<p>Operations Director</p> <p>Job Description</p> <p>LOCATION: ORISKANY, NY (onsite)</p> <p>ABOUT BONIDE</p> <p>Bonide Products LLC is a mid-sized, U.S.-based specialty home and garden manufacturer with a nearly 100-year history of providing effective, trusted solutions to consumers across lawn, garden, and pest control categories.</p> <p>Bonide is in the midst of a multi-year transformation from a family-run organization to a professional, consumer-led, brand-driven operating company. This transformation includes installing standard operating processes, strengthening cross-functional execution, and evolving capabilities to support growth across mass retail and e-commerce channels.</p> <p>Bonide maintains a strategic partnership with a global agricultural science company, providing access to advanced chemistry, formulation expertise, and active ingredients.</p> <p>ROLE SUMMARY</p> <p>Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the Director of Operations is responsible for leading Bonide's end-to-end operations and supply chain performance, including demand and supply planning, sourcing, manufacturing, third-party tolling, inventory management, logistics, and distribution.</p> <p>This role integrates manufacturing, supply planning, inventory strategy, service levels, and operating cadence across channels. It is not confined to plant execution or functional optimization.</p> <p>The Director of Operations serves as a core member of the Bonide Leadership Team (BLT) and is accountable for building a scalable, disciplined, and cost-effective operations platform that enables growth while reducing variability and reliance on executive intervention.</p> <p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</p> <p>Enterprise Operations Leadership</p> <ul> <li>Own end-to-end operations performance across planning, procurement, manufacturing, third-party production, inventory, logistics, and distribution. </li><li>Architect, own, and enforce core decision forums (S&OP, supply reviews, escalation paths) to ensure timely, explicit trade-offs. </li><li>Serve as a strategic partner to Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product, and Regulatory. </li><li>Contribute to enterprise strategy, annual planning, and capital allocation as a member of the BLT. </li></ul> <p>Planning, Service & Inventory Performance</p> <ul> <li>Lead demand planning, supply planning, and production planning with clear service, cost, and working capital trade-offs. </li><li>Ensure service levels and inventory positions reflect deliberate channel strategies, not legacy norms. </li><li>Establish operating rhythms, KPIs, and performance reviews that drive decisions and execution. </li></ul> <p>Manufacturing & Third-Party Network Leadership</p> <ul> <li>Lead internal manufacturing and third-party production execution, including capacity planning and prioritization. </li><li>Establish and manage formulation and tolling partnerships with explicit performance expectations. </li><li>Drive continuous improvement in productivity, quality, and reliability. </li></ul> <p>Cost-to-Serve & Financial Discipline</p> <ul> <li>Build and maintain true cost-to-serve visibility by channel. </li><li>Use cost-to-serve insights to inform service differentiation, SKU rationalization, MOQ discipline, and channel prioritization. </li><li>Identify and reduce margin leakage driven by operational inefficiencies. </li></ul> <p>Procurement, Packaging & Regulatory Coordination</p> <ul> <li>Lead sourcing and procurement for active ingredients, labels, and packaging. </li><li>Oversee packaging design, engineering, and certification to meet EPA, DOT, and regulatory requirements. </li><li>Coordinate closely with Regulatory, Scientific, Quality, and Product Development teams. </li></ul> <p>Inventory, Logistics & Compliance</p> <ul> <li>Ensure accurate inventory management across all locations, including reconciliations and disposition strategies. </li><li>Oversee compliant and efficient logistics, import/export activity, and inventory movements. </li><li>Own strategies for slow-moving, obsolete, damaged, and off-grade inventory. </li></ul> <p>New Product Commercialization & Change Management</p> <ul> <li>Ensure operational readiness for new products, line extensions, and formulation changes. </li><li>Lead operational change initiatives tied to new processes, systems, and scale. </li></ul> <p>People & Culture Leadership</p> <ul> <li>Build, coach, and lead a high-performing operations team. </li><li>Develop leadership bench strength aligned with Bonide's long-term vision. </li><li>Build credibility through presence in plants and respect for institutional knowledge. </li><li>Raise performance standards without breaking the culture. </li></ul> <p>Additional duties as assigned.</p> <p>Success Measures</p> <ul> <li>Predictable service performance by channel </li><li>Inventory health and working capital efficiency </li><li>Cost-to-serve transparency and margin improvement </li><li>Decision velocity and reduction in executive escalations </li><li>Strength, engagement, and ownership of the operations leadership team </li></ul> <p>Qualifications & Experience</p> <p>Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.</p> <ul> <li>10+ years of progressive operations or supply chain leadership experience in consumer or regulated manufacturing environments. </li><li>Proven experience building operating systems and decision cadence in imperfect, evolving environments. </li><li>Strong financial and analytical orientation. </li><li>Experience with ERP systems supporting inventory, manufacturing, and logistics. </li></ul> <p>An essential element of Bonide culture is our commitment to diversity. Bonide is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants, and make all employment decisions, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in our industry.</p>