Director Operations Logistics

About Cloetta

As Cloetta accelerates its expansion in the United States, we are building a dedicated U.S. management team to create a scalable, competitive, and compliant platform for long–term growth. Cloetta is Northern Europe’s leading confectionery company, with a portfolio of iconic brands and a long heritage of craftsmanship, quality, and joy. Having successfully entered the U.S. market, the next phase is to evolve from early setup into a robust, repeatable operating model that can support growth across customers, channels, and categories.

Your Mission & The Impact You’ll Make

As Operations & Logistics Director – US, your mission is to build and lead a viable, scalable U.S. operations and route–to–market setup that enables Cloetta’s commercial ambitions today and in the future.

Key Responsibilities

Build the U.S. Operating & Route–to–Market Model

• Design and establish the end–to–end U.S. operational setup across import, logistics, warehousing, and distribution.
• Own and drive the operational route to market, ensuring reliability, service levels, and cost discipline.
• Select, structure, and manage key partners (3PLs, brokers, carriers) with scalability in mind.

Create a Scalable, Controlled Platform

• Implement operating models, governance, and SOPs that enable growth without loss of control.
• Anticipate future needs (volume growth, local co–packing, new channels) and design accordingly.
• Transition the U.S. business from “setup mode” to repeatable, disciplined execution.

Embed Compliance as a Foundation

• Ensure full compliance with U.S. regulatory and food safety requirements.
• Serve as the senior operational interface for audits, inspections, and escalations.

Lead With and Through Central Functions

• Partner closely with global Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Procurement teams.
• Ensure alignment between global standards and U.S. execution.
• Represent U.S. operational needs in central decision–making forums.

U.S. Leadership Contribution

• Be an active, shaping member of the U.S. management team.
• Bring structure, pace, and operational credibility to a growing organization.
• Support the broader U.S. growth agenda beyond operations alone.

Who You Are

You are a senior operations leader motivated by building business processes rather than inheriting them.

Experience & Background

• 8–12+ years of experience in operations, logistics, or supply chain within food, CPG, or other regulated consumer goods.
• Proven track record of building or scaling operating models, ideally in new markets or high–growth environments.
• Strong, pragmatic understanding of U.S. import, logistics, and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience working with external partners and within global matrix organizations.

Leadership Profile

• Strategic thinker with strong execution bias.
• Commercially aware, understanding how operations enable growth and customer success.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and making decisions early.
• Credible, calm, and confident at leadership–team level.

What We Offer

Pay

• The compensation range for this position is $140,000–$160,000 annually, plus bonus eligibility.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and 401k with company match.
• Generous PTO package.
• Performance bonus.
• Flexible working hours; we are a big advocate of a good work-life balance.

Our Work Environment

• Cloetta is an international, but personal organization where individual contributions are valued and heard.
• A global network of colleagues to share expertise, learn from, and grow with.
• A driven environment focused on continuous growth and innovation.
• Freedom to implement your own ideas and make a real impact on the business.

Remember to mention the word OVERTAKES when applying.