Meat Supply Planner — Fast-Paced, Data-Driven Junior

FreshDirect; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

PTO and holidays

Medical, Vision, Dental

401(k) with employer match

Onsite campus facilities

Employee discounts

Job summary

FreshDirect, a technology-powered online grocery leader in New York, is hiring a Junior Supply Planner for the Meat category. You will handle day-to-day planning, purchasing, and replenishment across warehouse locations, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to keep inventory optimized and invoices reconciled.

The role requires a preferred bachelor’s degree, 1+ year in food operations, strong analytical and communication skills, and familiarity with Microsoft Office; SAP experience is a

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor's Degree and/or demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities through previous experience and/or education.
• At least 1 year in food focused industry operations, merchandising or procurement.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite required; SAP knowledge strongly preferred.
• Experience managing procurement and vendor management for perishable products.
• Proven ability to be resourceful, pro-active, and a self-starter.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High level of enthusiasm, initiative, and solution driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Write and manage purchase orders for the Meat, and potentially Poultry departments.
• Maintain and update SAP source and requisition configuration based on vendor settings.
• Follow up with vendors and merchant teams on product deliveries, out of stock issues, expiration, and pricing issues.
• Schedule and resolve goods pickups, returns and credits with vendors and accounting departments.
• Review manufacturing settings for raw material and proactively adjust to create efficiencies.
• Validate vendor invoices to ensure correct purchasing price and quantities are issued.
• Work with warehouse teams to ensure products are received timely and accurately, and trouble shoot, days on hand, delivery and receiving issues.
• Engage with merchants and demand planning to forecast and replenish in accordance with promotional plans, key holidays, seasonal transitions, and allocations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Self-starter

Resourceful

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

FreshDirect, a technology-powered online grocery leader in New York, is hiring a Junior Supply Planner for the Meat category. You will handle day-to-day planning, purchasing, and replenishment across warehouse locations, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to keep inventory optimized and invoices reconciled.

The role requires a preferred bachelor’s degree, 1+ year in food operations, strong analytical and communication skills, and familiarity with Microsoft Office; SAP experience is a