The Production Manager at Triquetra Health is responsible for strategic oversight and operational leadership of all production activities across our supplements manufacturing network.
This role ensures seamless coordination between suppliers, contract manufacturers, and co-packers while driving operational excellence, compliance adherence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The Production Manager leads the production team, optimizes processes, manages vendor relationships at a strategic level, and ensures that all natural health products are manufactured to the highest quality standards, delivered on time, and produced cost-effectively.
**- Duties & Responsibilities**
**Hands-On Production Execution (Player-Coach)**
- Operate as a **working manager**, executing daily production tasks alongside the team, including BOM calculations, PO creation, and documentation management
- Share ownership of day-to-day workload with team members while **enforcing process discipline, accuracy, and accountability**:
- Identify and correct errors in real-time across production planning, purchasing, and documentation workflows
- Lead by example — this role is **not purely strategic or delegative**
**BOM Management, Inventory Reconciliation & Planning**
- Calculate raw material requirements per BOM across multiple SKUs and production runs
- **Reconcile on-hand inventory, prior overages, and open POs** before initiating new purchases
- Ensure material planning decisions are grounded in **real inventory position, not assumptions**
**Purchase Orders & Documentation Control**
- Create and issue **accurate purchase orders** to suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Own the **end-to-end inbound documentation process**, including:
- Certificates of Analysis (COAs)
- Packing slips and shipping documents




- Traceability and compliance documentation
- Vendor/manufacturer communications
- Maintain a **complete, consistent, and audit-ready paper trail** across all transactions
- Ensure no material is received or approved without complete supporting documentation
**Contract Manufacturer & Co-Packer Coordination**
- Coordinate directly with **contract manufacturers and co-packers** across multiple active production runs
- Issue production orders, track schedules, and proactively follow up on delays
- Manage the **full lifecycle** from production confirmation through finished goods receipt
- Hold vendors accountable to timelines, specifications, and documentation requirements
- Escalate risks, delays, and quality concerns as needed while maintaining clear communication records
**Manual Systems & Spreadsheet Management**
- Manage large-scale, complex spreadsheets covering *********+ raw material suppliers**:
- Maintain high accuracy in a **manual, process-heavy environment without ERP dependency**:
- Build and enforce structured tracking systems across inventory, purchasing, and production
- Ensure data integrity across all files, with zero tolerance for preventable errors
**Production Planning & Operational Alignment**
- Partner with Planning, Procurement, and Regulatory teams to align production schedules with demand
- Ensure accurate material availability to support production timelines
- Monitor production KPIs and flag risks impacting output,



inventory, or timelines
**Process Discipline, Documentation & Compliance**
- Maintain **audit-ready documentation and traceability systems** at all times
- Ensure adherence to GMP, quality standards, and regulatory requirements
- Standardize workflows and enforce SOP compliance across the team
- Drive continuous improvement in documentation accuracy and operational execution
**Team Leadership & Accountability**
- Directly manage and develop team members while remaining deeply involved in execution
- Reinforce strong attention to detail, process adherence, and ownership across the team
- Act as escalation point for issues while ensuring root cause resolution
- Build a culture of **precision, accountability, and operational excellence**
**Requirements**:
**Required (Non-Negotiable)**
- **Hands-on experience with BOM management**, including:
- Raw material calculations
- Yield/overage adjustments
- Inventory reconciliation prior to purchasing
- **Advanced spreadsheet proficiency** in **manual, non-ERP environments**
- Experience managing large, complex datasets across **100+ suppliers**:
- Proven ability to maintain accuracy without system safeguards
- **Direct ownership of PO issuance and inbound documentation management**, including:
- COAs, packing slips, shipping documents, and traceability records
- Maintaining complete, audit-ready documentation trails
- **Proven player-coach experience**
- Comfortable executing daily operational work while managing a team
- Not solely strategic or delegative in leadership style
- **Experience managing contract manufacturers and co-packers**, including:
- Production order issuance
- Schedule tracking and follow-ups
- Vendor accountability and

📌 Production Manager (Latin America) (Monterrey)
🏢 TriquetraTM
📍 Monterrey