Director of Procurement & Supply Chain Operations; Head

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Head-of role in a YOY high-growth company

Location: Visalia, CA (relocation package available)

Travel: Local day travel between company operating locations

Compensation: $170,000 to $210,000 base plus benefits, plus annual bonus

Ventura Coastal is the West Coast's #1 citrus B2B partner, delivering fully customized citrus products, juices, oils, essences, pulp, and peel, to some of the most recognized names in beverage plus niche marketers.

Led by an entrepreneurial owner and CEO with a bias for action and a whatever-it-takes mindset, we have driven transformational growth through bold investments in production and a sales team delivering consistent double-digit year-over-year new business growth.

Long-tenured employees, a customer base that keeps coming back because we deliver, and a culture built on results define who we are. Accelerating demand is fueling the next wave of growth over the next three to five years.

This is a head-of role with real ownership. You will architect the strategy, develop the team, and own the outcomes.

Reporting to a C-suite leader with heavy engagement from the owner/CEO, manufacturing leadership, the Director of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations will stand up and lead a newly consolidated function spanning procurement, inventory, logistics and transportation.

We are looking for a builder and a strategist. Someone energized by building structure where none exists, comfortable operating without a playbook while writing one in realtime, and at home in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment where your work directly shapes the company's next chapter. Is this you?

• Design and stand up the organizational structure of a newly consolidated function, defining roles, reporting lines, and team accountabilities from the ground up
• Architect and own a procurement and supply chain strategy, translating business goals into an operational plan that drives growth, margin improvement, and scalability
• Establish policies, procedures, and best practices from the ground up, replacing ad hoc approaches with documented, scalable standards across all functions

• Serve as the head of procurement and all supply chain functions, lead managers and teams in a player-coach capacity to build capability and drive high performance
• Be a strategic partner to the owner/CEO and executive leadership team on company-wide planning, investment, and growth
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to integrate supply chain strategies into business priorities and ensure seamless execution
• Model a people-first culture grounded in open communication, empowerment, recognition, and workplace safety

• Lead procurement and strategic sourcing, drive performance transformation through process optimization, supplier segmentation, contract lifecycle management
• Own vendor development and all procurement contracts, developing company-side agreements across all non-fruit materials, supplies, equipment, and services
• Establish governance frameworks ensuring compliance, audit readiness, ethical sourcing, and supplier performance accountability
• Evaluate and modernize procurement systems and tools to improve efficiency and scalability
• Establish and maintain inventory standards, policies, item specifications, and the controls and cadences that drive accuracy
• Lead demand planning to align safety stock, reorder points, and inventory positioning with production schedules and customer service targets

• Oversee end-to-end inbound and outbound operations, including 3PL partnerships and co-manufacturer coordination
• Build and manage logistics providers…