Supply Chain Manager - Food Manufacturing

Supply Chain Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a Supply Chain Manager to architect and operate the raw material supply network behind our next-generation pet food ingredients. This role is central to scaling a cold-chain-dependent sourcing and distribution model that serves both global pet food brands and high-growth innovators.

You will take ownership of supplier strategy from the ground up-identifying partners, negotiating pricing, managing performance, and ensuring long-term reliability. As the business ramps from launch to nine-figure revenue, you'll help build the systems, processes, and cross-functional alignment needed to move ingredients efficiently from origin to customer while preserving traceability, quality, and speed.

This position works closely with operations, manufacturing, quality, R&D, engineering, and finance to ensure supply chain decisions support both near-term execution and long-term growth.

Core Responsibilities

Supply Chain Strategy & Execution

• Develop and evolve procurement and supplier management frameworks in partnership with operations leadership and the CEO.

• Build and manage supplier sourcing, qualification, pricing, and retention programs to support rapid scaling.

• Ensure seamless integration between procurement, manufacturing, and logistics to minimize delays and protect product quality.

• Maintain cold-chain integrity from collection through final delivery, in compliance with FDA seafood requirements.

Operations & Leadership

• Provide leadership and oversight to a broad operations organization, including supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, and quality teams.

• Serve as a senior operational leader responsible for more than 100 contracted fishers.

• Ensure safe working conditions for logistics and supply chain personnel operating both in the field and within facilities.

• Plan and oversee end-to-end processes across sourcing, receiving, storage, shipping, and distribution.

Systems & Process Development

• Lead or support ERP implementation and optimization to enable traceability, inventory accuracy, shipping coordination, and invoicing.

• Support sales and operations planning (S&OP) to balance supply, demand, and capacity.

• Build processes that support inventory control, working capital efficiency, and demand variability.

Finance, Growth & Partnerships

• Partner with the CEO on fundraising initiatives and strategic projects.

• Evaluate and roadmap new ingredient opportunities with high commercial potential.

• Engage periodically with government agencies, mission-aligned funders, and strategic partners.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor supply chain performance, costs, and service levels to support both margin and growth objectives.

• Drive continuous improvement across procurement, logistics, and cold-chain operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field; MBA preferred.

• 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally within a fast-paced food or beverage manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated experience with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).

• Background in supply and demand optimization within manufacturing or processing operations preferred.

• Experience with inventory modeling, working capital management, and demand planning.

• Familiarity with managing seasonality and demand fluctuations is a plus.

• Strong Excel skills; experience implementing or working within ERP systems preferred.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and presentation skills.

• High attention to detail with the ability to manage complex, interdependent processes.

• Comfortable working independently in a self-directed environment and learning complex systems from existing documentation.

• Proven ability to manage recurring, detail-intensive workflows with accuracy and consistency.