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Clover Sonoma · 3 days ago

Sr. Manager, Supply Chain

Petaluma, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$136K/yr - $145K/yr

5+ years exp

Clover Sonoma is a purpose-driven, certified B corporation leading the way for conscious businesses in the dairy industry. The Sr. Manager of Supply Chain will drive strategic planning and execution of the entire end-to-end supply chain, ensuring efficiency and high customer service standards while collaborating closely with manufacturing and sales teams.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingService Industry

Comp. & Benefits

Hiring Manager

Michelle Berry

Responsibilities

Serve as the main point of contact and communication hub between the manufacturing plant, warehouse/logistics, and the sales and commercial operations teams

Provide real-time product availability status and inventory reports to the Sales team, collaborating to resolve immediate fulfillment issues and prioritize deliveries

Directly influence and optimize the production scheduling process to ensure manufacturing runs efficiently, minimizes changeover time, and successfully meets fluctuating customer and retail demand

Lead daily huddles and weekly coordination meetings with key stakeholders to review performance, address bottlenecks, and finalize short-term plans

Develop and maintain a 3-5 year supply chain capacity model encompassing production lines, warehousing, distribution fleet, and co-manufacturing capabilities

Regularly update this model based on projected sales growth (250 million to 300 million+) and product innovation pipelines

Partner with the VP of Operations and Finance to forecast and justify capital expenditures for supply chain infrastructure improvements, such as new processing equipment, expanded cold storage, or technology upgrades, ensuring the supply chain can support the scale of a growing premium dairy brand

Collaborate closely with the Marketing and R&D teams to define the supply chain requirements for all new product introductions (NPIs)

Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Production, Finance, and Quality Assurance to align demand forecasts, production schedules, and inventory targets

Analyze supply chain data (e.g., procurement costs, on-time delivery, inventory turns, waste/spoilage rates) to identify bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement

Establish and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the entire supply chain to the executive team

Oversee the effective use of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (SAP) for production planning, inventory management, and reporting

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementERP Systems (SAP)Cold Chain LogisticsData AnalysisCapital Expenditure PlanningProfessional CertificationsStrategic ThinkingCommunicationProblem-SolvingNegotiation SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

5+ years of experience in a supply chain role, ideally in the food industry and/or organics, or a combination of experience with a relevant degree (Business, Ag Business, Economics, Supply Chain Management)

Ability to define long-term supply chain goals that align with company growth

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and senior management

Decisive and creative approach to resolving real-time supply chain disruptions (e.g., equipment failures, delivery delays, quality issues)

Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, and risk mitigation

Adhere to company policies, procedures, and relevant industry regulations related to procurement and supply chain manager

Deep knowledge of cold chain logistics and inventory control best practices

Proficiency with major ERP systems (SAP or others)

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory, including the ability to build, maintain, and utilize complex data models, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and conditional formatting for forecasting, capacity modeling, and cost-to-serve analysis

Strong analytical skills for interpreting market data

Excellent communication, strong negotiation and relationship-building abilities, organizational skills for managing multiple priorities, and effective problem-solving and decision-making