Head of Procurement

Overview

JOE & THE JUICE is a people-centric food and beverage company built around culture. We seek team members who contribute to a fast-paced, high-energy environment with a focus on guest experience and continuous learning. This role is based at the NYC office and offers a full-time on-site position.

Location:

Office, 110 Greene Street, NYC, 10012

Reports to:

Director of Supply Chain & Procurement

Direct reports:
Procurement Manager

Type:
Full-time on-site

The Head of Procurement owns the cost of goods sold for the business, leading all sourcing, supplier negotiation, and category strategy across food, beverage, packaging, and non-product supplies. This is a commercially driven role: beyond securing supply, the person is accountable for protecting and improving margin through smarter buying, product and specification improvement, and tight collaboration with Product Development, Operations, Finance, and Marketing – including end-to-end management of Limited Time Offers (LTOs).

Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain & Procurement, this role leads the Procurement team – the deal-making, sourcing, LTO, profitability, and product-optimization side of the function – as the peer counterpart to the Supply Chain team.

• Cost & Margin Ownership (COGS / GM)
• Own COGS and gross margin targets across the product portfolio; report performance to leadership and drive corrective action.
• Identify and quantify margin-improvement opportunities – cost changes, yield improvement, substitutions, recipe cost analysis.
• Monitor commodity and input-cost markets; anticipate cost movements and forward-buy or hedge where appropriate to protect margin.
• Lead negotiation of pricing, rebates, volume commitments, and commercial terms with suppliers and distributors.
• Run supplier selection, tenders/RFQs, and onboarding; consolidate the supplier base where it improves cost, quality, or reliability.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships; conduct regular vendor reviews and hold suppliers to agreed service, quality, and pricing terms.
• Own and maintain the supplier contract portfolio — drafting, renewals, pricing agreements, and a clear review/renewal calendar.
• Manage and maintain product specification sheets, keeping specs accurate, version-controlled, and aligned with agreed supplier terms and cost targets.
• Own the rebate framework end-to-end: negotiate rebate terms, track accruals against thresholds, and ensure rebates are invoiced, collected, and reconciled in full and on time.
• Product Improvement & Category Strategy
• Partner with Culinary/R&D to identify product improvement opportunities that enhance quality, consistency, or margin.
• Lead specification management — ensuring specs are accurate, value-engineered, and aligned to cost targets without compromising guest experience.
• Develop category strategies (e.g. proteins, produce, dairy, beverage, packaging) and own the buying plan for each.
• LTO & New Product Management
• Manage the procurement side of Limited Time Offers end-to-end, working closely with the Procurement Manager and cross-functional teams.
• Secure supply, pricing, and volume forecasts for LTOs and new launches; ensure availability for launch and clean exit at wind-down to avoid stranded stock.
• Cost LTOs ahead of launch and feed margin guidance into go/no-go and pricing decisions.
• Compliance & Food Safety
• Ensure suppliers meet food-safety, quality, traceability, and accreditation standards; manage supplier audits and approvals.
• Support sustainability and responsible-sourcing commitments across the supply base.
• Leadership
• Lead, coach, and develop the Procurement Manager and team; set objectives and build capability.
• Establish procurement processes, controls, and ways of working, aligned to the Director of Supply Chain & Procurement's strategy.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant procurement experience in F&B, hospitality, food service, retail, or FMCG, with demonstrable ownership of COGS/margin.
• Proven track record negotiating with food/beverage suppliers and distributors and delivering measurable cost savings.
• Strong commercial and analytical background — comfortable building cost models…