Senior Co-Manufacturing Manager

• Responsible for business relationship and main point of contact for Co-Man sites (technical, operational, commercial and financial). Responsible for ensuring site adherence/compliance to all Contracts, Agreements and Co-Manufacturing Standard.
• Manage all operational and technical aspects at a group of Contract manufacturing sites, including ensuring supply (planning through invoice), compliance with Nestlé Quality policies and procedures (example QA HACCP and GMP's), management of Nestlé product specific information (product specifications, material specifications, certifications, etc), maintenance of SOP's and training.
  • Provide strong onsite support for managing operations as the main point of contact working directly with site leadership and Nestlé cross functional teams.
  • Ensure that a continuous improvement plan is in place to provide the lowest total delivered costs within the agreed to quality parameters.
  • Ensure proper startup of new products at facilities including all required production related documentation being complete and available to co-manufacturer, achieving agreed upon timelines and compliance with Nestlé requirements.
  • Ensure performance targets for assigned sites are being adhered to, including attainment, budgeting, costs (e.g., usage, PPV, foreign transactions), savings targets, monthly variance reconciliation, consumer complaint reduction and first time right.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison between the co-manufacturer and key internal interfaces to drive innovation & renovation and project execution.
  • Provide project leadership to coordinate cross-functional activities at contract manufacturer to ensure project is managed against timelines and budgets (P&G).
  • Have a professional curiosity and entrepreneurial mindset to drive innovation throughout product portfolios and manufacturing processes in contract manufacturing sites.
  • Have a broad technical skillset and end-to-end understanding of manufacturing processes along with strong cross-functional ability to leverage through project execution and routine business practices.
• Ensure all co-manufacturers are fully compliant with Nestlé requirements and contract manufacturing agreements.
• Foster relationships with existing contract manufacturers and be able to establish new working relationships when new contract manufacturers are brought into the network.
• Lead, coach and develop the team by setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, building capabilities and enabling strong execution across business priorities.
• Management responsibility for significant segments of individual OpCo or overall Co-Manufacturing strategy.
• Build a winning culture by driving accountability, promoting business ownership, and fostering a high-performance mindset across the team and key cross-functional partners.
• Drive clarity on goals and priorities by aligning team objectives with business needs, ensuring focus on the highest-impact activities and reinforcing ownership of results.

• Make or Buy (4%): SPOC internally and externally to ensure the right resources are gathered for the purposes of Make-or-Buy analysis. Ensure that all projects outsourced to 3rd parties undergo an annual review with the relevant business, Procurement, and engineering. Make recommendations on the optimal manufacturing solution between Co-Manufacturers/Packers and Nestlé factories, for decision by the Technical Manager in consultation with the previous, Supply Chain, Procurement and Finance Directors as appropriate.
• Co-Manufacturing Strategy Management & Development (12%): Management responsibility for significant segments of individual OpCo or overall Co-Manufacturing strategy. Develop and ensure alignment to Business strategy and MBS ambitions. Leads and manages the capability assessment process, including coordination of required assessments and audits. Ensuring any proposal to outsource supply is properly evaluated as required by Corporate Policy.
• Contract Management (10%): Accountable to ensure all Contracts are in place and relevant to the Business and Manufacturing strategy.
• Supplier Management (6%): Overall accountability for Operational Reviews. Ensuring the relevant Nestlé tools are utilized, the appropriate KPIs, measures and mechanisms are in place to manage and continually improve site performance.
• Exit/Exception Management (1%): Align with the business and relevant process owners to agree on sites that are to be exited and the associated timelines. Support procurement in ensuring continuous compliance.
• Financial Stability (2%): Ensure that effective financial control is maintained for all core captured co-packers and manufacturers in line with Nestlé standards. Provide accurate, timely, and complete financial information to facilitate decision-making regarding materials, packaging, labor, and overall financial management.
• Continuous Improvement (3%): Identify TDC opportunities and ensure delivery of annual Operational and efficiency targets and proactively scan the market to understand and evaluate potential contract manufacturing capabilities.
• Supply (25%): Accountability for Co-Manufacturer purchased raw materials, packaging materials, site capacity and capability to meet projected Nestlé Demand plans.
• Innovation (30%): Lead the Co-Manufacturing relationships to deliver innovative/renovative solutions. Focus on the transformative market to develop new opportunities.
• People Development: Lead, coach and develop direct and indirect team members; build a winning culture through accountability, business ownership and high performance; and ensure clarity on goals, priorities, and planned outcomes.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Food Science, Business Administration, or related fields required.

• Multi-disciplinary experience in Co-Manufacturing.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple demands & projects in an extremely fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Proven ability to work autonomously/Self-motivated.
• Highly developed critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Drive issues to resolution.
• Strong verbal, written, and analytical skills.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate across multiple levels of organizations (internal & external to Nestlé). Need to be able to represent Nestlé as the single point of contact within the Co-Manufacturing sites, providing leadership and guidance across all aspects of the business.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop teams, including building talent capability, reinforcing accountability and creating a culture of ownership and high performance.
• Working knowledge of finance and operational costing.
• Knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Broad technical skills and understanding with an End-to-End mindset in:

Manufacturing process and product interaction.Product development processes and procedures.Material Handling.Finished Goods Management.Quality Assurance.Industrial Engineering/Operations Excellence/Loss analysis.Business Financial and accumen.Commercial/Marketing understanding and/or experience.Enabling growth and profitability through commercial business partnership.Professional curiosity to drive innovation throughout product portfolios. Ability to operate in an entrepreneurial space.Know yourself. Understanding of your skills and abilities within the organization and strong existing relationships to leverage to drive business performance.Minimum 8-10 years of experience or manufacturing experience preferred.Preferred experience in CPG product, process or packaging development and/or commercialization.Preferred experience leading a cross-functional project team to bring a product to market.Experience successfully leading large scale or high visibility strategic Co-Manufacturing initiatives.Experience successfully executing site onboarding and managing multiple sites manufacturing for different Nestlé Streams, manufacturing processes or spend levels.Preferred experience leading and developing direct or matrixed teams, creating clarity on priorities and driving sustained performance through coaching and feedback.Travel required: approximately 50% (will vary depending on workload) to various Co-Manufacturing site and corporate locations.

The approximate pay range for this position is $168,000-230,000 base salary. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location. Nestle offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, health care coverage, and a broad range of other benefits. For more information, review our applicant privacy statement here..