Co-Manufacturing Operations Manager

Who You Are:

You are someone with a background in operations, you have excellent communication skills, and a hunger to jump feet-first into complex situations. You are someone who understands production environments well and you have a persistent mindset when facing challenges. You are someone who has a passion for operations, CPG, and food. You have a growth mindset, love disrupting the norm, and can think quickly on your feet.

The Task At Hand:

We are looking for an individual who seeks optimization, prioritizes organization, and can bring teams together cross-functionally to execute to the highest standards. The role will manage relationships, report progress on a wide variety of projects and commercializations, and drive performance to deliver top-quality products while staying competitive in cost.

In This Role, You Will:

• Establish and maintain contract manufacturing relationships by acting as the primary point of contact for manufacturers on both day-to-day production operations and high-level initiatives
• Manage continuous improvement projects
• Manage, track, analyze, and interpret KPIs and present reports on them monthly with copackers, including but not limited to consumption, disposition, and run rate reports
• Work with the commercialization team on new products and updates
• Manage specification sharing and BOM updates
• Report out production issues/delays and lead contingency plans
• Participate and assist with onboarding new copackers
• Work cross-functionally with manufacturing partners monthly for execution of production needs and capacity
• Ensure at a high level that the cross-functional team is fulfilling its obligations to the manufacturing partners, and appropriately advocate for both internal and external stakeholders
• Work with the Director of Contract Manufacturing on the overall manufacturing strategy for each category, including analyzing data and making recommendations to the business
• Manage and lead Quarterly Contract Manufacturer scorecard review processes for contract manufacturing partners
• Other duties as assigned

In This Role, You’ll Bring With You:

• 1-3 years of professional Food and Beverage industry experience in a production and/or manufacturing environment
• Six Sigma Certificate a plus
• Strong attention to details
• Strong analytical skills, with prior experience analyzing, interpreting, and presenting ERP and Excel data
• Project management experience desired
• Preferred locations are the Midwest and/or West Coast
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Outlook, Slack, and other professional platforms
• Up to 30% travel required: Although this role is a remote work-from-home position, we “Farmers” do meet as a company and/or as a department a few times a year. Anticipate possible travel up to a few times each quarter
• Genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet
• Desire to contribute to a dynamic high-growth, purpose-driven work environment
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity, deeply understand business needs, develop a cohesive strategy, and make decisions requiring a high level of judgment
• Previous exposure to cross-functional work between Sustainability and Operations preferred
• Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position
• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Compensation:

• Full-time, Salaried, Exempt
• The anticipated salary range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a few factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses, stipends, equity, and role-specific perks.

Additional:

• Remote-first work environment
• Annual Bonus
• 401(k) program + 4% company match after three months
• New Hire Remote Life Stipend + annual Nourish and Nurture Allowance
• Cell and Internet Stipend
• Quarterly Farm-to-Fridge home deliveries and Employee Discounts
• New Parents: Up to 18 weeks of paid Parental Leave, Baby Steps Back To Work, 3 months’ supply of Once Upon A Farm products, and breast milk shipping service and support for those who travel after birth for the duration of your breastfeeding journey
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Paid Time Off to fulfill civic responsibilities including jury duty and voting in local, state, and national elections
• Medical Insurance for the employee covered at 100% on select plans with additional plan options at a reduced cost to the employee
• Vision and Dental Insurance covered at 100% for the employee and dependents
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending account (Medical & Dependent Care) and Health savings accounts for applicable plans
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• All other benefits, leaves, and insurance as required by law, based on your specific residence
• And so much more!

Who We Are

Our Purpose: Drive systemic improvement in childhood nutrition for a healthier, happier, and more equitable world.

Our Business: At Once Upon a Farm, a better story starts here. We’re on a greater mission in providing organic, crave-worthy, snacks and meals for children of all ages. Our recipes are crafted with only the best organic ingredients – whole fruits and veggies, cold-pressed (our pouches), or freshly frozen (our meals) to perfection– to support your growing kids at every stage. Each of our organic, non-GMO, non-dairy recipes contains no added sugar and are free from artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives – just simple, real, nutritious snacks your entire family will love.

We support and champion farmers who supply the highest-quality organic ingredients for our foods. We help parents keep their promise to provide the best nourishment for their children’s bodies and souls. We treat our consumers, customers, suppliers, investors, and all our valued employees with the same high level of dignity and respect that we expect from others. We will always fight for and support efforts to drive positive social change and food justice for the benefit of parents, kids, and families. Lastly, we foster an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture that values humility, honesty, passion, positive social impact, and fun.

Our Team: We’re all fully remote, which makes us a highly collaborative, dynamic, and supportive bunch. We share a singular mission to make the world a better place through the highest quality, most delicious, nourishing, and nutritious products made accessible to every home, from our farms to your fridge. And while we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in one another’s success.

Once Upon A Farm is a purpose-driven brand made up of an inclusive group of individuals with diverse backgrounds, passions, and beliefs. We hire self-motivated, independent thinkers, and those who are genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet. Bring your whole self to your work at Once Upon A Farm, a proud equal-opportunity employer. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use.

In an effort to help us remove unconscious bias from our resume review process, we ask that you please remove all identifying information from your resume (like profile photos) before you upload it. Once Upon A Farm is committed to cultivating an inclusive environment where a diverse group of people can and want to do their best work, and that starts with our hiring practices.

Once Upon a Farm, PBC, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all company facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, cast, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer-related or HIV/AIDS-related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.

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