About this role
Summary
Chobani is seeking an outstanding Executive Recruiter to lead end-to-end recruitment for senior leadership roles across our Supply Chain organization—including Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, Planning, Logistics, Maintenance & Reliability, and Environmental Health & Safety. This role is critical to elevating our operational excellence and ensuring our plants, networks, and teams are led by bold, curious, high-impact executives who thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
The ideal candidate is a disciplined search expert with deep knowledge of supply chain and operations talent markets. They are an advisor, strategist, operator, and closer—comfortable partnering directly with plant leaders, functional SVPs, and C-suite executives while running highly complex searches with urgency, rigor, and exceptional quality.
Responsibilities
Executive Search & Delivery
- Lead full-cycle search execution for Sr. Director+ and senior leadership roles across all Supply Chain functions
- Build tailored search strategies incorporating organizational mapping, talent pools, competitor insights, and function-specific requirements (e.g., food safety, regulated manufacturing, TPM, capital projects)
- Develop or refine position profiles, success criteria, and leadership capability frameworks aligned to operational needs and Chobani culture
- Drive rigorous search execution—including proactive sourcing, assessment, and candidate movement—ensuring consistent momentum and quality
- Deliver diverse, high-caliber talent slates while upholding inclusive, equitable recruiting practices
Stakeholder & Executive Partnership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Supply Chain leadership, influencing talent decisions with market intelligence, data, and contextual insights
- Partner closely with Plant Directors, Ops/Manufacturing VPs, Engineering leadership, and HRBPs to define needs, calibrate talent, and guide decisions
- Coach hiring managers on structured interview approaches, assessment best practices, and selection discipline
- Provide clear, transparent communication on search progress and expectations
Market Intelligence & Talent Strategy
- Develop deep understanding of the manufacturing and supply chain talent ecosystem within CPG, food & beverage, dairy, advanced manufacturing, and adjacent industries
- Track trends in food safety, automation, engineering, maintenance & reliability, OEE improvement, plant leadership succession, and logistics networks
- Build proactive pipelines for critical recurring roles, future plant leadership, and niche technical leadership talent
- Advise on organizational design, capability gaps, and external talent availability to support Chobani’s long-term supply chain strategy
Candidate Experience & Brand Stewardship
- Deliver an exceptional, respectful, transparent candidate experience tailored to senior operators and manufacturing leaders
- Represent Chobani’s values, mission, safety culture, operational excellence, and people-first philosophy throughout the search process
- Ensure that all candidates—selected or not—leave with positive impressions of Chobani’s brand and culture
Search Operations & Process Excellence
- Maintain accurate search documentation, candidate notes, and reporting within ATS/CRM systems
- Champion process discipline while continuously identifying opportunities to improve speed, quality, and consistency in executive search operations
- Collaborate with TA Operations and People teams on analytics, market dashboards, and search performance metrics
- Manage external search firm partnerships, ensuring alignment, accountability, and quality delivery when firms are engaged
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of executive search or senior-level recruiting experience; a mix of in-house and retained search preferred
- Significant experience recruiting Sr. Director+ talent within Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related technical functions
- Strong fluency in manufacturing leadership competencies (e.g., TPM/OEE, food safety, quality systems, automation, reliability, logistics, capital projects)
- Proven success influencing senior leaders, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and driving decisions
- Track record of delivering strong, diverse slates and embedding inclusive hiring practices
- Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and executive-level storytelling
- High urgency, operational rigor, and comfort working in fast-moving, high-change production environments
- Experience in food & beverage, CPG, dairy, or regulated manufacturing strongly preferred
- Travel required 50% +
About Us
Chobani is a food maker with a mission of making high-quality and nutritious food accessible to more people, while elevating our communities and making the world a healthier place. In short: making good food for all. In support of this mission, Chobani is a purpose-driven, people-first, food-and-wellness-focused company, and has been since its founding in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya, an immigrant to the U.S. The Company manufactures yogurt, oat milk, and creamers – Chobani yogurt is America's No.1 yogurt brand, made with natural ingredients without artificial preservatives. Following the 2023 acquisition of La Colombe, a leading coffee roaster with a shared commitment to quality, craftmanship and impact, the Company began selling cold-pressed espresso and lattes on tap at cafés nationwide, as well as Ready to Drink (RTD) coffee beverages at retail. In 2025, Chobani acquired Daily Harvest, a modern brand offering consumers nutritious, delicious and convenient ready-to-make meals.
Chobani uses food as a force for good in the world – putting humanity first in everything it does. The company's philanthropic efforts prioritize giving back to its communities and beyond. Chobani manufactures its products in New York, Idaho, Michigan and Australia, and its products are available throughout North America and distributed in Australia and other select markets.
For more information, please visit www.chobani.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Chobani is an equal opportunity employer. Chobani will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any basis including, but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, military and/or veteran status, marital status, predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws.
Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, disability insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement. To help save for the future, all employees are eligible for a 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay. To support growing families, we provide fertility and childcare assistance, and 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment. In addition, we provide wellness resources which include an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, a wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access (certain locations) and a monthly wellness newsletter to connect you with resources and timely information. We offer various types of paid time of including: 120 hours of paid time off, 11 holidays, paid volunteer time off and military service leave.
Compensation Range: $148,000.00 - $222,000.00, plus bonus.
Other facts
About Chobani
Chobani is a next-generation food and beverage company on a mission to make nutritious food accessible to all. Since 2005, we have made food from natural ingredients, that tastes delicious and nourishes people. We’re proud to be America’s No. 1 yogurt brand – making yogurt without compromise – with all natural ingredients and no preservatives. Over the last 19 years we’ve continued to disrupt the dairy industry, adding oatmilk and creamers to our portfolio alongside yogurt. In 2023, La Colombe – a leading coffee roaster with a shared commitment to quality, craftsmanship and impact – became part of the Chobani family, adding coffee to our lineup and new opportunities to innovate.
From the beginning, we set out to be a different kind of company, believing how we make our product is just as important as what goes into it. As a business, we put our people first, providing competitive wages, benefits that enable health and wellness, opportunities for growth and development, a commitment to keeping our people safe and fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong. People are truly our magic ingredient.
We also believe businesses can do well by doing good and are committed to giving back to the communities we call home. As a food company, we believe everyone should have access to good, nutritious food and are dedicated to fighting hunger and food insecurity. From volunteer initiatives to building infrastructure, and supporting organizations through our Community Impact Fund, we know that what matters most is the difference we make for others.
What you'll do
- Lead full-cycle search execution for senior leadership roles across all Supply Chain functions while building tailored search strategies. Serve as a trusted advisor to Supply Chain leadership, influencing talent decisions with market intelligence and data.
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