Remote Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing

Jobot; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Senior Manager – Contract Manufacturing to lead our contract manufacturing network for nutraceutical and supplement products. This remote role partners with manufacturers and internal teams to optimize supply, inventory, pricing, and vendor performance, while driving launches and cost targets.

You will oversee production planning across multiple plants, manage transitions between suppliers, and maintain a strong vendor scorecard.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in production planning, demand planning, supply planning, production management, contract manufacturing, or a similar role.
• Experience managing production and supply requirements across multiple contract manufacturers.
• Experience supporting food, beverage, dietary supplement, nutraceutical, or related consumer-product manufacturing.
• Strong background in inventory planning, demand forecasting, production scheduling, and finished-goods supply.
• Experience managing new-product launches from formulation lock through manufacturing and quality release.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Procurement, Product Development, Quality, Operations, and external manufacturing partners.
• Ability to evaluate manufacturing costs, vendor pricing, and pricing variances.
• Experience creating and managing supplier scorecards and contract manufacturer performance reports.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, IF formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data analysis.
• Proven ability to identify inventory risks, prevent out-of-stocks, and reduce obsolete or short-dated inventory.
• Proven ability to manage manufacturing transitions between external suppliers or from external to internal production.
• Willingness to work in a hands-on capacity within a rapidly changing growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the contract manufacturing team.
• Manage relationships and ongoing operations across a network of contract manufacturers.
• Oversee the inbound supply of finished goods and optimize enterprise inventory levels.
• Monitor inventory positions, sales trends, and forecast changes to anticipate supply-plan adjustments.
• Monitor and expedite production schedules based on changing demand and inventory requirements.
• Plan production requirements across multiple manufacturing partners using forecasts and inventory targets.
• Own product-launch timelines from formulation lock through final quality release.
• Serve as a key supply chain contributor during cross-functional product-launch meetings.
• Partner with Procurement, Product Development, Quality, and contract manufacturers to achieve launch timelines and cost targets.
• Evaluate contract manufacturer pricing for existing and new products.
• Track and communicate product-pricing variability.
• Analyze forecast accuracy and adjust production plans accordingly.
• Own reporting related to contract manufacturer performance.
• Lead weekly operational calls with key manufacturing partners.
• Monitor at-risk and short-dated inventory to prevent out-of-stocks and reduce write-offs.
• Improve the vendor scorecard and performance-review process.
• Lead recurring vendor performance discussions.
• Support transitions from existing contract manufacturers to new partners or internal manufacturing operations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for supply chain questions involving contract manufacturers.
• Troubleshoot supply, production, inventory, pricing, and launch-related issues.

Skills

Production planning

Contract manufacturing

Inventory planning

Demand forecasting

Production scheduling

New product launches

Cross-functional

Vendor pricing

Supplier scorecards

Advanced Excel

Inventory risk

Manufacturing transitions

Hands-on mindset

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Senior Manager – Contract Manufacturing to lead our contract manufacturing network for nutraceutical and supplement products. This remote role partners with manufacturers and internal teams to optimize supply, inventory, pricing, and vendor performance, while driving launches and cost targets.

You will oversee production planning across multiple plants, manage transitions between suppliers, and maintain a strong vendor scorecard.