Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO)

For the expansion & commercialization of our rapidly growing stainless steel cow enterprise, Those Vegan Cowboys are on the lookout for a razor sharp individual to take animal-free cheese to the next level. Building an entirely new part of our company, you will make dairy history.

CMO (Chief Manufacturing Officer)

Here you are – the indispensable chief responsible for the actual production of Margaret’s cheese. You’re not only an experienced executive leader, you also really like to build things. Because you’ll be doing a lot of it: some huge stable building plans are awaiting your sharp intellect and carpenter’s eye.

You will hit the ground running to help us acquire our cheese factory, first on a tolling (say, rental) basis, but eventually you’ll be building our own. Possibly in partnership with fellow cow-free cheese conjurers. You’re good with people and ideally have experience in the biotech scale-up scene.

Job description

• You’ll be part of the management team of Those Vegan Cowboys

• Develop and implement manufacturing strategy

• Foster collaboration among internal departments and align with external production

• Coordination of LCA work

• Lead manufacturing related activities:

  • Production of regulatory batches

  • Develop partnering options

  • Tolling production & planning

  • Engineering activities (from conceptual to plant)

  • Site selection

Your profile

• Minimum of 10 years active in biotech R&D – Manufacturing

• Proficient understanding of manufacturing costs and ability to identify improvements

• Experience in scaling novel fermentation processes

• Knowledge of the dairy/cheese industry is a big plus

• Analytical mindset combined with willingness to roll up your sleeves

• Strong team player with good communication skills

• Capable of building valuable relationships

• Work location: Ghent, Belgium

• Willing to go on travel adventures for work

We are looking for an experienced chief who feels our mission and will harness it as a drive to propel Those Vegan Cowboys forward. This role is a wild opportunity to be part of something bigger than your job description, as we are building the next step in dairy that will radically make things better for our environment, future generation’s food availability, for farmers and of course for farm animals.

If you feel excitement over this role (or know the perfect individual – please forward!), don’t hesitate to drop Chief of Staff Belinda a line at postoffice@thosevegancowboys.com or reach her by phone at + 32 (0)9 261 77 00.