Operations Director Middle & South America (MASA)

Jack Link's Protein Snacks•Pompano Beach, FL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Link Snacks, Inc is the global leader in branded protein snacks with our namesake brand Jack Link’s, is a value-driven, family-owned business growing rapidly in Middle & South America (MASA). In January 2026, Jack Link's assumed full control of our Brazilian partnership Meat Snack Partners, and combined our commercial operations across Mexico, the Carribean, Central America, and Brazil under one zone. The new leadership team will drive rapid expansion across middle and south American countries under our core brands Jack Link’s, Peperami, and Rare Breed (pet snacks). We want to strengthen the organization by adding the best available people to our workforce. We are looking for an experienced Operations Director to help us navigate our rapid growth. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and organizational skills, be a strategic thinker and an effective leader, have a proven track record of successfully enabling growth and have experience (10+ years) in the FMCG/food industry, and will be working closely with the Marketing and Sales departments.

Requirements

Experience (10+ years) in the FMCG/food industry
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Strategic thinker and an effective leader
Proven track record of successfully enabling growth
Experience in the FMCG / food industry for more than 10 years as operations professional in close contact with Marketing and Sales
Strong external mindset, can draw on an extensive network for advice and information on opportunities that will help the business grow
Flexible, action- and result oriented, self-starting, knowledgeable in main business processes e.g. S&OP, RCCP, OTC, PTP.
Strong leadership personality with team player qualities and a high degree of key performance indicator orientation
Strategic vision for identifying optimization potential and implementing improvement processes
Engineering degree or comparable technical training with several years of relevant professional experience in the food industry
Comprehensive understanding of operational processes and systems
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and lead high-performing teams
Proficient in project- and change management
Excellent communication skills – stakeholder management skills and relationship building capabilities at all levels of the organization
Planning and organizational skills – prioritization, resource allocation
Fluent in English and Spanish, both verbal and written, with the ability to articulate complex ideas to a variety of stakeholders.
Portuguese is beneficial
Self-motivated, data driven, patient persistent, goal-oriented, able to work independently and effective in a project organization and cross-cultural environment

Nice To Haves

Portuguese is beneficial

Responsibilities

Overseeing all activities within the Supply Chain Functions (Procurement, Planning, Logistic, Customer Service, Co-Packing and R&D), Co-Manufacturing coordination and strategic projects
Develops and executes the Supply Chain and Manufacturing strategy for all MASA locations, aligned with the Business strategy
Establish and actively monitor key performance indicators, identifying opportunities for improvements and develop plans to resolve business short falls
Driving business results by leading and co-guiding important business process e.g. S&OP, Innovation, budget
Builds effective relationships with suppliers, industry/trade associations, authorities and politicians
Realization of new product start-ups according to plan in collaboration with the Plant Managers at Link Snack’s owned facilities, and Co-Manufacturers and the associated departments
Systematic definition and enforcement of measures to achieve cost and quality targets