Director, Co-Manufacturing Quality

BUILT ON FLAVOR. FUELED BY PEOPLE.

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.

Kinder’s is seeking an experienced Director of Co-Manufacturing Quality who is passionate about being part of a team of hard-working people focused on bringing the future of flavor to consumers everywhere.

The Director, Co-Manufacturing Quality is a strategic quality leader responsible for establishing and executing the Quality strategy across the company’s co-manufacturing network. This role owns the governance, performance, food safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement programs that ensure co-manufactured products consistently meet company, regulatory, customer, and consumer expectations. It will serve as the senior quality leader and subject matter expert for the co-manufacturing network, partnering closely with Co-Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D/Product Development, Regulatory, Commercialization, and Corporate Quality to enable business growth while protecting consumers and the brand.

This leader will build scalable systems, establish clear accountability with external manufacturing partners, proactively identify and mitigate quality and food safety risks, and develop a high-performing Co-Manufacturing Quality organization. The role requires strong business acumen and the ability to translate technical quality risks into clear business decisions for senior leadership.

• Develop and execute the long-term Co-Manufacturing Quality strategy in alignment with company growth and business objectives.
• Establish the Quality governance model, standards, policies, and accountability framework for all co-manufacturing partners.
• Define risk-based Quality requirements based on product category, process complexity, facility capability, volume, consumer risk, and business importance.
• Establish and maintain a standardized operating model for managing Quality across the co-manufacturing network.
• Develop Quality KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and performance expectations for co-manufacturing partners.
• Establish regular business reviews with strategic partners to evaluate Quality performance, risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Provide senior leadership with clear visibility into network-level Quality performance and emerging risks.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology, data, and QMS capabilities to improve visibility, efficiency, and consistency.

• Own the Quality component of new co-manufacturer qualification and selection.
• Lead Quality due diligence for new partners, product transfers, acquisitions, capacity expansions, and significant process changes.
• Develop and maintain a risk-based co-manufacturer audit strategy.
• Oversee audits, assessments, findings, corrective actions, and verification of…