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About this role
Your role
As our CMO Partner Manager (all genders), you will serve as the strategic interface between our internal teams (R&D, Quality, Operations) and external manufacturing partners. You will own your product categories end-to-end - securing product availability, driving cost efficiency, and leveraging external manufacturing intelligence to spark innovation within our supply chain.
Responsibilities
- As our CMO Partner Manager (all genders), you will serve as the strategic interface between our internal teams (R&D, Quality, Operations) and external manufacturing partners. You will own your product categories end-to-end - securing product availability, driving cost efficiency, and leveraging external manufacturing intelligence to spark innovation within our supply chain.
- Drive Security of Supply: Guarantee product availability and eliminate stockouts through proactive risk management, robust capacity planning, and flawless data tracking (ETAs).
- Manage & Scale Partner Networks: Continuously screen the market for new manufacturing capabilities, onboard strategic CMO partners, and manage day-to-day partner operations.
- Optimize TCO & Commercials: Build deep market insight into raw material and manufacturing costs to negotiate optimal pricing, terms, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- Drive Launch Execution: Direct New Product Introductions (NPI) from concept to market launch, ensuring cross-functional and partner alignment to meet project timelines.
- Champion Quality & Efficiency: Hold partners accountable to strict delivery reliability (OTIF) and swift quality resolution (CAPA), while bringing external best practices back to internal operations.
- Your profile
- Background & Experience: 5+ years in strategic procurement, category management, or contract manufacturing (CMO) - ideally in dietary supplements, FMCG, food, or pharma. Experience i