Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing

Ollie; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health insurance

Unlimited vacation

Parental leave

Paw-ternity leave

Free subscription

Job summary

Ollie, a nationwide provider of human-grade pet meals, is hiring a Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing to be the operational bridge between Ollie and our manufacturing partners. You will ensure our fresh recipes are produced safely, efficiently, and at scale, while aligning inventory, procurement, quality, and engineering on key initiatives.

This remote U.S. role reports to the Vice President, Supply Chain, travels 25–30% for visits and onboarding, and focuses on contract negotiations, KPI

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in contract manufacturing, co-pack management, or plant operations within the food or pet food industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Food Science, or a related field.
• Proven track record of identifying, negotiating terms with, and onboarding new manufacturing partners.
• Experience managing manufacturing capacity, production planning, and manufacturing partner performance against operational KPIs.
• Strong communicator who can align cross-functional teams with external plant management.
• Strong technical understanding of food safety, HACCP, and human-grade food manufacturing processes.
• Analytical problem solver proficient with ERP systems, supply planning, and yield metrics.
• Willing to travel 25-30% for plant visits, audits, and onboarding initiatives.
• Experience in pet food manufacturing or fast-paced DTC brand is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic relationship and daily operations at Co-Man sites.
• Contract negotiations and KPI measurement.
• Regular performance reviews and process improvements.
• Bridge priorities across procurement, inventory, quality and engineering with manufacturing partners.
• Ensure inventory availability and production capacity aligned with growth.
• Partner with QA to maintain food safety and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and onboard new contract manufacturing facilities.
• Collaborate with engineering on line scaling and throughput improvements.
• Oversee unit economics, standard costs, price variances and vendor contracts.
• Lead commercialization project scope, timelines and budgets.
• Establish, track and report core manufacturing KPIs.

Skills

Contract manufacturing

Co-pack management

Plant operations

Cross-functional alignment

Food safety

HACCP

ERP systems

Yield metrics

Communication

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Ollie was born with the mission of improving the lives of pets and pet parents nationwide. We make human-grade pet food, tailored for each dog's nutritional needs, and deliver directly to our customers' doors. Through Ollie's carefully crafted meals and health services for members, dogs can truly live their healthiest, happiest lives.

As a member of our growing team, you'll take part in a company culture that cares deeply about its work and its team members.

As our Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing, you will serve as the core operational bridge between Ollie and our manufacturing partners, ensuring our fresh, human-grade recipes are produced safely, efficiently, and at scale. You will drive cross-functional alignment across inventory, procurement, quality assurance, and engineering while sourcing, negotiating, and onboarding new co-manufacturing facilities to support our growth.

This position is performed remotely in the U.S. and reports directly to the Vice President, Supply Chain.

25-30% Travel

What You'll Do:

• Manage strategic relationship and daily operations at Co-Man sites, including:
• Contract negotiations
• Measuring and tracking KPIs
• Regular performance reviews
• Process improvements to ensure effective service, quality and cost
• Bridge internal company priorities across procurement, inventory, quality and engineering teams with the day-to-day operations of our manufacturing partners.
• Ensure inventory availability and production capacity are aligned with subscription growth and operational goals.
• Partner with Quality Assurance to maintain rigorous food safety, human-grade, and regulatory compliance across all manufacturing sites.
• Identify, evaluate, negotiate with, and successfully onboard new contract manufacturing facilities.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to drive line scaling, technical throughput improvements, and yield optimization.
• Oversee unit economics, standard costs, price variances and vendor contracts to maximize production efficiencies and cost savings.
• Oversee the scope, timeline, deliverables and goals for commercialization projects - ensuring sourcing options meet required timelines and stay within budget.
• Establish, track, and report on core manufacturing KPIs to drive accountability and foster continuous improvement across all sites.

Who You Are:

• You have 5+ years of experience in contract manufacturing, co-pack management, or plant operations within the food or pet food industry.
• You have a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Food Science, or a related field.
• You have a proven track record of identifying, negotiating terms with, and onboarding new manufacturing partners.
• You have experience managing manufacturing capacity, production planning, and manufacturing partner performance against operational KPIs.
• You’re a strong communicator who can effectively align cross-functional teams with external plant management.
• You have a strong technical understanding of food safety, HACCP, and human-grade food manufacturing processes.
• You’re an analytical problem solver proficient with ERP systems, supply planning, and yield metrics.
• You are willing to travel 25-30% for plant visits, audits, and partner onboarding initiatives.
• Experience in pet food manufacturing and/or a fast-paced, high-growth direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand is strongly preferred.

What You'll Get:

• Competitive salary
• Sponsored 401k program with employer match up to 4%
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental and vision
• Unlimited vacation policy that you're encouraged to use
• Paid parental leave
• 1-week paw-ternity leave for new dog parents
• Free Ollie subscription
• Inspiring pack members!

What We Value:

Keeping Dogs At The Heart

Our profound love for dogs unites us and drives and inspires every aspect of our business. We wholeheartedly believe dogs make us better in life and at work.

Being Courageous And Kind

We create a safe, inclusive space for everyone to show up as their authentic selves. We check our egos at the door and speak our minds. We embrace diverse backgrounds and perspectives as they bring new and different ideas and ways of working together.

Setting New Standards

We believe in continually raising the bar, never settling for less than our best as a team and individuals. We keep improving from the quality of our products to our customer experience to how we work.

Making Ollie The Best Chapter

We are building an impactful business while making memorable experiences with one another. We celebrate our successes, learn from our failures, and enjoy our collective journey. Our time at Ollie should be a milestone in our careers.

Ollie embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Ollie is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please include that in your application.