Ocean Spray Lakeville , MA 02347
Posted 2 months ago
Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Operations Manager, Contract Manufacturing! We're a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role - it always comes back to this: we're a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all - and we've been making our own way ever since.
Position Location: We're all about flexibility! This will be a hybrid role based out of our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA or our Seaport Boston, MA location with Mondays & Fridays remote.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing overall contract manufacturing operations along with leading a team of 3-4 contract manufacturing analysts. You will coordinate Contract Manufacturing production requirements, support new product initiatives, and coordinate supply planning needs. You will also lead process improvement initiatives, cost optimization opportunities, and cost negotiation to drive operation efficiency. Additionally, you will manage financial reporting, budgeting activities, and inventory reconciliation support.
A Day in the Life...
Manage the team by setting objectives/metrics for the group; tracking performance; coaching and mentoring; delivering feedback to the employees.
Responsible for process improvement methodologies, root cause analysis, recommendations to management of systemic changes and support mechanisms to improve results via work processes and systems.
Responsible for incorporating materials management, system master data maintenance, BOM Maintenance, and contract packaging supply and material planning. Coordinate supply planning process between Demand Planning organization and contract manufacturers.
Establish and achieve supply chain service, cost, and inventory objectives. Ensure knowledge of work processes that deliver those results. Establishes process measures that reliably predict performance.
Responsible for the overall operations management, financial and contract administration of the contract manufacturing/strategic alliance network.
Optimize the contract manufacturing network to ensure manufacturing capability exists within the system to deliver Ocean Spray products that meet quality specifications and service levels within the desired timeframes as specified by the Manugistics systems.
Perform budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, tracking, reconciliation, systems support and integration.
Provide systems and process improvement support to contract manufacturers, identify cost optimization opportunities for each co-packer.
What We Are Looking For:
Required
Experience in operations with food and beverage organization
Experience and understanding of operations planning and MRP
Experience in Supply Planning, Inventory Control, Replenishment, Customer service, Demand Planning, Procurement, Materials Planning with Knowledge of manufacturing process
Strong operations and financial background
Working knowledge of SAP/Oracle and MS Office (specifically Excel)
Experience in project management
Results-oriented, self-starter
Strong problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills
Highly organized
Comfortable working in ambiguity
Education:
Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)
Work Experience:
Years of Experience: At least 7 Years of Experience
Benefits:
Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
Health, Dental and Vision insurance
Health savings account
Flexible spending account
Life and accident insurance
Employee assistance program
Telehealth services
Fertility benefits
Transgender benefits
1:1 health coaching and more
401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
Flexible scheduling options
Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
Holiday pay for 12 holidays
Career development and growth opportunities
Tuition/Education assistance programs
Access to LinkedIn Learning
Scholarship programs for children of employees
Parental leave
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Adoption assistance
Bereavement leave
Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
Up to $300 massage reimbursement
Employee appreciation events
Employee discounts
Charitable giving
Who We Are:
You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.
Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Ocean Spray