Director, Co-Manufacturing Strategy

Mama's Creations; East Rutherford (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Mama's Creations is seeking a Director, Co-Manufacturing to lead and optimize our external manufacturing network. Based in East Rutherford, NJ or Farmingdale, NY, you will build strategic partnerships with contract manufacturers and drive commercialization, capacity expansion, and continuous improvement across the network.

You will collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, FSQA, R&D, Finance, Sales, and Customer Service to ensure exceptional service, Grandma Quality, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• 10+ years leadership in manufacturing or ops
• 5+ years managing contract manufacturers
• Experience in refrigerated foods / CPG
• Knowledge of FDA/USDA/FSMA/HACCP/GMP/SQF
• Strong financial acumen

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute co-manufacturing strategy
• Onboard new co-manufacturing partners
• Lead performance reviews with partners
• Ensure governance across partners
• Escalate critical issues
• Drive capacity and cost optimization

Skills

Contract manufacturers

Cross-functional leadership

Negotiation

Influencing skills

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field

Job description

Mama's Creations is seeking a Director, Co-Manufacturing to lead and optimize our external manufacturing network. Based in East Rutherford, NJ or Farmingdale, NY, you will build strategic partnerships with contract manufacturers and drive commercialization, capacity expansion, and continuous improvement across the network.

You will collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, FSQA, R&D, Finance, Sales, and Customer Service to ensure exceptional service, Grandma Quality, and regulatory