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# Supply Chain Director at Kevin's Natural Foods

- **Company:** Kevin's Natural Foods
- **Location:** Stockton, CA
- **Compensation:** $175k–$190k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kevins-natural-foods/ed54c0d4-0b2c-464c-bcd0-844e0956583a

## Job description

The Supply Chain Director is accountable for leading and integrating the end-to-end planning and logistics ecosystem, bringing together Demand & Supply Planning, Materials Planning, Inbound Operations, Warehousing, Transportation, and Customer Fulfillment into a single, high-performing supply chain function. The role is responsible for balancing service, inventory, capacity, and cost to deliver superior customer outcomes while maximizing working capital efficiency and network performance. As a critical leader in KNF's supply chain transformation, this position will establish the processes, governance, capabilities, and performance disciplines required to enable a robust S&OP+ operating model, drive enterprise-wide decision making, and support scalable growth across Retail, Club, and DCOM channels. The role will also play a key part in network optimization, supply chain resilience, and cross-functional alignment to ensure supply capabilities evolve in step with the company's growth ambitions.

What You’ll Do: End-to-End Strategy & Governance

- Define and deploy the integrated Plan & Deliver strategy, covering supply planning, material planning, fulfillment, and logistics.
- Establish governance mechanisms across planning and logistics functions to ensure alignment to business growth objectives.
- Lead the supply chain work required for deployment of S&OP+ in 2027. With future state leadership preparation for monthly S&OP and executive review forums, driving structured decision-making on demand-supply balancing and capacity trade-offs.
- Own enterprise-level KPIs across service, inventory, working capital, and logistics cost.

Leadership of Planning & Logistics Functions

- Provide strategic leadership to Supply Planning Lead, Material Planning Lead, and & fullfillment/logistics Lead.
- Set clear functional charters, KPIs, and accountability frameworks for each domain.
- Review and challenge plans, assumptions, and performance gaps at a leadership level.
- Build succession, capability depth, and cross-functional exposure within the planning and logistics organization.

Demand-Supply Balancing & Risk Management

- Govern supply-demand balancing decisions across Retail, Club and DCOM channels.
- Lead structured scenario planning and risk mitigation for supply disruptions, material shortages, and logistics volatility.
- Resolve cross-functional conflicts between Commercial, Manufacturing, and Finance regarding allocation, prioritization, and capacity constraints.
- Drive inventory optimization while protecting customer service performance.

Working Capital, Service & Network Optimization

- Own enterprise-level working capital performance through structured inventory governance and SKU rationalization.
- Drive OTIF, fill rate, and customer service excellence across all channels.
- Optimize inbound and outbound logistics network for cost efficiency and scalability.
- Lead network optimization initiatives including warehouse footprint, 3PL and co-man network.

Cross-Functional Integration & Commercial Alignment

- Partner closely with Commercial leadership to align supply capabilities with revenue ambitions.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing and Engineering to ensure capacity readiness and execution discipline.
- Work with Finance to balance service levels and inventory with cost and cash flow targets.
- Serve as the single point of accountability for Plan & Deliver performance at the leadership table.

Systems, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

- Drive E2E deployment of Blue Yonder and/or equivalent tool in 2027.
- Establish performance dashboards for executive visibility across service, cost, and inventory metrics.
- Promote a data-driven decision-making culture across planning and logistics teams.
- Other duties as assigned or necessary.

What You’ll Need:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or related discipline; MBA in operations preferred.
- 10-15 years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in FMCG or food processing industry.
- Proven experience leading integrated planning, logistics, and S&OP governance.
- Strong exposure to working capital optimization and multi-channel distribution environments.
- Strong end-to-end supply chain orchestration capability with strategic and operational depth.
- Strong analytical capability with expertise in data-driven decision-making and scenario planning.
- Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills across commercial, manufacturing, and finance functions.
- Ability to manage complexity in dynamic, multi-channel environments.
- Strong financial acumen with focus on working capital and cost optimization.

Healthy, Diverse Teams Breed Innovation: Kevin’s Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We deeply believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make better teams, and we seek to attract talent from all walks of life. The team at Kevin’s is smart, humble, and passionate and we value a work environment that fosters personal development and opportunities to move within our small, but quickly growing organization.

More About Kevin’s Natural Foods: Kevin's Natural Foods is a line of refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces on a mission to empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor. Co-founded by Kevin McCray who battled an auto-immune disorder for years, Kevin's Natural Foods was born from his desire to make clean eating seamlessly fit into any lifestyle. Shockingly delicious and made with clean ingredients, Kevin’s products are ready in minutes and always free from gluten, soy, and refined sugar. In 2023, Kevin’s Natural Foods joined the Mars Food & Nutrition family, allowing us to expand our reach, accelerate innovation, and bring our mission to even more households while staying true to the quality and integrity that define our brand. A true market disruptor, Kevin's is the first clean refrigerated entrée brand working to prove every day that proper nutrition can be as delicious as it is healthy.

Salary Range: $175,000.00- $190,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications

Kevin's Natural Foods uses E-verify to confirm employment eligibility. For more information, please see the links below: https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf

## About Kevin's Natural Foods

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kevin's Natural Foods produces refrigerated and frozen meals, sides, soups, and sauces made with clean ingredients, designed to make healthy eating convenient for busy people.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Mars, Incorporated in 2023)
- **Headquarters**: Stockton, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Kevin McCray

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Food and Beverage Manufacturing (Consumer Packaged Goods)
- **Target customers**: B2C – health-conscious consumers seeking convenient, clean-label meals; also sold through major retailers (in-store and online)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Empower even the busiest people to eat clean without sacrificing flavor.” [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Refrigerated Entrées**: Ready-in-minutes, chef-inspired meals that are gluten-free, soy-free, and free from refined sugar.
- **Frozen Meals**: Same clean ingredient philosophy in a frozen format for longer shelf life.
- **Sides, Pastas, Soups & Sauces**: Complementary products that extend the brand’s clean-eating promise across multiple meal occasions.

All products are keto and paleo certified. [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed as a private company. Acquired by Mars in July 2023 for **$800 million** (reported). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at **$140 million** (LinkedIn data). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mars, Incorporated (parent company since 2023); prior private equity round in 2021 with 2 undisclosed investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew **53.4% year-over-year** (to 72 employees). LinkedIn followers increased **62.4% annually** (26,567 followers). Products available nationally in major retailers. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in clean refrigerated entrées**: Kevin’s was the first brand to offer a full line of refrigerated meals that are free from gluten, soy, dairy, and refined sugar while being certified keto and paleo.
- **Mars backing**: Access to Mars’ global supply chain, R&D, and distribution network accelerates innovation and shelf placement.
- **Founder story-driven brand**: Kevin McCray’s personal health journey creates authentic consumer trust and a strong brand narrative.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expansion under Mars**: Leveraging Mars Food & Nutrition resources to scale production, enter new retail channels, and accelerate product innovation while maintaining clean-label integrity.
- **Category leadership**: Continuing to disrupt the refrigerated/frozen meal aisle with better-for-you options that don’t compromise on taste.
- **Talent growth**: Actively hiring across operations, supply chain, finance, sales, and quality assurance to support rapid growth. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kevins-natural-foods)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “humble, hungry” with a focus on personal development and internal mobility. The team is “smart, humble, and passionate.” [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kevin-s-natural-foods)
- **Work model**: Hybrid and remote options available for many roles; some positions (e.g., manufacturing) are on-site. Offices in Stockton, CA, with a hybrid workspace policy. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kevin-s-natural-foods)
- **Diversity & inclusion**: Proud equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds make better teams. [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/pages/careers)
- **Growth trajectory**: High headcount growth (+53% YoY) and acquisition by Mars signal stability and opportunity for career advancement.
- **Perks**: Competitive pay (e.g., Sales Operations Intern $20–$25/hr, Senior Finance Analyst $28–$32/hr), benefits, and a mission-driven work environment.

## Sources
1. [kevinsnaturalfoods.com](https://www.kevinsnaturalfoods.com/)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kevins-natural-foods)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kevin-s-natural-foods)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kevinsnaturalfoods)

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