Senior Director, Operations & Supply Chain - Beverages

Meredith Corporation; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Unlimited PTO

Adoption assistance

Donation matching

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Commuter benefits

401K with company match

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

People Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Operations & Supply Chain to build and lead end-to-end operations for a new CPG beverage brand.

You will own the physical life cycle from commercialization and sourcing through production, inventory, warehousing, shipping and replenishment, partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance and manufacturing. This role demands a builder mentality with deep knowledge of production planning, co-manufacturers, packaging, and cost control.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of operations, supply chain or manufacturing experience, including beverage.
• Direct beverage manufacturing experience required, RTD/non-alcoholic/beer/wine/spirits with packaging.
• Experience managing products from commercialization through production, distribution and replenishment.
• Strong experience with co-manufacturers/co-packers and external supply-chain partners.
• Deep knowledge of production planning, sourcing, ingredients, packaging, inventory and transportation.
• Strong financial and operational judgment including COGS, landed cost, budgets and vendor negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end operations from commercialization through production, customer delivery and replenishment.
• Build the supply chain, vendor network and processes to launch and scale the business.
• Translate forecasts into production, inventory and supply plans including capacity and readiness.
• Manage sourcing and external partners across ingredients, packaging, co-manufacturers, warehouses, 3PLs and freight.
• Collaborate with VP/GM on product commercialization across formula, packaging, specs and production requirements.
• Partner with quality, regulatory and technical resources on food safety and compliance.
• Own inventory, warehousing, fulfillment and transportation across retail, distributor, foodservice and DTC channels.
• Own COGS and landed cost, while managing KPIs across production, inventory, service, freight and cost.

Skills

Operations experience

Beverage manufacturing

End-to-end operations

Forecast to production

Co-manufacturers & external partners

Financial judgment (COGS, landed cost)

Job description

People Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Operations & Supply Chain to build and lead end-to-end operations for a new CPG beverage brand.

You will own the physical life cycle from commercialization and sourcing through production, inventory, warehousing, shipping and replenishment, partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance and manufacturing. This role demands a builder mentality with deep knowledge of production planning, co-manufacturers, packaging, and cost control.