Supply Chain Senior Analyst /Associate (Manufacturing)
About The Position
As a Senior Analyst or Associate on the Manufacturing team at David, you will own execution across our co-manufacturing network. This is a high-accountability, execution-first role responsible for ensuring production plans translate into reliable output, disciplined cost control, and scalable operational systems. You will lead production planning, forecasting, and co-manufacturer performance, driving accountability across scrap and yield, scheduling, attainment, capacity, throughput, quality, and continuous improvement. You’ll build the analytical visibility and operational rigor needed to scale our manufacturing network efficiently. This role blends rigorous modeling with hands-on ownership, partnering across Quality, R&D, Procurement, Fulfillment, Finance, and Commercialization to define and execute critical priorities with full accountability. Success requires high standards, humility, and the ability to align and challenge stakeholders to elevate team performance.
Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience in a fast-paced, highly analytical environment (investment banking, private equity, hedge fund, equity research, early-stage startup)
- High motor, strong intellectual curiosity, and a demonstrated willingness to take ownership beyond defined scope
- Advanced Excel proficiency with demonstrated experience building structured models
- Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with limited structure
- Low ego, high standards - you hold a hard line on performance while remaining open to being wrong and learning quickly; no task is beneath you and nothing is too small when it improves execution
- Strong judgment and attention to detail - you care about getting it exactly right
- Clear, direct communication skills and comfort holding stakeholders accountable
Nice To Haves
- Preferred: experience in investment banking with strong technical modeling exposure (CPG experience not required) or prior high-growth operating experience
Responsibilities
- Operate in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment where problem solving under pressure is expected
- Build and maintain advanced Excel models that automate core manufacturing workflows and support cross-functional business execution
- Identify and close gaps in systems, data flows, and operating processes; implement scalable solutions that improve visibility and accelerate decision-making
- Engage directly with co-manufacturers on a weekly basis to surface risks early, drive alignment, and improve performance through disciplined follow-through
- Lead high-impact analytical and operational workstreams from problem definition through measurable execution
- Own co-manufacturer performance across: Process discipline and operational rigor
- Production scheduling and execution oversight
- Consumption reporting and reconciliation
- Scrap tracking and yield optimization
- Capacity utilization and redundancy planning
- Production attainment and variance analysis
- Throughput performance and continuous improvement
Benefits
- Company equity options
- 100% covered Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
- 401(k) with 4% match
- Additional perks, such as covered gym expenses
- Substantial and required PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
