Homeoffice Senior Supply Chain Operations Manager bei Ketone-IQ

At Ketone-IQ, we're revolutionizing the way the world thinks about energy. Our cutting-edge approach to fueling the body transcends conventional expectations, pushing the boundaries of what's possible. We're the trusted choice of elite endurance athletes, special operators, and high performers across diverse fields – from cyclists conquering the Tour de France to EMTs working double shifts on the front lines.

In 2019, our innovative ketone nutritional superfuel caught the attention of the US Department of Defense SOCOM, securing a $6MM contract to power their elite forces. But our ambitions don't stop there. We're on a mission to disrupt the entire energy market, bringing our high-performance fuel to everyone, from professional athletes to busy professionals and active individuals.

Ketone-IQ is High Performance Energy. We’re changing the way people fuel and rapidly expanding as we lead the ketone movement and we're looking for a passionate, driven individual to join us on this exciting journey.

Position Overview

We’re scaling into the retail world rapidly and looking for someone exceptional to join our growing team! Reporting to our VP of Operations & Finance, you’ll play a critical role helping to set and execute the Supply Chain strategy as the company continues to undergo high sales growth. If this sounds like you, please read on.

Key Responsibilitiies

As our Senior Supply Chain Operations Manager, you will be responsible for supporting Ketone-IQ’s Supply Chain through:

• Builds, directs, manages, and leads a junior global Supply Chain team, providing guidance, coaching, and support to drive performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drives automation and workflow optimization: actively identifies manual, repetitive tasks and implements automations(Zapier, Make, Parabola, ERP integrations, etc.) to eliminate waste, reduce error rates, and free team capacity.
• Owns holistic Planning across demand, supply, and production: builds and maintains SIOP/S&OP processes that align Marketing, Sales, Product, and Finance inputs into a single integrated plan, ensuring the right product is in the right place at the right time.
• Leads flawless retailer onboarding and compliance: takes vendor onboarding guides from major retailers (Target, Costco, Publix, Whole Foods, etc.) and translates them into internal SOPs and partner requirements so orders flow accurately and compliantly from day one.
• Cost Optimization: Develop and implement cost reduction initiatives within the supply chain without compromising quality, efficiency, or sustainability, and manage the supply chain budget effectively.
• Own Supply Chain’s Month’s End deliverables, working closely with Finance to provide timely, accurate information to close the books on time.
• Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, and cost control measures are in place for the Supply Chain team. Make every decision through a viewpoint of how those dollars will grow and impact the business.

What we're looking for

1. 5+ years Supply Chain Operations experience working within the CPG industry with a strong understanding of Retail and DTC end to end Supply Chains. Food & Beverage experience heavily preferred.
2. Must be fluent in workflow automation tools (Zapier, Make, Parabola, etc.) and ERP/3PL integrations to drive operational efficiency. You have a proven track record of identifying and eliminating manual, repetitive tasks and implement workflow automation tools to eliminate waste, reduce error rates, and free team capacity.
3. Team Management Experience: You’ll be managing a global Supply Chain team and you should have experience managing multiple direct reports.
4. Demonstrated ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment with imperfect resources and limited supervision (including proactively seeking guidance when needed). You are a self-starter with superior work ethic and personal integrity who WANTS TO WIN.
5. High Business Acumen: a true business partner; understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability with strong understanding of Supply Chain finance; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals; foundational understanding of statistical forecasting methods and planning principles.
6. Excellent people person who can holistically own relationships with our key Supply Chain partners and leverage them to help us smash our business goals.
7. Extremely tech and data savvy. You know Excel like the back of your hand and have the ability to create advanced analytical reports to help you make data oriented, high quality decisions. You also can identify gaps in our systems and known how and when to find the right software/solutions to implement.
8. Extremely process-oriented with the ability to identify and define issues, create scalable processes, and implement those processes with team members both in and out of the department.
9. Killer instinct mentality: Willing to roll up sleeves, figure stuff out, and get things done even when they don't seem to be in your wheelhouse. No task is too small and you will go out of your way to make sure you solve every problem with a sense of purpose.
10. The thought of being at a rapidly growing company where you’ll wear many hats, juggle shifting priorities, and establish and build processes and best practices excites you!
11. Excellent(best of the best) written and verbal communication skills in a customer-facing role.
12. Able to thrive in a fully remote work environment under minimal supervision.

Ideal candidates will have:

1. Experience working in a high growth, startup environment.
2. Ability to think creatively (“out of the box”) with high curiosity and vigor to learn, grow, and challenge the status quo.
3. Experience working with Kehe/UNFI/Target/Club or other distributors, grocery, convenience, and/or big box partners.
4. Knowledge of Supplement industry regulations.
5. Has interest in Ketones/fitness/health optimization.