Sr. Director of Supply Chain - Systems & Sustainability

Senior Director, Supply Chain
- Systems & Sustainability

The Senior Director, Supply Chain
- Systems & Sustainability is a strategic, highly visible senior leadership role that reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and works alongside peer leaders in Operations, Finance, IT, and Sustainability.

This leader owns the full Supply Chain function (procurement, demand planning, inventory, warehouse, logistics, and customer service) and carries direct accountability for two dimensions that increasingly define how Supply Chain performs: (1) Supply Chain Systems, leading our ERP implementation and its ongoing modernization, applying AI and automation to forecasting, planning, and procurement, and serving as the primary business partner to IT on supply chain technology needs;

and (2) Supply Chain Sustainability, building the operational processes and supplier programs needed to meet an increasingly rigorous global sustainability landscape, including B Corp recertification under B Lab's new standards, Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) requirements, SEDEX/SMETA audits, and retailer-driven human rights due diligence programs.

We're looking for someone who is equally comfortable setting multi-year strategy, managing ERP implementation and governance, and rolling up their sleeves when needed. This is a role for a builder: someone energized by ambiguity, who treats cross-functional partnership as the job rather than a distraction from it, and who wants to leave a visible, lasting mark on how a growing, entrepreneurial company operates.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end supply chain performance across Purchasing, Demand Planning, Warehouse, Customer Service, and Logistics, setting strategy that ties directly to company growth and financial objectives.
• Direct the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, including sales tracking, production planning, inventory management, and vintage forecasting.
• Translate calendar-year and multi-year forecasts into vintage and varietal-level grape procurement needs ahead of each harvest.
• Lead sourcing, vendor selection, and contract negotiation for raw materials, packaging, and services, balancing cost, quality, and delivery commitments with increasing scrutiny on supplier sustainability performance.
• Facilitate new product development timelines across departments to ensure timely, well-coordinated launches.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of managers, analysts, and specialists; develop bench strength for succession.
• Serve as primary contact for the company's recent ERP implementation and ongoing modernization roadmap.
• Lead post-implementation governance: data integrity, user adoption, release management, and continuous improvement cycles.
• Define supply chain, procurement, and inventory data architecture requirements and ensure they support downstream reporting, forecasting, and sustainability/traceability needs.
• Build the business case, timeline, and change management plan for any systems investments, and report progress to the COO.
• Evaluate and integrate complementary planning, procurement, and analytics platforms (e.g., APS, TMS, supplier portals) around the ERP core.
• Identify and lead the deployment of AI and machine learning applications across demand forecasting, production planning, procurement, and inventory optimization.
• Champion supply chain automation initiatives that reduce manual effort and improve decision speed.
• Bring an enterprise-wide lens to automation opportunities, partnering beyond supply chain to identify where AI can improve cross-functional workflows tied to planning, sustainability reporting, and finance.
• Stay current on emerging AI/automation tools relevant to food, beverage, and agricultural supply chains, and bring a point of view on where the company should invest next.
• Serve as the primary business partner to IT/Information Systems on all supply chain software needs, translating operational requirements into technical specifications and prioritization.
• Co-own the supply chain technology roadmap with IT, ensuring systems decisions are made jointly rather than in silos.
• Partner with IT on data governance, systems security, and integration…