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Senior Director, Supply Chain
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
About the Company
We are a category-leading natural foods brand known for bringing delicious, high-quality nut butters and confections to market. As the business enters an exciting new chapter, the company is building out its standalone operating model and investing in the people, systems, and partnerships that will support its next phase of growth.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Senior Director, Supply Chain to lead core supply chain operations during a pivotal period of transformation and growth. This individual will play a critical role in managing the company’s contract manufacturing network, improving performance across key supply chain metrics, and helping establish a more connected, high-touch operating model as the business stands up independently.
This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments and is equally comfortable driving strategy and executing at a detailed level. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in food or beverage, deep exposure to contract manufacturing, and a hands-on leadership style.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day management of our contract manufacturing network across multiple facilities and partners
- Develop and maintain strong, high-touch relationships with external manufacturing partners
- Oversee performance across quality, service, cost, and operational KPIs
- Establish and manage regular business reviews with contract manufacturers
- Drive accountability and continuous improvement across the manufacturing network
- Support identification, evaluation, and onboarding of new manufacturing partners as needed
- Partner cross-functionally with quality, planning, sales operations, and finance to ensure strong execution across the business
- Build and help refine supply chain processes as Justin’s continues to operate as a standalone organization
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports within transportation/logistics and procurement
- Travel regularly to manufacturing partners to maintain visibility, relationships, and performance standards
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required: advanced degree a plus
- 8 years of progressive supply chain leadership experience, preferably in food or beverage
- Strong contract manufacturing experience required
- Experience managing co-manufacturing networks across multiple sites and partners
- Demonstrated success in a fast-moving, lean, growth-oriented environment
- Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs, service, quality, cost, and supplier performance management
- Proven ability to work both strategically and tactically
- Comfortable operating in a highly collaborative, in-person, accountability-driven culture
- ERP experience required; NetSuite experience helpful but not required
Preferred Background
- Food experience strongly preferred
- Beverage experience may be considered if highly relevant
- Experience in a branded CPG environment with outsourced manufacturing strongly preferred
- Familiarity with network expansion and partner qualification is a plus
Travel / Work Environment
- Based in Boulder, CO
- Preference for regular in-office presence
- Approximately 25% travel expected, with regular visits to manufacturing partners