Job Description

Role Overview:

The Director, Supply Chain & Contract Manufacturing is a highly visible leadership role responsible for end-to-end supply chain execution and the development of scalable systems and strategic partnerships to support long-term growth. This role owns contract manufacturing strategy and oversees demand and supply planning, procurement, logistics, order fulfillment, and inventory optimization across multiple channels.

Serving as both a strategic leader and hands-on operator, this role drives day-to-day execution across manufacturing, logistics, and fulfillment while shaping supply chain strategy to improve margins, enable innovation, and support rapid growth and operational excellence. The Director leads the onboarding, performance management, and continuous improvement of contract manufacturing partners, ensures data and specification integrity, and plays a critical role in new product commercialization within a fast-paced CPG environment.

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop and execute the company’s contract manufacturing strategy aligned with growth, capacity, quality, and cost objectives.

· Identify, evaluate, onboard, and manage co-manufacturers, ensuring operational readiness, specification alignment, and quality compliance.

· Lead contract negotiations, including pricing, capacity commitments, lead times, and service-level agreements.

· Own production planning and scheduling across contract manufacturing partners, proactively mitigating supply risks.

· Partner with senior leadership to lead demand and supply planning processes.

· Manage inventory health, including aging, lot codes, reconciliation, and mitigation of shortages or excess.

· Own end-to-end order fulfillment to ensure accurate, on-time, and in-full delivery across channels.

· Manage EDI workflows, customer communications, and service recovery related to order execution.

· Partner with warehouses, 3PLs, freight providers, and carriers to optimize service levels, shipping efficiency, and freight spend.

· Lead strategic sourcing and procurement of raw materials, packaging, and finished goods, including PO execution and vendor negotiations.

· Maintain material, product, and co-manufacturer specifications and oversee third-party product certifications.

· Define and track supply chain KPIs and partner with Finance on COGS, margin analysis, and cost optimization.

· Support new product development and commercialization, including trials, scale-up, and launch readiness.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.

· 4–6 years of progressive experience in CPG supply chain, CPG logistics, or operations.

· Strong understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain and demand planning best practices.

· Proven experience managing contract manufacturers and co-packers.

· Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.

· Experience with ERP systems, with previous implementation experience preferred.

· Hands-on experience with order management and EDI transactions.

· 3PL management experience, including familiarity with WMS systems and FTL/LTL rate structures.

· Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across departments and with external partners.

· Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently analyze data and present insights clearly.

About the Company:

The Sclafani family has been part of the food industry since the late 1800s, bringing authentic Italian flavors to the United States. Over the years, they built the Sclafani® brand, offering canned tomatoes and pizza and pasta sauces. In the 1950s, Dominick Sclafani created Don Pepino®, a fully prepared pizza sauce that remains a best-seller to this day. Today, both Sclafani® and Don Pepino® are part of Violet Foods, recognized as two of the finest brands of canned tomatoes and sauces. Their enduring quality comes from one simple secret: fresh, premium tomatoes in every recipe.

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