Sr. Co-Manufacturing Manager, Beverage

## Sr. Co-Manufacturing Manager, Beverage Apply:
Hybrid:
Nutrabolt Austin HQ:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
R-100108
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* Who We Are:

** Nutrabolt is a fast-growing, global active health and wellness company with a portfolio of market leading performance-oriented brands that energize and fuel active lifestyles. The company’s disruptive and innovative products compete in the Functional Beverage and Active Nutrition segments, under three consumer-loved brands: C4 (one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States and the #1 selling global pre-workout brand), XTEND (the #1 post-workout recovery brand in the United States), and Cellucor (an award-winning sports nutrition brand created in 2002).Since

its founding 20 years ago, Nutrabolt has set out to meet the discerning needs of performance athletes and fitness enthusiasts, while appealing beyond this core group to include consumers around the globe who are making healthy, active living a daily priority.

As a Certified Great Place to Work, Top Workplaces USA honoree, Fortune Best Workplace in Texas, and more – Nutrabolt cares deeply about our people, planet, and the communities we serve. Here, our teammates are united by our mission, and take ownership in creating a healthy workplace environment that promotes strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect and belonging for all.
** Who You Are:
** This role reports to the Sr. Director of Beverage Manufacturing. The Sr. Co-Manufacturing Manager, Beverage will focus on Co-manufacturer relationship management, capacity & throughput matrices, & New Product Development (NPD) RFQ’s and negotiations. The Co-Manufacturing Manager, Beverage will work alongside all cross functional teams associated with the manufacturing of Nutrabolt and Bloom Nutrition’s beverage products, including but not limited to Purchasing, Planning, QA/QC, Legal, and Product Development.

This role will continue to develop and foster relationships with our current and new manufacturing partnerships. This role will further assist in identifying potential new external partners and focus on continuous improvement throughout Nutrabolt and Bloom Nutrition’s Beverage Co-manufacturing global network.
** What You're Good At:
*** Will have direct oversight of conversion costs including Labor, Overhead, Margins, Scrap, Re-work, & Changeovers / Spec Changes for assigned functional areas
* Identify and capture cost-reduction and efficiency opportunities in a collaborate fashion.
* Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies in alignment with Nutrabolt’s Stage Gate process that fosters the highest level of commitment to continuous improvement in product quality, (total) cost, and delivery
* Ensure expedient and compliant implementation of new contracts throughout organization
* Support Director of Beverage in evaluating new global manufacturer site economics & viability for strategic business needs
* Cross functionally lead plant trials, first production runs and commercialization
* Partner with PD and Quality on process feasibility and line compatibility
* Ensure smooth handoff from development to full-scale production
* Coordinate with planning and logistics teams throughout the commercialization process
* Ensure raw materials, packaging, and capacity are aligned to plan
* Manage short-term disruptions and contingency planning
* Actively represent sourcing on all NPD calls with Co-Mans, aligning with production allocation based upon TCO, capability, capacity, and other applicable criteria
* Track and validate Co-Man’s Take or Pay progress and incentives / rebates
* Manage the onboarding process for new Co-Man partners post successful Sourcing Operating vetting process and QA cGMP audits are complete and approved
** What You…