Ingredients Sourcing Analyst
Core
Connect culinary needs with operationally sound sourcing decisions for raw materials, packaging, and kitchen supplies to support a marketplace delivering 50 million meals annually.
Role type
Analyst in supply chain and ingredient sourcing
Builds
Secondary-sourcing coverage, supplier strategies, and supply continuity for food ingredients
Domain
Food industry / Supply chain / Procurement
Required skills
Supplier evaluation, RFP management, ingredient specification analysis, cost-effectiveness assessment, supply risk monitoring, workflow automation, cross-functional coordination
Preferred skills
Culinary-driven environment experience, clean-label ingredients knowledge, sustainability-oriented procurement, regulatory constraint understanding, AI tool usage (ChatGPT/Claude), project management tools (Monday.com)
Technologies
Wholesaleware, Parsley, Supplier Service, NetSuite, Monday.com, ChatGPT, Claude
Responsibilities
Build and maintain secondary-sourcing coverage for assigned ingredients; Lead assigned RFPs end-to-end; Coordinate bench samples and market-level pilots; Establish a dependable forecast cadence with suppliers; Manage credit-memo resolution; Improve sourcing processes and standardize workflows
Seniority
Individual Contributor, Analyst level