Also called: Contract Manufacturing Manager, Co-Manufacturing Manager
Runs the deals and production schedules for factories that make other companies' brands, like a snack plant making many labels.
Three startup snack brands want their chips made at your plant next month. You check their recipes, book line time, order ingredients and packaging, and make sure each label is right. When a batch runs late, you work with the plant floor and the brand to fix it.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business, food science or supply chain.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Food Science, Business.
Growing faster than average. More new brands outsource making their products.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI helps with scheduling and forecasting, but managing customers and plant problems stays human.
Classes: Business class, Statistics, Chemistry, Public speaking.
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