Senior Director, Co-Manufacturing Network Development

What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.

With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships . Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.

As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work...
this is it!Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Kinder’s is seeking a hands-on leader to source and develop the co-manufacturing partner network we will need as our brands, categories, and customer demand continue to grow. This role develop s the future-state manufacturing network: where capacity should sit, which partners we bring into it, how we assess their fit , and how we secure the right commercial and capacity commitments.

The Senior Director, Co-Man Network Development will lead network strategy, partner search and diligence, partner acceptance and long-range capacity planning . This leader will work across Operations, Planning, Product Development, Quality, Sourcing, Finance, Legal, and Commercial teams to turn growth plans and innovation pipelines into a resilient, cost-effective manufacturing network. This role is the strategic counterpart to the VP, Co-Man Network Operations.

The Senior Director will identify and establish the right partners and capacity;
Network Operations will lead ongoing execution, partner performance, and day-to-day issue resolution after a formal handoff. The Senior Director will collaborate with the VP on network decisions informed by operating experience and bring recommendations to the SVP, Operations.

HOW YOU'LL HAVE AN IMPACT AT KINDER'S:

The right leader will help Kinder’s enter new categories, launch reliably, and protect service as we scale by securing capable partners and capacity ahead of demand. They will combine a strong external network with analytical rigor, commercial judgment, and the ability to move complex cross-functional decisions forward.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Set the Co-Man Network Strategy

• Develop and maintain a multi-year co-manufacturing network roadmap across products, capabilities, geographies, capacity, economics , lead times, and risk.
• Translate growth plans, demand scenarios, innovation, and acquisition activity into future manufacturing needs and network options.
• Evaluate and source partner choices, network concentration, redundancy, speed to market, capital requirements, and total delivered cost; present recommendations and business cases to leadership .
• Identify supply chain manufacturing network gaps and develop an actionable pipeline of prospective partners and capacity solutions before constraints affect launches or ongoing service.

Lead Partner Search and Diligence

• Build the search strategy and partner pipeline for new categories, formats, technologies, and capacity requirements.
• Lead structured partner evaluations with Quality, Food Safety, Product Development, Engineering, Sourcing, Finance, and Legal, including capability, financial health, operational maturity, regulatory readiness, scalability, and business continuity.
• Coordinate initial site visits,…