Strategic Food Supply Chain Lead for Ghost Kitchen

Joseph Michaels International; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Joseph Michaels International is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end supply chain for a ghost kitchen concept, including demand planning, materials planning, inventory management, purchasing coordination, warehousing, and outbound distribution.

You will ensure our production facility and kitchen locations have the right ingredients, packaging, finished goods, and manufactured products at the right time while maintaining inventory targets and controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or a related field, 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 and 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, including FEFO for perishable products.
• Work closely with procurement to execute procurement strategy and support new business lines. Work with suppliers on shortages, lead times, and inbound service.
• Partner with Operations to oversee receiving, storage, picking, inventory movement, and outbound fulfillment to kitchen locations; improve flow, accuracy, and support the expansion of a custom-built WMS rollout.
• Build Excel planning trackers from large or messy extracts; own supply chain KPIs and reporting; support implementation or improvement of WMS, ERP/MRP, and demand-planning tools.
• Support GMP, SQF, FSQA, lot traceability, and proper controls for perishable and shelf-life-sensitive inventory.

Skills

Demand planning

Materials planning

Inventory management

Procurement

WMS experience

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Supplier collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

WMS

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Joseph Michaels International is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end supply chain for a ghost kitchen concept, including demand planning, materials planning, inventory management, purchasing coordination, warehousing, and outbound distribution.

You will ensure our production facility and kitchen locations have the right ingredients, packaging, finished goods, and manufactured products at the right time while maintaining inventory targets and controlling costs.