Supply Chain Manager

Orbital Kitchens; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbital Kitchens is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to own end-to-end supply chain operations across demand planning, materials planning, inventory, procurement, warehousing, and outbound distribution. You will ensure ingredients, packaging, and manufactured products are available at the right time while controlling costs.

You will partner with production and kitchen locations to optimize planning, implement or improve WMS/ERP/MRP tools, and uphold food-safety standards such as GMP and SQF.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in supply chain within food manufacturing/CPG/food service.
• 3+ years in demand and materials planning for food production.
• Experience managing raw ingredients, finished goods, and perishable inventory.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to build planning trackers.
• Experience with WMS and inventory optimization.

Responsibilities

• Demand & materials planning: translate demand into purchasing, production, and inventory needs.
• Inventory management: balance inventory costs with availability and shelf life.
• Procurement & suppliers: work with procurement on strategy, shortages, and lead times.
• Warehousing & distribution: oversee receiving, storage, and outbound fulfillment; support WMS rollout.
• Systems & reporting: build planning trackers; own supply chain KPIs; support ERP/MRP/Demand planning tools.
• Food safety & compliance: support GMP, SQF, FSQA, lot traceability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

Excel

WMS

ERP/MRP

Odoo

Job description

Position Summary

The Supply Chain Manager will own end-to-end supply chain operations for Orbital Kitchens, including demand planning, materials planning, inventory management, purchasing coordination, warehousing, and outbound distribution. This role will be responsible for ensuring our production facility and kitchen locations have the right ingredients, packaging, purchased finished goods, and manufactured products available at the right time while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and controlling costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Demand & materials planning: Own 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.
• Inventory management: Balance inventory investment against working-capital targets, while targeting availability, shelf life, waste, accuracy, aging, and stock-out risk, including FEFO for perishable products.
• Procurement & suppliers: Work closely with procurement to execute procurement strategy and support new business lines. Work with suppliers on shortages, lead times, and inbound service.
• Warehousing & distribution: 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.
• Systems & reporting: 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.
• Food safety & compliance: Support GMP, SQF, FSQA, lot traceability, and proper controls for perishable and shelf-life-sensitive inventory.

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience owning or supporting S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning).
• Experience implementing or improving demand-planning, WMS, ERP, or MRP systems.
• Experience with warehouse operations and outbound transportation.
• Working knowledge of SQF, GMP, FEFO, FSQA, and lot traceability.
• Experience with Odoo or a similar ERP/MRP system.
• Experience supporting a multi-location restaurant, commissary, food production, or distribution network.