Sr Director, Operations and Supply Chain
About the role
The Sr Director, Operations is responsible for leading and optimizing the end-to-end California operating system, spanning supply planning, manufacturing, production, demand planning, distribution, order fulfillment, and fleet operations. This leader manages through its functional leaders while creating the accountability, operating cadence, and performance standards required to deliver high service levels, consistent quality, and efficient cost structures. While not responsible for cultivation, this leader must also understand cultivation outputs well enough to understand the timing, quality, and characteristics of incoming biomass and translate that supply into effective production and biomass pathway decisions. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of customer needs, industry dynamics, operational best practices, and hands-on leadership to deliver measurable impact and longterm value across the organization. This position is based in the Sacramento, California area and requires daily onsite presence across facilities.
Responsibilities
- Lead California Operations: Provide strategic and operational leadership across the operations network, including supply planning, manufacturing, production, packaging, warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, and fleet operations.
- Own Supply & Production Planning: Lead integrated demand and supply planning/S&OP in conjunction with capacity planning, inventory strategy, and biomass allocation to align with commercial objectives while minimizing stockouts and aging inventory.
- Drive Operational Accountability: Establish clear KPIs, targets, budgets, and operating rhythms across functional areas; regularly review performance, identify root causes, and drive timely corrective and preventive actions.
- Build Best-in-Class Operations: Develop and maintain standardized operating procedures, efficient workflows and manufacturing layouts, disciplined inventory controls, and scalable operating systems that promote safety, quality, compliance, efficiency, and consistency.