Head of End-to-End Supply Chain for Consumer Brand

Leprino Foods; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 134,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing & 401(k)

Health insurance (medical, dental, and

Dental and Vision

Job summary

Ascent Protein, part of Leprino Foods, seeks a Senior Manager of Supply Chain in Denver to lead the end-to-end supply chain for 30+ products across e-commerce, D2C, and major retail channels. You will shape inventory planning, work with co-manufacturers and external partners, and build a scalable supply chain to support growth.

Reporting to the General Manager, this role requires strong leadership, demand and production planning, and vendor negotiations to optimize service, cost, and capital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, operations, or a related field.
• Eight years of progressive supply chain experience spanning multiple areas such as planning, inventory, logistics, operations, external manufacturing, or fulfillment.
• Experience leading supply chain activities within a consumer products, CPG, food and beverage, nutrition, or similarly complex product environment.
• Experience working directly with co-manufacturers, co-packers, third-party warehouses, 3PLs, or other external manufacturing and supply chain partners.
• Strong experience with demand planning, production planning, materials planning, and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Ascent's head of supply chain, leading the day-to-day operation and continued development of the function with broad decision-making responsibility.
• Lead Ascent's end-to-end supply chain, with broad responsibility for planning, inventory, external manufacturing, warehousing, fulfillment, and supply chain performance.
• Build and improve supply chain capabilities that support a growing consumer brand while balancing customer service, inventory, cost, quality, and financial goals.
• Lead relationships with co-manufacturers and other external production partners across Ascent's product portfolio, including powder, capsule, gummy, and packaged products.
• Hold external manufacturing partners accountable for quality, production schedules, service expectations, capacity, and reliable delivery while developing strong long-term relationships.
• Lead demand, production, and materials planning across a portfolio of more than 30 products, improving forecast accuracy and visibility to potential inventory shortages.
• Set finished goods and material inventory targets that support product availability while balancing working capital, forecast variability, and changing consumer demand.
• Evaluate Ascent's network of co-manufacturers, warehouses, transportation, fulfillment, and other supply chain partners to identify opportunities to improve service, efficiency, scalability, and cost.
• Lead vendor negotiations and develop commercial relationships that improve supply chain economics across manufacturing, materials, warehousing, fulfillment, transportation, and related services.

Skills

Demand planning

Production planning

Inventory management

Co-manufacturer relations

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, planning, logistics, operations

Job description

Ascent Protein, part of Leprino Foods, seeks a Senior Manager of Supply Chain in Denver to lead the end-to-end supply chain for 30+ products across e-commerce, D2C, and major retail channels. You will shape inventory planning, work with co-manufacturers and external partners, and build a scalable supply chain to support growth.

Reporting to the General Manager, this role requires strong leadership, demand and production planning, and vendor negotiations to optimize service, cost, and capital.