Remote Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing - Pet Food

Ollie; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k match

Health coverage

Unlimited vacation

Parental leave

Paw-ternity leave

Free Ollie subscription

Team culture

Job summary

Ollie is seeking a Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing, to serve as the core operations bridge between Ollie and manufacturing partners. You will source, negotiate, and onboard co-man facilities to support our human-grade pet meals at scale, while ensuring safety, quality, and cost efficiency.

You will lead cross-functional teams across procurement, inventory, quality, and engineering, drive KPI reporting, and manage capacity to support growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in contract manufacturing, co-pack management, or plant operations in food/pet food.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Proven ability to identify, negotiate terms with, and onboard new manufacturers.
• Experience managing capacity, production planning, and supplier performance against KPIs.
• Strong cross-functional communication with internal teams and external plants.
• Knowledge of food safety (HACCP) and human-grade manufacturing processes.
• Analytical thinker skilled in ERP, supply planning, and yield metrics.
• Willingness to travel 25-30% for visits and onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the operations bridge with manufacturing partners to produce recipes safely and at scale.
• Negotiate contracts, track KPIs, and conduct performance reviews with co-man sites.
• Align procurement, inventory, quality, and engineering with site operations.
• Ensure inventory availability and capacity align with subscription growth and goals.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance on food safety, regulatory compliance, and audits.
• Identify and onboard new contract manufacturing facilities to support growth.
• Drive line scaling, throughput improvements, and yield optimization with engineering.
• Oversee costs, pricing variances, and supplier contracts to maximize efficiency.
• Manage project scopes, timelines, and budgets for commercialization initiatives.
• Establish and report core manufacturing KPIs to drive accountability.

Skills

Contract manufacturing

Co-pack management

Cross-functional alignment

ERP systems

Yield metrics

Production planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering/Food Science

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Ollie is seeking a Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing, to serve as the core operations bridge between Ollie and manufacturing partners. You will source, negotiate, and onboard co-man facilities to support our human-grade pet meals at scale, while ensuring safety, quality, and cost efficiency.

You will lead cross-functional teams across procurement, inventory, quality, and engineering, drive KPI reporting, and manage capacity to support growth.