Procurement Associate

Summary

Join Hungryroot, a fast-growing AI-powered food and wellness company, as their Procurement Associate. This role focuses on optimizing the end-to-end product onboarding lifecycle, enhancing product databases, and leading vendor management strategies. You will work closely with various teams, including Category Management, supply chain, culinary, and food safety. The ideal candidate possesses strong project management skills, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is a highly effective communicator. A background in food is preferred. Hungryroot offers a remote-first work environment with various benefits.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in procurement, supply chain operations, project management, or related roles
• Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP, PivotTables, formulas); comfort working in data-heavy environments
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong multitasking and prioritization abilities; thrives in a deadline-driven environment
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a bias toward continuous improvement
• Clear communicator with strong written and verbal skills
• Passionate about food and the food industry

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrity of product data across multiple internal tools and systems, including item attributes, pricing, vendor information, and regulatory documentation
• Partner closely with Category Managers to lead vendor onboarding, proactively manage timelines and follow-ups, and provide strategic support across high-priority initiatives and cross-functional workflows
• Serve as a key liaison for vendors, collecting accurate and complete product data, managing documentation requirements, and ensuring timely updates across internal systems
• Oversee the execution of new item setup and launches across Hungryroot’s app and website, including timelines, stakeholder dependencies, and asset readiness
• Coordinate with the Creative Team to ensure all product assets, including packaging and photography, are accurate and up-to-date. Manage product samples and packaging for both internal testing and external-facing creative needs
• Support private label product development by collaborating with food safety, packaging design, and operations to ensure successful onboarding and regulatory compliance
• Identify and implement improvements to sourcing workflows, tools, and systems, driving greater efficiency and scalability across the team
• Collaborate with the Director of Category Management on broader team initiatives and strategic projects that support vendor partnerships, product expansion, and operational excellence

Benefits

• Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
• Equity
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Universal paid parental leave
• Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Spring Health, LiveHealth, Rightway care concierge, and more
• 401k with Match
• A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup