Consumer Packaged Goods Operations Consultant

**Consumer Packaged Goods (Food) Operations Consultant**

Do you want to work somewhere unique and have a direct impact on the company’s growth trajectory? Are you an operational task master who’s passionate about the consumer-packaged goods industry? Are you someone who can help bring management’s vision to life through the effectively setting and reaching individual and company goals?

If your answer is “YES”, please continue reading

Help us build the next generation of Candy brands. Build your legacy while being incredibly challenged. We're all here because we believe we’re creating something extraordinary and this role will be both demanding yet, rewarding. In this fractional Consumer Packaged Goods (Food) Operations Consultant role, you will help us achieve our operational goals and objectives

**About the Role**

The Operations and Execution Oversightrole will be an operations expert, obsessed with execution, wanting to contribute to a customer-focused, sales obsessed culture. With a bias for action approach, the role will be responsible for the oversight of the commercial and corporate services for the company. Through a strong Balanced Scorecard and KPI Metric based approach, you will lead and coordinate the day-to-day operating activities of the business. You will be an integral part of the management team and are expected to lead and engage with all team members.

**Responsibilities**
- Act as a trusted advisor to the management team, providing active, timely, and objective execution oversight
- Oversee all execution aspects of the commercial operations and corporate services, including, sales, marketing, product development, supply chain, procurement, finance, and corporate initiatives
- Ensure the ongoing management of all operational processes and staff that is focused on a culture of “can do” growth-based mindset
- Help align the organization to defined strategic and operational objectives by leading the set up and establishment of KPI metrics goals, to ensure compliance in delivering short/medium and long term overall corporate objectives
- Develop and prepare a weekly Operational Performance Report for senior management
- Perform as a conduit to the management team, providing regular updates, and acting with urgency, to keep operations running smoothly
- Develop and implement operational efficiencies, strong financial controls, resourcing strategies, and best practices that set the business up to scale for growth
- Work closely with supply chain to understand capacity planning, production issues and opportunities
- Work closely with sales management to understand customer requirements, Service Level Agreements, and customer service feedback for improvement
- Identify and analyze information to give early warnings of potential problems and recommend corrective actions
- Assist the organization in building and maintaining a positive company culture based on core values and company mission
- Work closely with the leadership teams to understand the cost and implications of quality control and production issues/opportunities while developing a plan to address these holistically

**Requirements**:

- At least 7 years' experience in an operations role gained in either a growth-based consumer brand or a high-growth small business backed with VC funding
- Operations experience with an emphasis on effective people management
- Superior leadership skills with a results-oriented outlook and a proven track record in leading the set up and establishment of organization wide KPI metrics/goals
- Exceptional organizational skills with strong written and oral communication skills required
- Proven ability to build strong working relationships both internal and external to the organization
- Ability to problem-solve and make sound recommendations pertaining to organization effectiveness using common sense and data-driven approaches
- Proficient with business software including Microsoft office (Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Teams), Power BI, Zoho One, Slack, Quickbooks, CRM platforms and project management software
- Exceptional customer service, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to quickly identify & prioritize key business development opportunities
- Strong planning, analytical, technical, and organizational skills
- High sense of urgency and results focused while working within a deadlines-based environment
- Works well with others and executes the vision and tactics set forth by the senior management team

**The Company**

Founded in 2020, Candyverse Brands Inc. is a plant based, low-sugar candy company leading the future of snacking through better nutrition. Starting with our delicious gummy candy line of Better Bears, we are waging an all-out war on sugar

Our vision is to be the leading consumer choice low-sugar candy brand, offering a range of confectionary that is indistinguishable from traditional, full-sugar candy. With a commitment to sustainability, we are making