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General Manager-APBC
Job ID:
85834
Job Description
OPTI STAFFING GROUP IS HIRING!
Opening: General Manager — Beverage Production & Distribution
Location: Anchorage, AK
Pay: $110,000–$150,000 + incentives based on performance General Manager — Beverage Production & Distribution Lead an integrated beverage platform from production and packaging through logistics and market execution. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role provides integrated leadership across production, packaging, logistics, and the movement of all produced beverage products.
The ideal candidate operates as a business-unit leader, aligning brewing/production, sales, marketing, warehouse, logistics, and buyers around one operating plan. This executive understands how capacity, quality, product mix, purchasing, inventory, packaging, fulfillment, route economics, commercial demand, and working capital combine to drive EBITDA and sustainable growth.
The Mandate: Build a scalable, accountable beverage operating platform that delivers consistent quality, reliable service, disciplined working capital, commercial growth, and strong EBITDA performance. Role Scope & Leadership Expectations
Just hit the "Apply" button above and you're half-way home!
Or, send your resume to [email protected] or call 907-222-7009 and we'll set up a time to meet! Opti Staffing Group is a locally owned and operated full-service staffing agency that boasts continual growth and innovation. We have six offices located throughout the Pacific Northwest in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. Our focus is on long-term career placement.
Opti is the recruiting partner for some of the country's leading companies—offering hiring solutions you can't find anywhere else.
Our recruiters will take the time to get to know you, understand what you're looking for in a job and then present job opportunities that are a good fit for your skills and experience
Opening: General Manager — Beverage Production & Distribution
Location: Anchorage, AK
Pay: $110,000–$150,000 + incentives based on performance General Manager — Beverage Production & Distribution Lead an integrated beverage platform from production and packaging through logistics and market execution. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role provides integrated leadership across production, packaging, logistics, and the movement of all produced beverage products.
The ideal candidate operates as a business-unit leader, aligning brewing/production, sales, marketing, warehouse, logistics, and buyers around one operating plan. This executive understands how capacity, quality, product mix, purchasing, inventory, packaging, fulfillment, route economics, commercial demand, and working capital combine to drive EBITDA and sustainable growth.
The Mandate: Build a scalable, accountable beverage operating platform that delivers consistent quality, reliable service, disciplined working capital, commercial growth, and strong EBITDA performance. Role Scope & Leadership Expectations
- Own the business unit P&L, operating plan, budget, forecast, capital priorities, and business performance
- Lead production, packaging, warehouse coordination, logistics, and fulfillment of produced beverage products
- Align closely with production leadership, Sales, Marketing, warehouse, logistics, and buyers
- Establish integrated sales-and-operations planning, demand visibility, production priorities, and inventory standards
- Protect product quality, regulatory compliance, employee safety, customer service, and company assets
- Build leadership depth, process discipline, and scalable systems that support growth
- Translate company strategy into an integrated operating plan, priorities, resource decisions, and accountabilities
- Establish a disciplined business cadence covering forecasts, production plans, packaging schedules, inventory, fulfillment, customer needs, financial performance, risks, and corrective actions
- Clarify decision rights and handoffs among brewing/production, packaging, sales, marketing, warehouse, logistics, and purchasing
- Balance commercial opportunities with capacity, quality, labor, inventory, service, cash, and capital constraints
- Present concise, decision-ready business updates and recommendations to executive leadership
- Own revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, operating expenses, working capital, inventory investment, capital spending, and budget variance
- Analyze product, package, channel, customer, and route economics to improve mix and contribution
- Develop budgets, forecasts, scenario plans, and corrective action with Finance and functional leaders
- Evaluate make-versus-buy, capacity, contract, pricing, packaging, logistics, and equipment decisions through ROI and risk
- Maintain strong purchasing, inventory, receiving, production, shipment, approval, and reconciliation controls
- Coordinate production and packaging priorities with production leadership based on demand, inventory, seasonality, quality, and capacity
- Establish standards for schedule attainment, changeover discipline, throughput, yield, loss, downtime, quality release, and finished-goods availability
- Ensure products are produced, packaged, stored, and moved in accordance with approved specifications and applicable requirements
- Drive root-cause analysis and permanent corrective action for quality, downtime, loss, service, and repeat-failure issues
- Support equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, capacity planning, and capital roadmaps
- Build integrated demand, production, inventory, warehouse, and delivery plans
- Optimize inventory levels, turns, shelf life, storage utilization, order accuracy, on-time fulfillment, route efficiency, and freight cost
- Strengthen buyer and supplier relationships, specifications, lead-time management, continuity planning, and commercial terms
- Establish contingency plans for material shortages, carrier disruption, equipment failure, weather, and demand volatility
- Ensure accurate lot, inventory, transfer, shipment, and reconciliation records
- Partner with Sales and Marketing to translate market opportunities into executable supply, pricing, package, and launch plans
- Create transparent capacity and availability commitments that improve customer trust and sales execution
- Evaluate new products, packages, channels, and customer opportunities using demand evidence, contribution, complexity, and strategic fit
- Support key customer, supplier, and partner relationships as the senior business leader
- Select, develop, evaluate, and hold functional leaders accountable for results and cross-functional behavior
- Build succession plans, operating standards, training systems, and performance expectations
- Maintain a culture of safety, quality, integrity, continuous improvement, and disciplined problem solving
- Ensure compliance with applicable beverage production, product, workplace safety, environmental, transportation, tax, licensing, and company requirements
- Ensure incidents, quality events, regulatory concerns, and material business risks are escalated promptly
- 10+ years of progressive operations or general-management experience, including substantial responsibility in beverage, food manufacturing, consumer products, distribution, supply chain, or a related environment
- Demonstrated P&L ownership with responsibility for budgets, forecasts, margin, working capital, capital decisions, and profitability improvement
- Experience integrating production, packaging, supply chain, warehouse, logistics, sales, and commercial priorities
- Track record of leading managers and influencing senior functional leaders
- Strong analytical, financial, presentation, negotiation, and change-leadership capability
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Bachelor's degree in business, operations, engineering, supply chain, finance, food science, or a related discipline; advanced degree a plus
- Beverage alcohol, brewery, soft drink, food manufacturing, co-packing, or regulated consumer-product experience
- Lean, Six Sigma, continuous-improvement, supply-chain, quality, safety, or project-management credentials
- Experience scaling systems, launching products, expanding distribution, or leading capital and capacity programs
- Financial Acumen — interprets operating statements, forecasts, margin drivers, and capital decisions
- Enterprise Leadership — balances immediate operations with long-term brand, talent, and org priorities
- Talent Builder — selects strong leaders, sets expectations, coaches, and develops succession depth
- Operational Discipline — builds repeatable systems and uses data to drive consistency
- Executive Communication — communicates complex issues with clarity and sound judgment
- Integrity & Stewardship — protects resources, confidential information, safety, and trust
- Paid time off and paid sick leave per company policy
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options
- 401(k) eligibility (employer match discretionary)
- Employee discounts
- Relocation, travel, or signing incentives may be available depending on candidate location and business need (subject to a written repayment agreement for early departure)
- Ongoing leadership development and career-growth opportunities
Just hit the "Apply" button above and you're half-way home!
Or, send your resume to [email protected] or call 907-222-7009 and we'll set up a time to meet! Opti Staffing Group is a locally owned and operated full-service staffing agency that boasts continual growth and innovation. We have six offices located throughout the Pacific Northwest in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. Our focus is on long-term career placement.
Opti is the recruiting partner for some of the country's leading companies—offering hiring solutions you can't find anywhere else.
Our recruiters will take the time to get to know you, understand what you're looking for in a job and then present job opportunities that are a good fit for your skills and experience
About Anchorage, AK
Ready to embark on an exciting career journey in Anchorage, Alaska? Explore our job opportunities and discover the endless possibilities for growth and success in this vibrant city. Anchorage, the largest city in the state of Alaska, offers a unique blend of urban amenities and breathtaking natural landscapes. Imagine being able to immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of the Alaska Native Heritage Center, catch a show at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, or witness the stunning Northern Lights at Flattop Mountain. Savor the delicious local seafood cuisine, go kayaking in the pristine waters of Turnagain Arm, or take a hike in Chugach State Park on your days off. Join us in Anchorage and experience a one-of-a-kind career adventure in the Last Frontier!