Purchasing Manager

Feast & Fettle is a gourmet, fully-prepared meal delivery service. We prepare, cook, package, and deliver high-quality meals to our growing member base in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Our team is composed of people from all backgrounds and walks of life — it's part of what makes our workplace so enjoyable. We're committed to keeping it that way and actively seek individuals who bring a unique perspective. What we all have in common is our intellectual curiosity and desire to learn and grow in our work.

We are looking for candidates who are passionate about food, building relationships, upholding extremely high quality standards against supplier performance. 

As the Purchasing Manager you will be focused on executing our sourcing strategy alongside the Sourcing Manager. You will manage existing and new vendors, arrange logistics for product sampling and R&D, document specifications for all products, and oversee the process to set up new vendors and items in our systems and audit quality on all incoming products. This position partners with the Production and Operations teams to ensure continuous improvement to the supply chain and that all products meet or exceed Feast & Fettle standards.

Responsibilities to include:

• Manage the purchasing program for all food-related categories and location-based requisitions, including sending POs and reconciling received product

• Negotiate and conduct RFPs to secure competitive pricing

• Build relationships with supplier network to ensure high quality and service 

• Drive accountability with all vendors

• Collaborate with Product/R&D team for new product testing and new ingredient sourcing

• Forecast product volumes 4 weeks at a time

• Build weekly and monthly reporting and analytics to Corporate Executive Chef on all things vendor performance, inventory health, margin savings, spec information

• Support the operations and production team with product changes or shorts and same day recovery

• Update our suppliers with weekly, and up to, monthly forecasts

• Ensure product quality standards via vendor relationships

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience high volume sourcing in food-service industry 

• Mastery of Excel

• A thorough understanding of food sourcing industry and best practice methodologies

• Strong negotiation skills

• Exceptional time-management and organizational skills

What you get: 

• Free weekly meal plan with high quality ingredients
• Competitive salary
• Full time, consistent hours
• On-the-job training and skill development
• Health Benefits(Medical,Dental, Vision)
• 401K
• $50 Monthly wellness stipend
• Education Reimbursement
• A vibrant and dynamic team of coworkers in a fun and supportive environment