 markets, with headquarters in Stockholm and offices in fourteen countries around the world.

Vitamin Well Group is looking for a Partnership Manager - Contract Manufacturing to join our Strategic Sourcing team at the Stockholm headquarters - someone with strong commercial skills, ready to take ownership of our relationships with external manufacturers.

About the role

In this role, your primary focus will be to manage and develop commercial relationships with external production partners, securing and optimizing outsourced manufacturing across our international and local brands - including NOCCO, Vitamin Well, Barebells, NOBE Aloe Vera, and Smiling Concept.

You will report to the Head of Supplier Relations and work closely with key cross-functional teams within Product Development, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs as well as team members managing raw material sourcing. Your work will directly impact our production footprint and scalability globally.

Key responsibilities

• Manufacturing partner management: Build and maintain strategic, commercially driven relationships with co-manufacturers and outsourced production partners across categories and regions.
• Commercial negotiations: Lead pricing and contract discussions with external production partners to optimize cost, quality, service levels, and flexibility.
• Production onboarding: Drive RFQ and sourcing activities, securing the successful onboarding of new manufacturers and product lines into the supply chain.
• Performance monitoring: Lead reviews and audits with co-manufacturers to ensure continuous performance and improvement.
• Continuous improvements: Identify and lead cross-functional improvement initiatives with co-manufacturers—ranging from capacity and output expansion to sustainability and process enhancements.
• Risk management: Identify potential production bottlenecks or dependencies and implement proactive sourcing strategies.

Who we’re looking for

You likely have eight (8) or more years of experience working with sourcing, products, projects or production - ideally in a commercially driven context. You may currently work in sourcing, manage external production partners, or hold a commercial role with close ties to manufacturing. You also hold a university degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or a related field.

We’re looking for a sharp, hands-on and commercially minded doer who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. To be a great fit, you likely bring:

• Proven experience in outsourced production and co-manufacturer management
• A strong mix of strategic thinking and operational drive
• Solid negotiation skills and a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and process-driven ways of working
• Confidence in working independently and collaboratively across functions
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

What you’ll gain

• Ownership of manufacturer relationships from day one.
• Influence over how we scale production to match international growth.
• A close-knit, high-performing team that values sharp thinking and pragmatic execution.

Welcome with your application at the latest August 25th 2025. We will review applications on an ongoing basis and the position may be filled before the last application day.

We appreciate LinkedIn, but to get a full picture of your experience, we ask you to also include a CV.

Life At Vitamin Well Group

Our growing family is made up of over 600 employees, representing a variety of cultures, experiences and diverse backgrounds. This diversity is a great asset as we continue our expansion and evolve our portfolio. At the same time, Vitamin Well is still very much a Swedish company, promoting Swedish values when it comes to both business and people. We treat each other in a fair and equal way, and we respect one another based on our qualities. As we expand Vitamin Well Group’s business, we are also committed to minimizing our environmental impact and continuously strive to lower emissions from for example production, logistics, and packaging.

Working at Vitamin Well, we provide a dynamic environment defined by ambition, dedication, and an entrepreneurial spirit. In our action-oriented culture, the ability to make swift decisions is paramount in bringing ideas to fruition. We are committed to fostering an atmosphere where every individual's unique strengths contribute to our collective success. As a health and exercise-oriented company, we inspire an active lifestyle by partnering with top-performing athletes, but we also promote and support exercise among our employees.

As part of the recruitment process, we may ask you to conduct a personality test as well as a test that measures logical ability. The purpose of the tests is to evaluate candidates as objective as possible and identify the best possible match for the role. The tests are based on solid research and are taken through our partner Alva Labs.