Director of Supply Chain

Job Title: Director of Supply Chain Reports to: President/CEO Location: Onsite – Berlin, NJ Status: Full-time/Exempt About the Company Violet Foods is a private equity-backed tomato platform built through a series of strategic acquisitions that combine heritage Italian-inspired brands with a leading organic offering. The company was formed in 2025 through the acquisition of the Don Pepino, Sclafani, and Fattoria Fresca brands, along with a manufacturing facility in Williamstown, NJ. The company’s name honors the 100+ year legacy of Violet Packing, the original producer behind these iconic labels. In early 2026, Violet Foods expanded its platform with the acquisition of Muir Glen, the leading organic canned tomato brand in the United States, further strengthening its position across both conventional and organic categories. Today, Violet Foods operates a diversified portfolio spanning legacy regional brands and category-leading organic offerings, with distribution across retail, natural, private label, and foodservice channels, supported by a scalable manufacturing and supply chain footprint positioned for continued growth and optimization. Position Summary The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for leading the company's integrated supply chain strategy, with primary responsibility for demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), production planning, and strategic procurement. This leader will ensure alignment between customer demand, manufacturing capacity, supplier capabilities, and inventory investment while developing scalable supply chain processes that support growth and operational excellence. Working cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners, the Director of Supply Chain will drive service excellence, improve forecast accuracy, optimize working capital, and strengthen end-to-end supply chain performance. Key Responsibilities Lead the company's end-to-end planning processes, including demand, supply, and production planning, with ownership of inventory management across internal manufacturing operations and external co-manufacturing partners. Own the development and execution of rolling demand forecasts, supply plans, production schedules, and inventory strategies that balance customer service, operational capacity, and working capital objectives. Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, facilitating cross-functional alignment across Sales, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, and Manufacturing. Develop and execute inventory strategies that optimize service levels while minimizing excess inventory, obsolescence, and working capital investment by monitoring safety stock, inventory aging, lot code management, reconciliations, and mitigation plans for excess or slow-moving inventory. Coordinate production priorities with manufacturing facilities, co-manufacturers, warehouses, and logistics partners to ensure uninterrupted supply and efficient operations. Oversee customer order fulfillment performance, proactively managing service risks, allocation challenges, production constraints, and supply disruptions. Support new product launches, product transitions, customer onboarding, and commercialization initiatives through effective production and inventory planning. Develop and monitor KPIs including forecast accuracy, inventory turns, fill rates, production attainment, customer service levels, supplier performance, and overall supply chain efficiency. Develop and execute sourcing strategies while leading supplier management across raw materials, ingredients, packaging, finished goods, and external manufacturing partners to ensure supply continuity, support operational requirements, and improve margins. Negotiate contract manufacturing agreements, including pricing, lead times, payment terms, capacity commitments, and service-level expectations while mitigating supply risks. Partner closely with Operations, Manufacturing, and Finance to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules, customer demand, and inventory objectives. Monitor supplier performance and analyze commodity markets, supplier capacity, and industry trends to proactively identify sourcing opportunities, mitigate supply risks, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. Maintain supplier, material, and purchasing data within ERP systems to support accurate planning, purchasing, and reporting. Build scalable supply chain processes and lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on planning accuracy, inventory optimization, procurement effectiveness, supplier performance, and operational excellence. Partner across the organization to improve communication, decision-making, and execution while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making. Qualifications Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in planning, supply chain, procurement, or operations within a CPG or food manufacturing environment. Strong expertise in demand planning, supply planning, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), inventory management, and production planning. Experience leading procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and vendor relationship management. Experience working with co-manufacturers and complex supplier networks preferred. Strong skillset using Microsoft Excel. Experience with ERP systems; implementation experience a plus. Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate costs, trends, and supplier performance. Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and growth-oriented environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr