Siete Foods · 20 hours ago
Contract Manufacturing Sourcing Manager
Austin, TX, US
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expSiete Foods is seeking a Contract Manufacturing Sourcing Manager who will be responsible for managing the entire sourcing and onboarding process for contract manufacturers. This role involves leading RFPs, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring operational readiness for new manufacturing partners.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingSnack Food
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end contract manufacturer sourcing and onboarding projects, from initial RFP development and supplier evaluation through award, onboarding, and first successful production execution
Lead RFPs as formal projects, establishing clear scopes, timelines, milestones, and decision criteria, and managing cross-functional inputs to ensure timely, data-driven supplier selection
Develop and manage project plans for new CoMan onboarding, coordinating activities across internal teams (Operations, QA, R&D, Finance, Commercialization) and external manufacturing partners
Serve as the primary project owner during early-stage execution, ensuring new CoMans are operationally ready and aligned ahead of first production runs
Be onsite at CoMan facilities as required to support onboarding, audits, line trials, and first production runs, ensuring readiness across equipment, processes, staffing, and documentation
Partner closely with Contract Manufacturing Managers to ensure new sourcing decisions align with category strategy, capacity requirements, redundancy goals, and long-term network plans
Build and own standardized onboarding processes, templates, and governance models to enable consistent, repeatable CoMan launches as the network scales
Develop and maintain a metric-driven evaluation framework for RFP candidates, clearly documenting trade-offs related to cost, capability, risk, and scalability
Own the Contract Manufacturer Search Database and internal information sheets, ensuring all sourcing and onboarding data is accurate, current, and accessible
Identify and manage risks proactively throughout the sourcing and onboarding lifecycle, escalating issues early and driving resolution to protect timelines, cost, and service
Provide clear, structured updates to internal stakeholders on project status, risks, and readiness leading up to and through first production
Research product category industry trends and create reports summarizing industry manufacturing partners and capabilities for both core and innovation products, including estimated available industry capacity
Travel an average of 50% of the time
Qualification
Required
2-3 years of sourcing, operations, supply chain, or food & beverage manufacturing experience
Experience participating in RFPs, supplier selection, and contract negotiations
Proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets
Preferred
Project management skills with experience running multiple complex, cross-functional projects
Company
Siete Foods
Siete is a Mexican-American food brand, rooted in family, that makes delicious, heritage-inspired foods with thoughtfully selected ingredients.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$90MKey Investors
Stripes
2024-10-01Acquired
2019-02-04Series Unknown· $90M
Leadership Team
Veronica Garza
Vice President of Accounting
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Aida Garza
Director Of Purchasing
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