E&I Contract Manufacturing Manager at Oatly

WHY OATLY?

Across the world people’s consumption habits and diets are evolving to be more plant-based. Enter Oatly, the #1 oat based dairy alternative producer in the world with products spanning multiple categories.

Our sole purpose as a company is to make it easy for people to turn what they eat and drink into personal moments of healthy joy without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process.

Sustainability, nutritional health and trust are at the heart of what we do. We are building a culture that constantly upgrades each other so we can upgrade the planet. This is a company that shows great respect and a fearless approach to make positive change.

Oatly is reinforcing with a roll within the operations organization to further strengthen its profitable growth. The objective is to support the continuous double-digit growth with relevant service leves at the right cost. Oatly uses Contract Manufacturers in addition to in-house production to meet demand in formats and capacity. 

The role’s mission is to secure overall competitiveness by continuously improving suppliers’ performance, cost management, Quality, Sustainability, and supply market leverage. As well, the goal is to create long-term value for Oatly by strengthening the collaboration across the Europe Network Contract Manufacturers to ensure further growth by capturing innovation and Contract Manufacturers' capabilities. 

• Relationship Management, Contract  & Supplier Management

• Lead budget follow-up, preparation and long-term planning

• Support day‑to‑day issue resolution and make sure escalations happen when needed

• Coordinate and support audit and control activities

• Build and execute strategic operational plans, annual targets and follow-ups

• Own Cost, Quality and Sustainability targets according to SLAs

• Follow up performance and service levels

• Support with data collection, KPI follow-up and analysis

• Identify and lead improvement projects

• Participate in various development initiatives (TPM, NPD, Quality/Sustainability/Cost)

• Coordinate activities between Oatly and Contract Manufacturers

• Support internal teams during escalations regarding Contract Manufacturers

You will report to the VP Contract Manufacturing, with a dotted line to Senior Manager - E&I Contract Manufacturing, and the position is based in Malmö at our HQ.

• At least 5 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement and/or Contract Manufacturing — preferably within food or beverage

• Experience in partner/contract management

• Understanding of production, supply chain and related processes

• Strong IT competence (MS Office, ERP, BI systems, SharePoint)

• Relevant studies within Business, Production or Logistics

• Lean/Six Sigma or Production System experience

• Knowledge of BRC/ISO standards

• Experience in finance, cost analysis, or economics 

We believe you are a structured, analytical and holistic thinker with strong business acumen — someone who thrives in collaboration and easily builds trust with suppliers and colleagues. You’re not afraid to try new things, you value learning, and you enjoy working both long‑term and hands‑on.

• Strong social skills and the ability to build solid relationships

• Strong communication skills with high integrity

• An improvement‑driven mindset with focus on delivering results

• Ability to navigate internal and external priorities and see the bigger picture

• Passion for sustainability, innovation and oats

• Agility, adaptability and comfort with ambiguity

• A problem‑solving mindset with capability to identify root causes

• A collaborative approach and the ability to unite teams around solutions

• Entrepreneurial drive and stamina to move processes forward

• Confidence to guide discussions and keep focus on what matters most

Finally, we hope that you share our values and have a great interest to carry out our mission in order to make the world a little bit better. 

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Phew! Well done if you’ve got this far. We’re glad we’ve still got your attention because we’ve got one last super important point to make.

As you can probably tell, we’re a norm-breaking company. For us, diversity and differences are an obvious asset. We know that amazing candidates can sometimes be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box, and that makes us really sad. So please trust your gut and pop in your application if it’s feeling right. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, let’s do this together! It will be fun!

Last day of application: 2nd of March.

We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested, please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there. This will ensure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone!

Love Oatly XOXO

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