Director, Contract Manufacturing at The Hain Celestial Group (HCG) (2021-01 – Present)
Own end-to-end performance of a $75MM co-manufacturing network, driving KPIs across service, cost, quality, and delivery. Coordinate and lead teams with responsibility and management of external partners that manufacture, package and repackage finished goods. Quality driven and implement continuous improvement mindset with every project. Direct all phases of the contracted relationship from concept to beyond commercialization.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, and regulatory standards, maintaining a 100% audit pass rate across annual audits.
- Improved on-time delivery from 90% to 98% by implementing structured supplier scorecards, quarterly business reviews, and performance accountability mechanisms.
- Delivered $2MM in cost savings through contract renegotiation, productivity initiatives, and strategic network optimization.
- Reduced product launch timelines by 30+ days by leading parallel co-manufacturer qualification and commercialization processes across R&D, Quality, and Operations.
- Rebalanced manufacturing network capacity in North and Central America, improving utilization, mitigating geographic and supply risk, and strengthening service continuity.
- Built executive dashboards to forecast capacity constraints and proactively rebalance production across co-man partners.
- Collaborate with stakeholder ensuring full alignment and efficiency in Co-manufacturing.
- Translate demand signals into executable supply strategies, improving alignment between forecast, inventory levels, and customer service performance.
- Lead RFPs, onboarding, and scale-up of new manufacturing partners, ensuring technical capability and readiness alignment.
- Contract management and negotiations, QBR, RFP, RFQ, True ups and PPV executions quarterly
- Bring over 13 years of plant trial and start-up experience, ensuring successful scale-up from pilot to full production across multiple manufacturing sites.
Senior Manager, Co-Manufacturer Quality & Food Safety at The Hain Celestial Group (HCG) (2017-01 – 2021-12)
Directed performance and compliance across 75 global co-manufacturing partners and 200 suppliers supporting $550MM buisness.
- Built supplier performance systems that improved service reliability and reduced operational variability across the network.
- Led onboarding, audits, and corrective actions, strengthening risk mitigation and supplier accountability.
- Embedded quality into commercialization processes, enabling faster, more scalable product launches.
- Acted as key escalation point, resolving supplier disruptions and aligning cross-functional teams without executive escalation.
Senior Manager, Contract Manufacturing at The Bountiful Company (NBTY / Nestle Health Science) (2013-01 – 2016-12)
Managed 80+ contract manufacturers (vitamins, mineral and tablets and soft gels) supporting a billion-dollar operation, aligning supplier performance to service, cost, and quality goals. Oversaw $450MM in supplier spend, driving sourcing strategy and cost control initiatives.
- Implemented KPI governance processes to improve OTD, reduce variability, and increase supplier accountability.
- Headed onboarding, audits, strengthening risk mitigation and supplier accountability.
- Led cross-functional initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and supplier execution.
- Ensure conformity with GMP, HACCP, & regulatory standards.
Senior Manager, Quality Assurance & Food Safety at Atkins Nutritional's Inc. (2004-01 – 2013-12)
Led QA and food safety for a $330MM business, ensuring compliance and operational consistency.
- Directed enterprise audit and HACCP programs, strengthening risk mitigation and supply continuity.
- Managed a team of twenty-five, driving improvements in GMP compliance, audit readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Improved operational performance through process redesign and KPI-driven execution.
- Partnered with Operations and R&D, supporting process improvements & product commercialization.
- Plant trial QA lead and start-up experience, from concept to full production across multiple sites.
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) at United States Army Reserves
- Oversaw $800MM+ in contracted services, ensuring vendor performance across cost, quality, and delivery.
- Served as Contracting Officer Representative for Detainee feeding and services (COR), ensuring compliance, governance, and performance management.
- Enforced contract compliance and resolved supplier issues in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments.
- Led large-scale logistics operations in the Middle East, balancing real-time disruption management with long-term planning.
- Commanded 300+ personnel, driving execution, accountability, and performance.
