Supply Chain Director (Food & Beverage)

CS RECRUITING, LLC C/O CARNOW AND ASSOCIATES, LTD; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CS RECRUITING, LLC C/O CARNOW AND ASSOCIATES, LTD is recruiting a Supply Chain Director for a growing food manufacturer in California. The role leads end-to-end planning and logistics, reporting to the VP of Supply Chain and guiding a planning and execution organization across demand, supply, inventory, warehousing, and transportation.

You will strengthen the S&OP operating model, drive capacity decisions, and align Commercial, Manufacturing, and Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience in Food & Beverage manufacturing or manufacturing.
• Experience in internal manufacturing environments.
• Strong experience with S&OP, IBP, or integrated planning processes.
• Experience across demand planning, supply planning, materials planning, inventory, and capacity planning.
• Ability to connect planning decisions with manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and customer fulfillment.
• Previous team leadership and talent development.
• Understanding of inventory optimization, working capital, service levels, and KPIs.
• Multi-site manufacturing or broader supply chain network experience preferred.
• Experience with enterprise planning systems such as Blue Yonder, JDA, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, SAP APO, or similar platforms.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Commercial, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations.
• Comfortable in growing environment requiring strategy and hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated Plan & Deliver strategy across supply planning, materials planning, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and customer fulfillment.
• Oversee demand and supply balancing, inventory planning, manufacturing capacity, service levels, and logistics execution.
• Lead and develop a team across warehousing, master scheduling, planning and inventory, and co-manufacturing supply chain.
• Strengthen S&OP governance and advance planning capabilities.
• Lead scenario planning around demand changes, capacity constraints, material shortages, inventory, and disruptions.
• Partner with Commercial, Manufacturing, and Finance on service, inventory, capacity, cost, and working capital decisions.
• Own and improve key supply chain metrics including OTIF, fill rate, inventory, working capital, and logistics cost.
• Optimize inbound and outbound logistics across facilities, regional warehouses, 3PLs, and partners.
• Support network optimization across manufacturing facilities, warehouses, 3PLs, and co-manufacturing partners.
• Play a key leadership role in deployment of a new enterprise planning platform.
• Establish clear KPIs, dashboards, governance, and accountability across planning and logistics.
• Build capabilities and develop talent across the broader supply chain organization.

Skills

Supply chain leadership

S&OP/IBP

Demand planning

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Engineering/Operations

MBA

Tools

Blue Yonder / JDA

Kinaxis

SAP IBP / SAP APO

Job description

Relocation: Relocation assistance available

Company Overview

Our client is a growing food manufacturer with a multi-site operation and a strong presence across Retail, Club, and Direct-to-Consumer channels.

The organization is continuing to invest in its supply chain infrastructure, systems, and leadership as the business grows. This role will join an established supply chain organization and work directly with the VP of Supply Chain to strengthen planning, execution, and overall supply chain performance.

About the Role

We are seeking a Supply Chain Director to lead and integrate the end-to-end planning and logistics organization. Reporting directly to the VP of Supply Chain, this person will serve as a key leader across the Plan & Deliver organization, connecting demand and supply planning, materials planning, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and customer fulfillment. This is a broad supply chain leadership role for someone who understands both the planning and execution sides of a food manufacturing supply chain. The Director will help strengthen the S&OP operating model, improve inventory and capacity decisions, and build greater alignment across Commercial, Manufacturing, and Finance.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Lead the integrated Plan & Deliver strategy across supply planning, materials planning, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and customer fulfillment.
• Oversee demand and supply balancing, inventory planning, manufacturing capacity, service levels, and logistics execution.
• Lead and develop a team across warehousing, master scheduling, planning and inventory, and co-manufacturing supply chain.
• Strengthen S&OP governance and help advance the organization's integrated planning capabilities.
• Lead scenario planning around demand changes, capacity constraints, material shortages, inventory, and supply disruptions.
• Partner closely with Commercial, Manufacturing, and Finance on service, inventory, capacity, cost, and working capital decisions.
• Own and improve key supply chain metrics including OTIF, fill rate, inventory, working capital, and logistics cost.
• Optimize inbound and outbound logistics across internal facilities, regional warehouses, 3PLs, and external partners.
• Support network optimization across manufacturing facilities, warehouses, 3PLs, and co-manufacturing partners.
• Play a key leadership role in the deployment of a new enterprise planning platform.
• Establish clear KPIs, dashboards, governance, and accountability across planning and logistics.
• Build capabilities and develop talent across the broader supply chain organization.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline required. MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience, ideally within Food & Beverage manufacturing or food processing.
• Direct experience working within an internal manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience with S&OP, IBP, or integrated planning processes.
• Experience across demand planning, supply planning, materials planning, inventory, and capacity planning.
• Ability to connect planning decisions with manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and customer fulfillment.
• Previous team leadership and talent development experience.
• Strong understanding of inventory optimization, working capital, service levels, and supply chain KPIs.
• Multi-site manufacturing or broader supply chain network experience preferred.
• Experience with enterprise planning systems such as Blue Yonder, JDA, Kinaxis, SAP IBP, SAP APO, or similar platforms is a plus.
• Strong cross-functional experience working with Commercial, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations.
• Comfortable operating in a growing environment that requires both strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

Team & Reporting Structure

This position reports directly to the VP of Supply Chain and will lead four direct reports across:

• Warehousing
• Master Scheduling
• Co-Manufacturing Supply Chain

The Director will also partner closely with Procurement, Manufacturing leadership, Plant Managers, Commercial, and Finance.