Supply Chain Materials Manager

Who You Are:

You are a proactive, detail-oriented professional with excellent collaboration skills. You excel in working with diverse teams, including Accounting, IT, Quality Assurance, and co-manufacturing partners, to ensure efficient material flow and resource availability. You have a strong background in managing Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) relationships and supply chain processes, along with a proven ability to drive improvements and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You possess effective problem-solving skills for resolving ERP issues and enhancing inventory accuracy. Additionally, you have strong leadership abilities to mentor a team and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Your strong communication skills and commitment to operational excellence will be vital for success in this role.

The Task at Hand:

The Supply Chain Materials Manager will oversee inventory management strategies to ensure efficient material flow and production operations. Responsibilities include managing VMI relationships with packaging suppliers, collaborating for timely resource, planning and coordinating logistics for raw material transfers. The manager also monitors stock levels, resolves ERP issues, drives inventory accuracy improvements, and leads a team to promote continuous improvement in materials management.

In This Role, You Will:

• Create and implement inventory management strategies to ensure efficient material flow and production operations.

• Manage the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) relationship with the primary packaging supplier to optimize inventory levels.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely availability of resources for production.

• Oversee material planning and coordinate the logistics of transferring raw materials and packaging to co-packers, ensuring materials are available on-site while minimizing costs.

• Provide short-term forecasts for materials and packaging based on finished goods projections and share insights with stakeholders.

• Work with Inventory and Accounting teams to monitor stock levels, identify discrepancies, and participate in inventory reconciliation.

• Assist in resolving ERP and purchasing system issues to ensure accurate receipt timing and address concerns.

• Manage effective dates for raw material and packaging changes to reduce surplus and obsolete inventory.

• Keep product change information updated and develop plans to phase out obsolete items.

• Drive improvements in materials inventory accuracy and promote collaboration across teams.

• Assist in the implementation of supply chain technologies to enhance visibility and automation in materials management.

• Lead and mentor a team of materials professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

• Additional responsibilities as needed.

In This Role, You’ll Bring With You:

• A Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in materials management, supply chain, or logistics roles, with a strong focus on production and inventory control.

• Proven experience managing vendor relationships and implementing materials management strategies in a manufacturing or production environment.

• Demonstrated expertise in materials requirements planning (MRP) and inventory management systems, including ERP software. Knowledge of Sage X3 preferred.

• Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as Production, Inventory, Quality Assurance, and Accounting to achieve operational goals.

• Strong analytical skills with experience in forecasting, data analysis, and inventory reconciliation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions such as pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data analysis tools.

• Leadership experience in mentoring and developing teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively cross-functionally and externally with various teams including Accounting, QA, and our Co-manufacturing partners, knowing when and how to escalate pertinent issues and provide solutions designed to reduce the noise.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while continually driving improvement initiatives.

• Able to adapt and manage changing priorities, assuming additional responsibilities when needed.

• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Outlook, Slack, and other professional platforms.

• Up to 10% travel required: Although this role is a remote work-from-home position, we “Farmers” do meet as a company and/or as a department a few times a year. Anticipate possible travel up to a few times each quarter.

• Genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet.

• Desire to contribute to a dynamic high-growth, purpose-driven work environment.

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity, deeply understand business needs, develop a cohesive strategy, and make decisions requiring a high level of judgment.

• Previous exposure to cross-functional work between Sustainability and Operations preferred.

• Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.

• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Compensation:

• Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt.

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $83,000.00 to $96,000.00. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a few factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses, stipends, equity, and role-specific perks.

Additional:

• Remote-first work environment.

• Annual Bonus.

• 401(k) program + 4% company match after three months.

• New Hire Remote Life Stipend + annual Nourish and Nurture Allowance.

• Monthly Cell and Internet Stipend.

• Quarterly Farm-to-Fridge home deliveries and Employee Discounts.

• New Parents: Up to 18 weeks of paid Parental Leave, Baby Steps Back To Work, 3 months’ supply of Once Upon A Farm products, and breast milk shipping service and support for those who travel after birth for the duration of your breastfeeding journey.

• Unlimited Paid Time Off.

• Paid Volunteer Time.

• Paid Time Off to fulfill civic responsibilities including jury duty and voting in local, state, and national elections.

• Medical Insurance for the employee covered at 100% on select plans, with additional plan options at a reduced cost to the employee.

• Vision and Dental Insurance covered at 100% for the employee and dependents.

• Life insurance.

• Flexible spending account (Medical & Dependent Care) and Health savings accounts for applicable plans.

• Employee assistance program (EAP).

• All other benefits, leaves, and insurance as required by law, based on your specific residence.

• And so much more!

Who We Are

Our Purpose: Drive systemic improvement in childhood nutrition for a healthier, happier, and more equitable world.

Our Business: At Once Upon a Farm, a better story starts here. We're on a greater mission in providing organic, crave-worthy, snacks and meals for children of all ages. Our recipes are crafted with only the best organic ingredients – whole fruits and veggies, cold-pressed (our pouches), or freshly frozen (our meals) to perfection– to support your growing kids at every stage. Each of our organic, non-GMO, non-dairy recipes contains no added sugar and are free from artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives – just simple, real, nutritious snacks your entire family will love.

We support and champion farmers who supply the highest-quality organic ingredients for our foods.  We help parents keep their promise to provide the best nourishment for their children’s bodies and souls. We treat our consumers, customers, suppliers, investors, and all our valued employees with the same high level of dignity and respect that we expect from others. We will always fight for and support efforts to drive positive social change and food justice for the benefit of parents, kids, and families.  Lastly, we foster an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture that values humility, honesty, passion, positive social impact, and fun.

Our Team: We’re all fully remote, which makes us a highly collaborative, dynamic, and supportive bunch. We share a singular mission to make the world a better place through the highest quality, most delicious, nourishing, and nutritious products made accessible to every home, from our farms to your fridge. And while we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in one another's success.

Once Upon A Farm is a purpose-driven brand made up of an inclusive group of individuals with diverse backgrounds, passions, and beliefs. We hire self-motivated, independent thinkers, and those who are genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet. Bring your whole self to your work at Once Upon A Farm, a proud equal-opportunity employer. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use.

In an effort to help us remove unconscious bias from our resume review process, we ask that you please remove all identifying information from your resume (like profile photos) before you upload it. Once Upon A Farm is committed to cultivating an inclusive environment where a diverse group of people can and want to do their best work, and that starts with our hiring practices.

Once Upon a Farm, PBC, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all company facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, cast, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer-related or HIV/AIDS-related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.