Food Cost & Inventory Systems Architect

sweetgreen; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive pay + bonus plan

Medical plans (3 options)

Dental and Vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Job summary

sweetgreen is seeking a Food Cost & Inventory Systems Manager to own COGS and inventory platforms across 287+ restaurants. Based at the LA support center, you will partner with Ops Services, Restaurant Operators, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure accurate data from farms to customers.

You will administer Crunchtime: Net-Chef and related tools, build data processes, and own system integrations while driving improvements and SOPs. This is a hands-on, in-person role with no direct reports.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in business technology, systems administration, or technical operations.
• Restaurant or QSR industry experience with COGS and inventory management.
• Hands-on knowledge of Crunchtime: Net-Chef or comparable system.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end food supply chain from farms to customers.
• Experience with data integration, reporting, and analytics tools.
• Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally with ops, finance, and supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain platforms for COGS and inventory management (Crunchtime: Net-Chef, FoodLogiq, ArrowStream).
• Build and maintain processes ensuring accurate COGS and inventory data (pack size, organic, invoicing, reconciliation).
• Partner with Ops Services, Restaurant Operators, and Supply Chain to align systems to the end-to-end food journey.
• Identify and resolve system gaps and inefficiencies affecting COGS tracking and inventory visibility.
• Build, maintain, and upgrade integrations and APIs connecting these systems; support reporting and analytics.
• Establish and maintain SOPs for COGS-related system use and manage vendor relationships.

Skills

Data integration

Reporting & analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

System ownership

Tools

Crunchtime: Net-Chef

FoodLogiq

ArrowStream

Job description

sweetgreen is seeking a Food Cost & Inventory Systems Manager to own COGS and inventory platforms across 287+ restaurants. Based at the LA support center, you will partner with Ops Services, Restaurant Operators, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure accurate data from farms to customers.

You will administer Crunchtime: Net-Chef and related tools, build data processes, and own system integrations while driving improvements and SOPs. This is a hands-on, in-person role with no direct reports.