Director of Operations

Ref: BBBH: 516345

Bishop, GA

$140,000

• Permanent
• 2 Week Notice Period

About the candidate

This candidate is an experienced Director of Operations with a demonstrable history of working within various industries. They have a track-record of building and nurturing sales relationships with store managers, B2B, construction, contractors and warehousing.

What makes them great?

• Grew a team from 8 to 165 employees as CPG company experienced explosive growth (3400% to $35M) 
• Cut packaging lead time 78% by sourcing, negotiating, and procurement domestic packaging for first time in a multimillion-dollar CPG company's 50 year history
• Rocketed quarterly profits 20% as lead on initiative to deliver finished good to Costco within only 6 months for a lean startup, supporting research and development (R&D), initiating new co-packer, and overseeing packaging
• Accelerated production 25% with 30% fewer staff while generating $600k in annual labor savings via manufacturing 
• Automation and capital equipment procurement and installation 
• Played a key role in developing product from prototype to finished good by leading raw material sourcing, packaging design, and production launch
• Led process to obtain current good manufacturing process (cGMP) certification and launched company's first formal quality department

Areas of expertise

• Steered project to source new packaging, negotiate favourable supplier contracts, and initiate production to deliver first Costco order within only 6 months, resulting in a 20% quarterly profit increase
• Cut freight costs 10% while sustaining reliability, communication, and reporting standards by leading transition to a new freight carrier
• Hired to lead supply chain, production, and distribution operations as company matured and grew
• Oversaw regulatory compliance to align company practices with OSHA, USDA, HAACP, Kosher, Organic and non-GMO regulations and guidelines
• Led 75 staff across 6 departments to support production and distribution of 500+ SKUs
• Restructured facility layout to enhance shipping department efficiency 25% and enable company to ship an additional $300k of product per month
• Trimmed downtime by 15% by breaking down leadership team silos and instilling culture of proactive troubleshooting and cross-functional problem-solving