Supply Chain Senior Analyst

USHG Home Office
853 Broadway
17th Fl
New York, NY 10003, USA

Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) has created some of New York’s most beloved restaurants, cafes, and bars, which offer outstanding food delivered with our signature warmth and hospitality. Founded by Danny Meyer with the opening of Union Square Cafe in 1985, the company now extends beyond the walls of its eateries.

USHG has long supported its communities through hunger relief and civic organizations. USHG holds 28 James Beard Awards and numerous accolades for its distinctive style of hospitality.

Who you are:

The Supply Chain Senior Analyst will be a key addition to the Supply Chain Team and will play an essential role in supply chain initiatives for our restaurants. A strong candidate for this role will have both strong interpersonal and analytical capabilities, as your job will range from negotiating with suppliers to communicating data-driven insights to business leaders. The role will report to the Supply Chain Senior Manager.

What you'll do:

• Consistently deliver a culture of Enlightened Hospitality to guests and team members
• Support sourcing initiatives including requests for proposals, vendor searches, product sourcing, pricing analysis, negotiations, and recommendations to leaders
• Manage vendor and supplier relationshipsserving as a key point of contact with distributors and vendors to ensure quality, value, service, pricing, compliance, and timely resolution of issues and credits
• Oversee purchase orders, distributor inventory, and contracted pricing, monitoring inventory levels, reviewing pricing discrepancies, following up on credits, and identifying opportunities for savings and efficiency
• Support vendor onboarding and compliance, partnering with Food Safety, Legal, and Operations to collect required documentation, help negotiate agreements, coordinate onboarding tasks, and ensure suppliers are properly set up in internal systems
• Support operators with Craftable, our inventory management system, including vendor and item setup, recipe costing, POS mapping, invoice processing, integrations, reporting, troubleshooting, training, and period-close support across existing and new restaurants
• Maintain accurate supply chain data and systems, including ingredient and supplier databases, pricing and product files, inventory information, and other tools that support purchasing, invoicing, recipe costing, and operational decision-making
• Support new restaurant openings, managing sourcing and purchasing for items such as glassware, plateware, flatware, uniforms, branded collateral, disposables, and other operating supplies; coordinating samples, quotes, negotiations, shipping, delivery tracking, and turnover timelines
• Partner with Operations, Culinary, and business leaders on supply chain projects, including beer and beverage strategy, packaging and plateware, co-packer sourcing, supplier reviews, process improvements, and analyses related to pricing, spending, and purchasing
• Develop and maintain supply chain processes and best practices, including SOPs, training, reporting, supplier communications, newsletters, and recurring reviews that improve efficiency, data accuracy, cost management, and overall support for the team

What we need from you:

• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Hospitality, and 2+ years of related on-the-job experience
• Experience in the restaurant (or other food-related) industry along with familiarity inventory management systems (especially Craftable) is a big plus
• Knowledge of purchase order management, procure-to-pay processes, vendor relationship management, and contract management
• An analytical mind with business acumen – you turn insights into operational…