Procurement Manager - Packaging

Shake Shack

$75K — $95K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance (preferred Supply Chain)
  • 4-6 years of relevant work experience (6-8 years preferred)
  • Exceptional analytical skills
  • Strong Excel capabilities
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Understanding of Packaging and Food & Beverage Purchasing (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate supplier relationships for US Supply Chain
  • Analyze and optimize cost and inventory levels
  • Ensure accurate specification documentation from suppliers
  • Maintain supplier and distributor relationships adhering to sustainability and compliance
  • Manage tracking and reporting on product lifecycle for timely launches

Benefits

  • Weekly pay and performance bonuses
  • Shake Shack meal discounts
  • Exclusive corporate discounts on travel, electronics, and wellness activities
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program from day one
  • Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
  • Development and growth opportunities
Full Job Description
Eligible locations: (Hybrid - 3x week)
Atlanta Support Center (2 Ballpark Center, 800 Battery Ave SE Atlanta, GA)

New York Support Center (225 Varick St. New York, NY)

Job Summary:

Ensures and manages the packaging and disposables categories within supply chain for all domestic Shake Shacks, which includes being responsible and accountable for manufacturer and distributor partnerships, and consistent supply of all items within the framework of Stand For Something Good.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Plans & coordinates relationships with suppliers, manufacturers and vendors for the US Supply Chain including utilizing current supply chain software to monitor any potential supply issues and providing information to cross functional departments, working with the Director to control and supervise supplier and distributor issues assessing root cause, improvement opportunities and associated risk, and communicating timely expansion plans and new volume changes to suppliers.
  • Effectively analyzes, manages, and communicates the optimization of cost and inventory levels including making appropriate recommendations for inventory levels and replenishment policies, providing forecasts to ensure stock is adequate for all distribution channels, managing sourcing planning, including current inventory and forecast demand, and managing tracking, recording and reporting on product development life cycle to ensure on time launch of new item.
  • Ensures correct specification documentation from suppliers including their sustainability management policies for all products and communicate information to the sustainability specialist and other cross functional stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Maintains full-cycle supplier and distributor relationships including adherence to sustainable packaging guidelines, regional and local regulations on compliance, business reviews, and ongoing integration including negotiating supplier programs, which includes pricing, distribution advantages, redundancy of inventory for proprietary items, and dissolution plans for any surplus and coordinating management of all suppliers to ensure supply programs and ethics of Stand for Something Good.


Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Degree Field (s):
  • Finance


Work Experience:

4-6 years

Related Experience:
• Exceptional analytical skills
• Exceptional Excel abilities
• Strong Organizational Skills

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Degree Field (s):
  • Finance
  • Supply Chain


Work Experience:

6-8 years

Related Experience:
• Understanding of Packaging Purchasing
• Understanding of Food & Beverage Purchasing
• Understanding of Broadline Distribution

Benefits at Shake Shack:

A work environment where you can come as you are, share your ideas, have fun, and work collaboratively:
  • Weekly Pay and Performance bonuses
  • Shake Shack Meal Discounts
  • Exclusive corporate discounts for travel, electronics, wellness, leisure activities and more
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance*
  • Employer Paid Life and Disability Insurance*
  • 401k Plan with Company Match*
  • Paid Time Off*
  • Paid Parental Leave*
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program on Day 1
  • Pre-Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits
  • Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts*
  • Development and Growth Opportunities


*Eligibility criteria applies

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