Contract Manufacturing Sourcing Manager Job at Siete Foods (Austin)

Job Description

You're part detective, part project manager, and part relationship builder—and you're really good at all three. When someone says, "we need a new manufacturing partner," you already have a mental Rolodex of who's best at what, where they're located, and what they can handle. You live for the challenge of turning a complex RFP into a streamlined process, complete with clear timelines, decision criteria, and stakeholders who actually know what's happening. If you're someone who gets energized by building supplier networks, managing multiple moving pieces without breaking a sweat, and seeing a new partner go from "nice to meet you" to first successful production run, we should talk. Our team is looking for a CoMan Sourcing Manager who can own the entire journey—and we think that might just be you.

Job Responsibility

Own end-to-end contract manufacturer sourcing and onboarding projects, from initial RFP development and supplier evaluation through award, onboarding, and first successful production execution
Lead RFPs as formal projects, establishing clear scopes, timelines, milestones, and decision criteria, and managing cross-functional inputs to ensure timely, data-driven supplier selection
Develop and manage project plans for new CoMan onboarding, coordinating activities across internal teams (Operations, QA, R&D, Finance, Commercialization) and external manufacturing partners
Serve as the primary project owner during early-stage execution, ensuring new CoMans are operationally ready and aligned ahead of first production runs
Be onsite at CoMan facilities as required to support onboarding, audits, line trials, and first production runs, ensuring readiness across equipment, processes, staffing, and documentation
Partner closely with Contract Manufacturing Managers to ensure new sourcing decisions align with category strategy, capacity requirements, redundancy goals, and long-term network plans
Build and own standardized onboarding processes, templates, and governance models to enable consistent, repeatable CoMan launches as the network scales
Develop and maintain a metric-driven evaluation framework for RFP candidates, clearly documenting trade-offs related to cost, capability, risk, and scalability
Own the Contract Manufacturer Search Database and internal information sheets, ensuring all sourcing and onboarding data is accurate, current, and accessible
Identify and manage risks proactively throughout the sourcing and onboarding lifecycle, escalating issues early and driving resolution to protect timelines, cost, and service
Provide clear, structured updates to internal stakeholders on project status, risks, and readiness leading up to and through first production
Research product category industry trends and create reports summarizing industry manufacturing partners and capabilities for both core and innovation products, including estimated available industry capacity
Travel an average of 50% of the time

Requirements

2-3 years of sourcing, operations, supply chain, or food & beverage manufacturing experience is required
Experience participating in RFPs, supplier selection, and contract negotiations required
Proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets is required
Project management skills with experience running multiple complex, cross-functional projects preferred
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, growth-stage environment with shifting priorities

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