Packaging Operations Specialist (APAC) - D05 Clementi New Town, Hong Leong Garden, Pasir Panjang, SG

Roles & Responsibilities

Know where Brazil is on the map? Good. Know what a coconut looks likes? Even better. Are you a hard-worker with a go-getter personality? YOU’RE HIRED. Well not quite.

Vita Coco, the pioneer in coconut water and the #1 selling coconut water in the US, is a passionate, fun-loving, one of beverage’s fastest growing and most profitable segments. Beyond its impressive hydration and functional benefits, Vita Coco has built a real following in popular culture with celebrities, professional athletes, top-selling musicians, and many more.

This is where you say SIGN ME UP. But we say, slow down cowboy, read the rest.

In a Nutshell, we’re looking for…

An Aseptic Packaging Operations Specialist who will be responsible for providing operations support to strategic co-manufacturing partners and who will collaborate closely to implement manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement initiatives. This role will entail about 50% travel, primarily within the Asia Pacific region and reporting directly to the Senior Continuous Improvement & ESG Manager based in Singapore.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Project Management

• Lead projects involving new plant installations and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Manage overall project timelines to ensure on-time delivery of projects.
• Work closely with co-manufacturing partners to provide technical support during entire project phase.
• Identify project opportunities and lead the execution to strengthening the manufacturing and supply chain operations within our network.
• Identify cost savings opportunities in our co-manufacturing partners and define action plans needed to execute the project and capture the saving opportunities.

Operations Support

Innovation and Improvement

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The Vita Coco Company is a publicly traded family of brands on a mission to reimagine what’s possible when brands deliver healthy, nutritious, and great tasting products that are better for consumers and better for the world. It all started when our founders, Mike and Ira, had a chance encounter with two coconut water lovers at a bar in New York City. After realizing all the benefits, they hatched a plan to bring more coconut goodness to the U.S with Vita Coco. Buzz around Vita Coco swelled, as coconut water evolved into a mainstay at stores across the country.

In the U.S. Vita Coco is sold at over 75,000 retailers including Whole Foods Market, Safeway, Target, GNC, Kroger, Publix, Ralph’s, Stop & Shop / Giant, Costco, select Wal-Mart stores and many chain and independent groceries and retailers. It is also sold in dozens of U.S. airports and university campuses, as well as online at Amazon.com.

Pioneers in the functional beverage category, today, The Vita Coco Company’s brands include the leading coconut water, Vita Coco, sustainable enhanced water, Ever & Ever, and protein-infused water, PWR LIFT. With its ability to harness the power of people and plants, and balance purpose and profit, The Vita Coco Company has created a modern beverage platform built for current and future generations.

Vita Coco was founded in 2004 and is based in New York City, with operations in Europe and Asia.

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