Senior Manager, External Contract Manufacturing

Blue Diamond Growers; Elvas (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manager, Contract Manufacturing at Blue Diamond Growers oversees an assigned portfolio of external manufacturing partners, delivering safety, quality, service, and cost objectives. You translate the contract manufacturing strategy into actionable plans, align partner priorities, and measure results.

Collaborating with Supply Chain, FSQA, R&D, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and commercial teams, you drive due diligence, onboarding, transfers, continuity planning, and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, engineering, or related field; equivalent experience possible.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in contract manufacturing, operations, supply chain, procurement, or related discipline.
• Experience managing contract manufacturers, co-packers, suppliers, or multiple sites in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience supporting partner qualification, sourcing, contract discussions, and supplier relationship management.
• Experience leading commercialization, transfer, capacity, and cost-savings projects.
• Strong business and financial acumen including cost structures, bids, budgets, and tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Execute contract manufacturing plans aligning capacity and priorities with strategies.
• Coordinate evaluation, onboarding, and stabilization of new partners and lines.
• Manage day-to-day relationships and governance with contract manufacturers.
• Maintain partner scorecards, KPIs, and corrective actions for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Lead performance reviews, document gaps, and drive corrective actions to sustain improvements.
• Support sourcing events, contract negotiations, service levels, and cost optimization.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership presentation

Financial acumen

Analytical reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Integrated planning tools

Sourcing/procurement tech

Project tracking tools

BI dashboards

Job description

The Manager, Contract Manufacturing at Blue Diamond Growers oversees an assigned portfolio of external manufacturing partners, delivering safety, quality, service, and cost objectives. You translate the contract manufacturing strategy into actionable plans, align partner priorities, and measure results.

Collaborating with Supply Chain, FSQA, R&D, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and commercial teams, you drive due diligence, onboarding, transfers, continuity planning, and continuous