Ghost Kitchen Supply Chain Lead: Demand & Inventory

Food Management Search, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Management Search, Inc. seeks a Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end operations for a ghost kitchen concept, including demand planning, materials planning, inventory management, purchasing coordination, warehousing, and outbound distribution.

This role ensures our production facility and kitchen locations have the right ingredients, packaging, and manufactured goods at the right time while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of supply chain experience in food manufacturing, CPG, food service, or a comparable environment.
• 3+ years of demand and materials planning experience in a food production environment.
• Experience managing raw ingredients, finished products, and perishable or shelf-life-sensitive inventory.
• Advanced Excel skills, including building planning trackers and working with large data sets.
• Experience using a Warehouse Management System (WMS).
• Experience managing inventory against budget or working-capital targets.
• Experience working directly with suppliers on shortages, lead times, and product availability.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own demand & materials planning across raw ingredients, packaging, purchased finished goods, and manufactured SKUs.
• Translate demand into purchasing, production, and inventory requirements; maintain planning tools and support S&OP.
• Balance inventory investment against working-capital targets while targeting availability, shelf life, waste, accuracy, aging, and stock-out risk (FEFO).
• Oversee warehousing, distribution, and outbound fulfillment; improve flow and accuracy; support WMS rollout.
• Build Excel planning trackers; own supply chain KPIs and reporting; support ERP/MRP improvements.
• Support GMP, SQF, FSQA, lot traceability, and proper controls for perishable inventory.

Skills

Strong analytical

Strong organizational

Strong communication

Strong problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business

Equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

WMS

ERP/MRP

Odoo

Job description

Food Management Search, Inc. seeks a Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end operations for a ghost kitchen concept, including demand planning, materials planning, inventory management, purchasing coordination, warehousing, and outbound distribution.

This role ensures our production facility and kitchen locations have the right ingredients, packaging, and manufactured goods at the right time while controlling costs.