Sweetgreen
Senior Manager, Sourcing
Los Angeles, CA · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$111k-$159kDetected 104 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementNegotiationForecastingSupply ChainProcess ImprovementERPPerformance ManagementContract ManagementLeadershipCommunicationHACCPFood SafetyProcurement
About the role
- As Senior Manager of Sourcing, you will lead Sweetgreen's strategic sourcing initiatives for a set of perishable categories across national and regional supply chains.
- In addition to acting as the business owner for these categories and optimizing sourcing strategy, you will directly manage a team of sourcing professionals.
- You'll leverage the strengths of both the Supply Chain organization and key suppliers to drive Sweetgreen's competitive advantage in Safety, Service, Cost, Quality, and Growth, fully aligned with our values and Food Ethos.
Responsibilities
- Directly manage, develop, and inspire a high-performing team of sourcing/category managers and specialists for produce and perishables and categories as assigned.
- Cultivate a strong network of supplier partners, using their capabilities and innovation as extensions of the Sweetgreen team to drive results in safety, service, cost, quality, and growth.
- Lead comprehensive spend and market analysis, risk assessment, and multi-year strategy development to optimize supplier portfolios and achieve business goals.
- Build and nurture robust supplier partnerships, classifying suppliers by strategic importance and risk profile.
- Lead joint business planning, Business Reviews (BRs), and performance management to ensure all key suppliers contribute to and are engaged in advancing Sweetgreen's competitive priorities in safety, service, cost, quality, and growth.
- sweetgreen is on a mission to build healthier communities by connecting people to real food.
Requirements
- Leverage the expertise, capacity, and resources of Sweetgreen's broader Supply Chain team to enable excellence across category planning, process optimization, and execution.
- Proven expertise in supplier negotiations, contract management, and end-to-end category ownership.
Skills
- Experience efficiently and reliably moving perishable products through distribution channels.
- Continuous improvement mindset, strong business case development and execution skills.
- Willingness to travel for supplier and partner engagement.
- Identify areas of annual cost savings, and execute strategic initiatives for capturing savings on assigned categories.
- Deliver ≥98% supplier on-time delivery and order accuracy.
- Consistently meet or exceed 100% compliance with food safety and sustainability standards.
Compensation
- Starting salary range based on experience
- $111,000 - $159,000 USD
- Salary range for this role:
Benefits
- Highly competitive pay + bonus plan
- Three different medical plans to suit your and your family's needs
- Dental and Vision insurance
- Flexible PTO plan
- Employee HSA and FSA
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