This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Contract Manufacturing Manager based in the United States.
As a Senior Contract Manufacturing Manager, you will lead strategic relationships with contract manufacturing partners, ensuring operational excellence across an assigned product category. You will play a key role in developing and executing long-term supplier strategies that support business growth, innovation, and supply chain resilience. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will drive supplier performance across cost, quality, service, and capacity. You will also lead commercial negotiations, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a rapidly scaling consumer goods environment, collaborating with diverse teams and building high-performing supplier partnerships. The role combines strategic ownership with hands-on execution and requires a proactive, analytical, and partnership-driven approach.
Accountabilities:
- Own and manage relationships with contract manufacturing partners across an assigned product category, ensuring strong performance in service, cost, quality, and innovation.
- Develop and execute a rolling three-year supply base strategy aligned with business objectives and long-term growth plans.
- Act as the primary escalation point for cross-functional stakeholders, driving timely resolution of operational and business challenges.
- Support supplier sourcing and selection initiatives to strengthen manufacturing capacity, innovation capabilities, service levels, and cost competitiveness.
- Drive cost-saving initiatives and deliver financial targets through effective supplier management and commercial negotiations.
- Lead regular supplier business reviews, monitor performance, and establish relevant KPIs in collaboration with Finance, Supply Chain, and Sales teams.
- Negotiate, execute, and renew supply agreements while maintaining accurate contractual information and key metrics.
- Partner with Finance to ensure accuracy across payment terms, standard costs, purchase price variances (PPV), and invoicing.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, supporting the development and scalability of supply chain operations.
- 5–7+ years of progressive experience in supply chain management within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
- Demonstrated experience managing external contract manufacturers and complex, end-to-end supply chain operations.
- Strong expertise in commercial negotiations, supplier relationship management, and contract development and execution.
- Technical experience in gummy manufacturing, ideally within the confectionery, vitamins, or supplements industries.
- Solid understanding of supply chain functions, including planning, logistics, and customer service.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate operational data into business insights.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across cross-functional teams.
- Ability to balance operational details with a broader strategic perspective in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- A proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented mindset, with the flexibility to adapt to evolving business needs.
- Lean, APICS, or CPSM certification or relevant training is considered an asset.
- Authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship is required.
- Competitive annual salary ranging from $130,000 to $157,850, depending on experience and location.
- Annual performance-based bonus.
- 100% employer-paid medical coverage for employees, along with dental, orthodontic, and vision insurance.
- Four weeks of paid time off, paid holidays, and 12 dedicated mental health days annually.
- Fully paid parental leave.
- Fertility and adoption benefits.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions.
- Hybrid work and wellness stipends, along with a cell phone allowance.
- Free company products.
- The opportunity to collaborate with an inspiring, talented, and dynamic team in a rapidly growing business environment.