Senior Operations Manager - Student Nutrition

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Senior Operations Manager – Food/CPG

Remote | 40 Hours/Week | Contract-to-Hire

A growing, mission-driven food company is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to own day-to-day operations across its food product business. This person will serve as the key connector across manufacturers/co-packers, distributors, suppliers, consultants, and internal stakeholders while helping build the processes needed to scale. This is a hands-on role for someone with strong food/CPG operations experience who is comfortable working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own relationships and day-to-day coordination with co-manufacturers, co-packers, distributors, suppliers, and vendors
• Manage manufacturer/distributor onboarding, production runs, product setup, and logistics
• Support new product commercialization, including costing, sourcing, research, and co-manufacturer identification
• Manage POs, invoicing, payments, contracts, and operational reporting
• Source and negotiate raw materials, pricing, and quantities as needed
• Oversee logistics across product storage, movement, and delivery
• Manage external consultants across R&D, commercialization, sales, and K-12
• Build and maintain SOPs, tracking systems, and scalable operational processes
• Provide oversight across QA/QC and commercialization
• Support school district pricing, logistics, tastings, tradeshows, and sales opportunities

Candidate Profile:

• Strong food/CPG operations, supply chain, manufacturing, or commercialization experience
• K-12 foodservice experience xhyhwjd required
• Hands-on experience working with co-manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and vendors
• Experience supporting new product launches from development through production and distribution
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple partners and workstreams
• Comfortable with costing, POs, logistics, contracts, and operational processes
• Experience building processes/SOPs in an early-stage or high-growth environment
• Self-directed, adaptable, and comfortable operating with a high level of ownership