Sourcing Specialist

CAVA; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Unlimited PTO

Early Wage Access

401k enrollment with company contribution

Company-paid benefits

Job summary

A leading Mediterranean restaurant chain based in Baltimore is seeking a Sourcing Specialist. This role focuses on supporting sourcing activities across the supply chain, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring quality and cost targets. The ideal candidate will have 2-5+ years of experience in sourcing or supply chain management. They will enjoy a competitive salary, unlimited PTO, and a casual work environment.

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years’ experience in Purchasing, Sourcing, Distribution, or Supply Chain Management.
• Demonstrated experience working with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier discovery, qualification, and onboarding.
• Negotiate and maintain pricing agreements.
• Coordinate product changes and new item rollouts.

Skills

Negotiation aptitude

Communication skills

Organization

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business, Supply Chain, or related field)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Arrowstream (supply chain management platform)

Job description

This range is provided by CAVA. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

At CAVA we make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every day. We are guided by a Mediterranean heritage that’s been perfecting how to eat and live for four thousand years. We prioritize authenticity, curiosity and the pursuit of excellence in everything we do. We are working towards something big, together.

We foster a culture built on five core values:

• Generosity First, Always: We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others.
• Constant Curiosity: We are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious.
• Act with Agility: We welcome change; it’s the only constant. We embrace, adjust, adapt.
• Passion for Positivity: We greet each day with warmth and possibility.
• Collective Ambition: We have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared purpose.

Sourcing Specialist

The Role:

The Sourcing Specialist role is an exciting early-career opportunity for someone who is looking to build a future in strategic sourcing and supply chain management. This role will support CAVA’s Restaurant and Manufacturing Supply Chain by executing sourcing activities across assigned categories (e.g., food and beverage ingredients), partnering with cross-functional teams, and maintaining supplier relationships to ensure quality, service, cost, and responsible sourcing targets are met. This role is hands-on and detail-oriented—running pricing agreements and RFPs, tracking supplier performance, and helping operationalize change across restaurants and distribution partners.

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position, and such duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

What You’ll Do

• Become an internal subject-matter resource on assigned categories; maintain up-to-date market and product knowledge to support decisions and project work.
• Support supplier discovery, qualification, and onboarding aligned to CAVA’s Culinary + Sourcing Standards; assist with RFPs, analysis, and award recommendations.
• Negotiate and maintain pricing agreements and purchasing terms; track adherence to commercial terms and verify invoiced pricing versus contract for accuracy.
• Maintain strong supplier communication; schedule business reviews, capture and follow through on action items, and track service levels and performance metrics.
• Coordinate product changes and new item rollouts across distributors and DCs; communicate timing, transitions, and documentation to internal partners and field teams.
• Keep item records current (e.g., order guides, specifications, certifications/attestations) and support product recall/withdrawal communications when needed.
• Partner with Culinary, FSQA, Brand/Marketing, Finance, and Operations on innovation, specification updates, and commercialization timelines.
• Contribute to cost-savings pipeline and risk-mitigation activities by collecting quotes, benchmarking, and surfacing opportunities that align with category strategies.
• Build tools, trackers, and documentation to improve sourcing workflows and cross-functional transparency; communicate project status clearly and on time.

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years’ experience in Purchasing, Sourcing, Distribution, or Supply Chain Management; food service, restaurant, hospitality, or CPG experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with suppliers and manufacturers, strong organization, prioritization, and communication skills across functions and levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and comfort with data analysis, databases and vendor documentation workflows. Experience with Arrowstream (supply chain management platform) preferred.
• Negotiation aptitude, service mindset, and solutions orientation; thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred (Business, Supply Chain, or related field).

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to maintain stationary position to be able to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Must be able to identify, analyze and assess details
• For certain positions, must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to 50 pounds
• Ability to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
• Constantly positions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production support or office operations, as applicable
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, plus bonus and long-term incentives
• Early Wage Access!
• Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, plus paid opportunities to give back to the community
• 401k enrollment with CAVA contribution
• Company-paid STD, LTD, Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions
• Free CAVA food
• Casual work environment
• The opportunity to be on the ground floor of a rapidly growing brand

As an equal opportunity employer, CAVA considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined by federal, state, or local law.