Co-Manufacturing Supply Chain Supervisor

Summary:

The Co-Manufacturing Supply Chain Supervisor will play a key role in launching and sustaining Kevin’s emerging Co-Manufacturing (Co-Man) network. This position is responsible for leading daily coordination across external manufacturing (EM) partners, ensuring executional excellence, QFS compliance, and supply chain reliability.

This role will coordinate EM and value-added services for multiple product platforms, capacity preservation initiatives, and future innovation and resiliency efforts. This role oversees the movement of materials, production execution, inventory accuracy, and cross functional alignment with Planning, Procurement, Quality, Logistics, and EM partners. The ideal candidate brings hands-on co-man and supply chain experience, thrives in cross-functional environments, and can balance urgency with precision.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as the day-to-day operational lead between Kevin’s and EM partners for all co‑manufacturing activities across multiple product platforms.
• Partner with Demand Planning and EM partners to maintain structured communication that aligns forecasts, production plans, and finished goods availability.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of subcontracting POs, STOs, deliveries, and receipts in SAP S/4HANA.
• Ensure materials are aligned with production and quality requirements.
• Monitor production schedules and proactively resolve risks to service levels.
• Coordinate with Logistics and EM partners to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant movement of raw materials and packaging to co-man facilities.
• Validate production confirmations, consumption data, and finished goods reporting.
• Track inbound materials and address shortages, delays, or discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Inventory Management to maintain traceability across the co-man network.
• Reconcile inventory, investigate variances, and ensure clean, timely transactions supporting system and financial accuracy.
• Support cycle counts, audits, and inventory reporting as needed.
• Partner closely with EMQA and internal QA teams to ensure process controls are followed.
• Manage COAs, documentation flow, and product release readiness.
• Support QFS compliance across all co-man activities.
• Support new product launches and scale-up activities at co-man sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and scalability of the co-man model.
• Develop and enhance standard operating procedures for co-man operations.
• Other duties as assigned and necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, co-manufacturing, or external manufacturing operations (food manufacturing preferred).
• Strong understanding of production planning, materials management, logistics, and inventory controls.
• Experience working with co-manufacturers and managing third-party relationships.
• Knowledge of QFS/food safety systems, documentation, and compliance requirements.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Planning, QA, Logistics, and Operations.
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-growth, ambiguous environment.
• ERP experience (SAP preferred) a plus.