Contract Manufacturer Program Manager, Bevi
3 days a week in office
Water dispenser for office and commercial spaces
Open for applications
Water dispenser for office and commercial spaces
201-500 employees
Open for applications
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
Bevi is on a mission to unbottle the future.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of engineering, program management, or operations management experience in a contract manufacturing environment
- Bachelors degree in relevant field (Engineering, Supply Chain Management) or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience guiding hardware products, particularly complex electromechanical assemblies, through manufacturing development and production ramp
- Experience with product lifecycle and quality management systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision with wide latitude for independent judgment
- Ability to travel 20% domestically and internationally
- Ability to be in the office 3 days per week
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Contract Manufacturer Program Manager to drive excellence with our contract manufacturing partners
- This role will work closely with our engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and PMO teams to manage the production and launch of existing and future Bevi hardware products
- The Contract Manufacturer Program Manager will also work with operations leadership to implement best practices in our New Product Development readiness process, improving Bevi’s ability to launch products that meet our business objectives
- Work cross functionally within Bevi and externally with contract manufacturers and key suppliers to oversee the manufacturing and delivery of finished goods to our global distribution network
- Responsible for indirect management of a team of Bevi subject matter experts, including- purchasing, planning, sourcing, quality, technical services, manufacturing engineers as it relates to external supplier relationships
- Holding internal and external teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work. Promote empowerment of the team, mentoring team members where necessary
- Act as liaison between technical and non-technical departments, facilitating cross-team collaboration and understanding
- Increase rigor of phase gate processes and approvals, especially during new product launches with external suppliers
- Maintain schedule commit dates to ensure customer delight
- Triage issues and track ongoing actions
- Improve reporting and program management of contract manufacturers
- Communicate with cross functional teams on program status
Our take
Americans buy billions of water bottles per year, the manufacture of which uses millions of barrels of crude oil. This alone causes significant damage to the environment, before even considering the carbon impact of delivery or the plastic waste produced. Bevi hopes to change this, with its smart beverage-dispensing machine that only requires a tap water source to function.
Bevi’s dispensers allow smartphone users to customize their drinks, check nutrition information and track the environmental impact of their usage. With the ability to carbonate beverages as well as flavor them with natural essences, and even some caffeine and electrolytes if one wishes, Bevi has created a versatile hydration system that caters to the modern consumer on both eco-conscious and personal taste levels.
This simple and effective hydration system has become popular across industries, with over 4000 companies including Volkswagen, Netflix and Google making use of Bevi machines. The company, though having to fight through some self-admittedly "frightening" times, has raised significant funding that will support its rapid growth and expansion into new verticals and products.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2022
$70m
SERIES D
Jan 2019
$35.5m
SERIES C
Total funding: $130.2m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
- 401(k) with company match, and environmentally responsible investment options
- Flexible PTO plus 9 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc (including sustainability or social justice volunteer events)
- Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
- Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
- Wellness and fitness reimbursements
- Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
- Onsite snacks and (of course) unlimited Bevi ... plus composting and terracycling, too
- Happy hours, pancake breakfasts, Hero awards - and more!
Company values
- Put Customers First - Go beyond just satisfying them. Deliver on what they want, before they even know it
- Be Great to Work with - Some roles come with more responsibility than others, but all roles come with equal respect
- Raise the Bar Together - Learn from the losses. Celebrate the wins. Do it all together
- Act Like You Own the Business - Make decisions like you’re running the place, and then make the place even better
- Be Curious and Ask Why - Question the status quo. Encourage different ideas, and welcome challenges to your own
- Champion Sustainability - The power to save the planet comes from the power of your example
Company HQ
Medford Street / The Neck, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Eliza Becton
(VP of Product)Eliza's background is in user-experience design at various startups, with end-to-end experiences from ideation to market research to prototyping. Eliza graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a Masters in Industrial Design, and from Yale University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Frank Lee
(Co-Founder)Frank has an MBA from MIT and bachelors in chemical engineering. They began their career at P&G in operations and then brand management. Frank went on to work at the agricultural technology start-up Driptech before co-founding Bevi.
Sean Grundy
(CEO)Previously, Sean has had 3 years experience managing environmental projects at Rare. They attended MIT Sloan School of Management for their MBA and Princeton for their undergraduate degree.
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