Senior Manager, Manufacturing

At Bonafide Provisions we believe food is medicine. We are looking for an experienced and driven Senior Manufacturing Manager to join our team and play a key role in scaling our operations, optimizing manufacturing processes, and ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards.
Bonafide Provisions

It is our mission to help everyone experience abundant wellness through the power of food. We promise to make our products the same way you would in your own kitchen - NO shortcuts, NO funky ingredients, ever. We use only the highest-quality, certified organic ingredients to deliver wellness-promoting foods that are made from the cleanest ingredients and taste like homemade (if not better!).
What You Will Do

The Senior Manufacturing Manager will lead all aspects of manufacturing operations, including production oversight, inventory management, co-manufacturing relationships, and process improvement initiatives. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on operational management, ensuring seamless execution of production while building scalable systems to support rapid growth. The Senior Manufacturing Manager reports to the COO and will manage an Inventory Coordinator and the Quality Assurance Manager.
Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategies for scaling production to meet growing demand.
• Lead the optimization of manufacturing and inventory systems and identify needs for new systems (e.g., ERP, WMS) to optimize efficiency and accuracy.
• Align manufacturing operations with long-term business goals, including capacity planning and new product launches.
• Oversee co-manufacturer relationships, creating accountability structures and ensuring adherence to production schedules, quality standards, and cost targets.
• Work closely with key co-manufacturer in Otay Mesa, CA to build out systems, process, KPIs and accountability structures.
• Work with leadership to negotiate co-man contracts and service level agreements (SLAs) to support business needs.
• Conduct regular audits and performance reviews of co-manufacturers to ensure operational excellence.
• Manage and improve inventory systems to ensure accuracy, reduce waste, and optimize stock levels.
• Collaborate with supply chain and logistics teams to coordinate raw material and finished goods flow.
• Lead inventory-related process improvements and system upgrades, in close partnership with accounting team.
• Monitor daily production schedules and address any operational issues in real time.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and food safety standards (HACCP, FSMA, GMP, FDA, USDA, certified organic, etc.).
• Analyze production and inventory data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage and mentor direct reports, including inventory coordinator.
• Partner closely with accounting, finance and supply chain teams to ensure alignment on production goals and system improvements.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure operational success.

Who You Are

You are a talented CPG manufacturing professional who will leverage your strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to successfully partner with our co-manufacturing team. A strategic planner and thinker, you also thrive in an environment where you are able to be hands on. With a continuous improvement mindset, you are results oriented, organized, and know the importance of working cross-functionally. Finally, you thrive in a fast-paced, emerging brand environment and are comfortable wearing multiple hats.
Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing in Food/CPG industry.
• Hands-on production/plant management experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred. Degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field is a plus.
• Experience in manufacturing "real food" products made from whole food ingredients rather than manufactured ingredients, with unique production processes.
• Proven success managing production in a co-manufacturing or outsourced manufacturing environment.
• Experience scaling systems and processes to support growing production volumes, while maintaining and improving costs.
• Hands-on experience with inventory management systems (ERP/WMS) and implementing system upgrades. SOS experience a plus.
• Experience with lot tracking and organic certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and regulatory compliance (HACCP, FSMA, GMP, FDA, USDA, certified organic, etc.).
• Strong cross-functional experience with accounting, finance and logistics teams.
• Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) highly desirable: Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) preferred.
• Background in launching new products and managing SKU complexity.
• APICS Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or equivalent is a plus.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Passion for wellness and/or all things culinary a plus.

Benefits

We offer health, dental, and vision insurance, PTO, and paid holidays.