Sourcing Manager - Food Innovation (Remote, Unlimited PTO)

Salted; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with employer match

Remote Work

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Salted, the largest delivery-first restaurant group in the United States, is seeking a senior sourcing and supplier manager in California. You will source ingredients, qualify co-manufacturers, and build cost models to determine viability while negotiating terms and volumes.

You’ll own the demand plan and maintain supplier records to ensure scalable launches. You will collaborate with culinary and finance teams, supervise cross-functional projects, and report to the VP of Finance.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in sourcing, procurement, or product commercialization in food manufacturing, restaurant, or CPG.
• Direct experience finding, qualifying, and managing co-manufacturers, with a track record taking food products from concept to production.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience covering pricing, terms, and volume commitments.
• Cross functional leadership experience.
• Working knowledge of food safety and regulatory fundamentals, including GFSI schemes (SQF, BRC), allergen controls, and FDA labeling.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills for cost, yield, and quote comparison models.

Responsibilities

• Source new ingredients and formats of existing ingredients to improve quality, cost, or kitchen labor.
• Identify, vet, and onboard co-manufacturers and specialty producers for finished and semi-finished products.
• Run product briefs from concept to first production run, including spec development, sample rounds, cuttings with the culinary team, pilot runs, and launch handoff.
• Build landed cost and yield models, and lead make vs. buy analysis so leadership can decide with real numbers.
• Run RFIs and RFPs, compare quotes, and negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and commercial terms with new suppliers and co-manufacturers.
• Own the demand plan for new and transitioning items, forecasting volume across our kitchens to size production runs, set inventory levels, and support the volume commitments that earn better pricing.
• Own supplier and co-manufacturer qualification, including food safety certifications, HACCP plans, allergen controls, continuing guarantees, insurance, specs, and nutritional and labeling data.
• Partner with distribution on new item setup, stocking levels, and backup supply plans.
• Maintain the specs, documentation, and supplier records behind every new item.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Co-manufacturers

Negotiation

Cost modeling

Forecasting

Supply chain leadership

GFSI knowledge

Excel/Sheets

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Salted, the largest delivery-first restaurant group in the United States, is seeking a senior sourcing and supplier manager in California. You will source ingredients, qualify co-manufacturers, and build cost models to determine viability while negotiating terms and volumes.

You’ll own the demand plan and maintain supplier records to ensure scalable launches. You will collaborate with culinary and finance teams, supervise cross-functional projects, and report to the VP of Finance.