Vice President of Operations

New Orleans, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Summary

The Vice President of Operations is a senior executive role responsible for enterprise-wide operational leadership across the organization. This position provides both strategic direction and hands-on execution for all operations-related functions while influencing Sales Marketing Finance and Human Resources to ensure alignment between commercial strategy and operational capability.

In a lean entrepreneurial organization of approximately 65 employees the VP of Operations plays a central role in shaping company culture driving accountability and translating business strategy into scalable efficient and compliant operations across two distinct food businesses.

Scope of Responsibility

The Vice President of Operations has leadership responsibility for the following functional areas:

Production and packaging operations
Supply and demand planning
Maintenance and reliability
Warehouse logistics and inventory control
Quality assurance and food safety
Procurement and vendor management
Customer service and order fulfillment
E-commerce website replenishment order flow and fulfillment execution

The role works closely with and influences:

Sales and Marketing to align demand generation promotions and customer commitments with operational capacity and service levels
Finance on budgeting forecasting cost controls and capital planning
Human Resources on organizational design leadership development performance management and workforce planning

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Leadership & Strategy

Partner with the CEO and executive team to define and execute company-wide strategy ensuring operational readiness supports revenue growth and customer expectations.
Act as an enterprise leader influencing decisions across Sales Marketing Finance and HR.
Build a performance-driven culture emphasizing accountability safety quality and continuous improvement.
Lead annual operating plans capital planning and long-range capacity planning.

Operational Execution

Ensure efficient daily operations across both manufacturing businesses with active involvement as needed to resolve issues and support teams.
Balance capacity labor materials and inventory to meet retail foodservice and e-commerce demand.
Drive standardization of processes metrics and reporting across departments where appropriate.

Supply Chain & Planning

Oversee demand forecasting production planning and inventory management to support retail foodservice and direct-to-consumer channels.
Lead procurement strategy supplier relationships and cost management initiatives.
Ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment across all channels.

Quality Food Safety & Compliance

Maintain robust quality and food safety systems consistent with regulatory customer and third-party audit requirements.
Promote a strong food safety culture across production warehouse and fulfillment operations.

Continuous Improvement

Champion continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety quality productivity and cost reduction.
Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) across all operations functions.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Operations Management Supply Chain Engineering Business or a related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
10 15 years of progressive leadership experience with significant responsibility across manufacturing supply chain and cross-functional business operations.
Prior experience as a senior operations leader (Director or VP level) in food manufacturing CPG or foodservice environments.
Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with Sales Marketing Finance and HR at an executive level.
Strong background in food safety quality systems and regulatory compliance.
Proven success leading both strategic initiatives and hands-on operational execution in a growth-oriented organization.

Skills & Competencies

Practical hands-on leadership style with strong problem-solving ability
Strategic thinker with operational discipline
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Financial and cost management acumen
Comfort working in a fast-paced resource-constrained environment
Ability to manage complexity across multiple product lines and customer channels

Reporting Relationship

Reports to: President / Chief Executive Officer

Direct Reports

Functional managers and supervisors across operations supply chain quality and customer fulfillment.

Onsite Location

This role is ideal for an operations leader who thrives in a hands-on environment and enjoys building scalable systems while staying closely connected to daily execution.

Position Summary The Vice President of Operations is a senior executive role responsible for enterprise-wide operational leadership across the organization. This position provides both strategic direction and hands-on execution for all operations-related functions while influencing Sales Marketing F...