Sr Director, Operations and Supply Chain

Connected-Cannabis-C; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Connected International, Inc. (Connected Cannabis Co.) is seeking a Sr Director of Operations to lead and optimize California’s end-to-end operating system, spanning supply planning, manufacturing, production, demand planning, distribution, order fulfillment, and fleet operations.

The role requires onsite leadership across facilities in the Sacramento area. The successful candidate will drive KPIs, operating rhythms, and cost efficiency while translating cultivation outputs into production

Responsibilities

• Lead California Operations: Provide strategic and operational leadership across the operations network, including supply planning, manufacturing, production, packaging, warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, and fleet operations.
• Own Supply & Production Planning: Lead integrated demand and supply planning/S&OP in conjunction with capacity planning, inventory strategy, and biomass allocation to align with commercial objectives while minimizing stockouts and aging inventory.
• Drive Operational Accountability: Establish clear KPIs, targets, budgets, and operating rhythms across functional areas; regularly review performance, identify root causes, and drive timely corrective and preventive actions.

Job description

Sr Director, Operations and Supply Chain

About Us

Connected International, Inc. (Connected Cannabis Co.) is a leading vertically integrated cannabis company based in Sacramento and operating in California, Arizona, and Florida. With over 11 years experience, Connected specializes in breeding, growing, manufacturing, and distributing top-shelf cannabis through its state-of-the-art facilities and proprietary genetics.

With over 250 employees across the United States, Connected maintains a strong presence in the industry across multiple markets. The company has recently expanded into Arizona and Florida with ambitious national expansion plans underway. Connected's mission has always been to breed, grow, and sell the best cannabis in the world, setting high standards for its products, people, and partners wherever we go.

About the Job

The Sr Director, Operations is responsible for leading and optimizing the end-to-end California operating system, spanning supply planning, manufacturing, production, demand planning, distribution, order fulfillment, and fleet operations. This leader manages through its functional leaders while creating the accountability, operating cadence, and performance standards required to deliver high service levels, consistent quality, and efficient cost structures. While not responsible for cultivation, this leader must also understand cultivation outputs well enough to understand the timing, quality, and characteristics of incoming biomass and translate that supply into effective production and biomass pathway decisions.

Success in this role requires a strong understanding of customer needs, industry dynamics, operational best practices, and hands-on leadership to deliver measurable impact and longterm value across the organization. This position is based in the Sacramento, California area and requires daily onsite presence across facilities.

What You Will Do

• Lead California Operations: Provide strategic and operational leadership across the operations network, including supply planning, manufacturing, production, packaging, warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, and fleet operations.
• Own Supply & Production Planning: Lead integrated demand and supply planning/S&OP in conjunction with capacity planning, inventory strategy, and biomass allocation to align with commercial objectives while minimizing stockouts and aging inventory.
• Drive Operational Accountability: Establish clear KPIs, targets, budgets, and operating rhythms across functional areas; regularly review performance, identify root causes, and drive timely corrective and preventive actions.
• Build Best-in-Class Operations: Develop and maintain standardized operating procedures, efficient workflows and manufacturing layouts, disciplined inventory controls, and scalable operating systems that promote safety, quality, compliance, efficiency, and consistency.
• Optimize Cost, Productivity & Performance: Continuously improve labor, material, freight, inventory, yield, cycle time, equipment utilization, and overall operating costs without compromising service, quality, or compliance.
• Translate Cultivation Supply into Operations: Maintain visibility into cultivation forecasts, harvest timing, biomass quality, and expected volumes to proactively adjust production schedules, processing pathways, capacity, and inventory plans.
• Lead Continuous Improvement & Capital Planning: Identify and execute opportunities in technology, equipment, automation, systems, process improvements, and facility capacity; develop business cases and lead capital planning and implementation to support growth and scalability.
• Manage Suppliers & External Partners: Lead strategic vendor and service-provider relationships, including sourcing, negotiations, performance management, risk mitigation, issue resolution, and business reviews to ensure material availability, service levels, quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Lead Quality, Safety & Compliance: Champion a culture of