VP, Manufacturing & Operations

Village Farms International (Nasdaq: VFF) is a vertically integrated global leader in cannabis and plant‑based consumer packaged goods, and sustainable innovation. As one of North America’s longest‑standing produce operators built on decades of expertise, we’re a company where growers, innovators, and creators come together to shape the future of high performance plant‑based brands, globally.

Joining Village Farms means joining a global team built on purpose, integrity, and ambition. Here, we grow people, ideas and possibilities.

The VP, Manufacturing & Operations will oversee the cannabis processing, packaging, supply chain and associated facilities. This role is integral for ensuring consistent delivery of high‑quality products, optimizing supply chain efficiency, and aligning operations with the company’s integrated global growth strategy, by improving operational metrics through data‑driven decision making and best practices to maximize profitability and enable market growth.

• Lead and execute strategies to improve customer fill rate success, on‑time delivery performance, and production process efficiency while maintaining target cost and duration criteria.
• Define the operational excellence vision and embed it across the operations.
• Build governance structures to monitor, measure, and sustain performance.
• Develop and mentor leaders to sustain a culture of excellence.
• Lead day‑to‑day operations across supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and facilities.
• Ensure operational efficiency, cost‑effectiveness, and high‑quality execution of core business processes.
• Oversee capacity planning, production targets, and resource allocation to meet business demand.
• Leaders' transformation programs within operations, with the goal of safety, continuous improvement and smart use of systems (ERP, WMS, etc.) and labor.

• Ensure that our products and ways of working consistently meet or exceed the highest standards of safety, compliance, and performance. Quality is not an afterthought — it is designed into our products, embedded in our processes, and lived through our practices. It is the foundation of trust with customers, regulators, and each other.
• Uphold the Company’s quality vision, standards, and policies throughout the entire value chain.
• Sponsor quality systems, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives to promote product quality.
• Champion cross‑functional collaboration to integrate quality into product lifecycle.

• Build and sustain an agile, resilient, and cost‑effective supply chain that ensures the right product, at the right place, at the right time. Integrate demand, supply, and financial forecasting to enable smart decision‑making, grow margins, and deliver value to customers and stakeholders.
• Own the end‑to‑end supply chain strategy and planning processes, including for new product launches.
• Align supply chain performance with business growth and financial targets.
• Drive digital supply chain tools, ERP systems, and predictive analytics.

• Ensure optimal inventory levels that balance cost, service, and risk. Effective inventory management safeguards supply continuity, minimizes working capital, and enables the business to respond quickly to customer demand and market changes.
• Define enterprise‑wide inventory strategy and governance.
• Balance working capital efficiency with customer service reliability.
• Ensure inventory policies are consistently applied across functions and geographies.
• Sponsor digital and analytics capabilities to drive smarter decision‑making.

• Ensure operations adhere to all regulatory, safety, and quality standards.
• Develop risk management strategies to safeguard supply chain, production, and business continuity.
• Champion safety, sustainability, and compliance initiatives.

• Own operational budgets, P&L accountability, and efficiency KPIs.
• Implement systems to track and improve productivity, costs, quality, and delivery metrics.
• Identify cost‑reduction opportunities without compromising quality or compliance.

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