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Description
About Us
At FreshDirect, we are reinventing the grocery experience.
Since day one, our mission has been simple: bring the best, freshest food directly from the farm to people's homes - faster, fresher, and smarter than anyone else.
We're not just a food company. We're a technology-powered, customer-obsessed team building one of the most innovative end-to-end food supply chains in the industry. From proprietary routing systems to our state-of-the-art fulfillment center, every part of our business is designed to deliver unmatched quality, convenience, and care.
We partner directly with farmers, fishermen, and artisans to source the highest quality ingredients - then use smart data, automation, and logistics to deliver them at peak freshness.
It's grocery shopping reimagined - and we're just getting started.
If you're passionate about innovation, care deeply about what people eat, and want to help build the future of food, we'd love to meet you.
The Role
The Junior Supply Planner is responsible for day-to-day planning, purchasing, and replenishment activities for the Meat category. In addition to ensuring that inventory is available at all warehouse locations and in optimized quantities, this role will liaise daily with vendor contacts as well as receiving, inventory control and accounting teams to ensure all orders and invoices are processed and reconciled accurately and in a timely manner. The ideal candidate will have experience and a strong understanding of purchasing and replenishment methods, inventory management, and vendor management.
What You'll Do
• Write and manage purchase orders for the Meat, and potentially Poultry departments.
• Maintain and update SAP source and requisition configuration based on vendor settings.
• Follow up with vendors and merchant teams on product deliveries, out of stock issues, expiration, and pricing issues.
• Schedule and resolve goods pickups, returns and credits with vendors and accounting departments.
• Review manufacturing settings for raw material and proactively adjust to create efficiencies.
• Validate vendor invoices to ensure correct purchasing price and quantities are issued.
• Work with warehouse teams to ensure products are received timely and accurately, and trouble shoot, days on hand, delivery and receiving issues.
• Engage with merchants and demand planning to forecast and replenish in accordance with promotional plans, key holidays, seasonal transitions, and allocations.
What You'll Bring

• Preferred Bachelors Degree and/or demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities through previous experience and/or education.
• At least 1 year in food focused industry operations, merchandising or procurement.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite required; SAP knowledge strongly preferred.
• Experience managing procurement and vendor management for perishable products.
• Proven ability to be resourceful, pro-active, and a self-starter.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• High level of enthusiasm, initiative, and solution driven mindset.

Our Values at FreshDirect
We live these values every day:
A Passion for our customers
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We listen, innovate, and act quickly to exceed expectations with every order and interaction.
One team, one mission
Everyone contributes & every role matters. We break silos, lift each other up, and share a relentless focus on delivering results. That way, we win together.
Delivering excellence, every time
We take pride in the quality of our food, service, and the experience we create. Our team goes above and beyond to earn trust and guarantee 100% freshness.
Act with integrity
We operate with honesty, respect, and accountability in how we treat our customers, teammates, and partners. We own our outcomes and always do what's right, even when no one is watching.
Make fast, bold decisions
We challenge the status quo, embrace technology, and take smart risks to build a better future. At the same time, we stay true to our NYC roots and care for our community.
We love food. Yes, literally all of us.
What You'll Love About Working Here

• A fast-paced, innovative environment where ideas turn into action
• Opportunities for growth - many of our leaders have risen through the ranks
• Direct impact on how thousands of customers experience food every day

Salary
$68,000 - $75,000
Total Rewards & Benefits
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• PTO, Safe & Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Vision, Dental, and Voluntary Disability coverage
• 401(k) with employer match and Life Insurance
• State-of-the-art Bronx campus with on-site basketball court, cafeteria, and employee market
• Onsite FREE parking
• FREE employee shuttle bus service from nearby Subway station
• Training, leadership development, and tuition discount at local colleges
• 20% employee discount on FreshDirect online orders and Brooklyn wine store
• Minimum 50% employee discount at our onsite employee market
• Mobile phone discounts through partnerships with T-Mobile and Verizon
• Gym membership discounts through NYSC
Our CultureWe embrace an in-office culture, composed of individuals who thrive on the collaboration and energy that comes from working together in a shared space. We are looking for people who excel in this environment, where physical presence enhances connections and engagement. At FreshDirect, we've created an environment that thrives on teamwork, where associates can innovate, grow, and have successful careers. Many of our leaders have successfully come up through our ranks. Because of our team's extraordinary efforts, we are a leading innovator in the e-commerce and grocery industries.
Equal OpportunityWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Fresh Direct, LLC and its affiliates do not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the Team member(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position. Position expectations may be subject to change as the needs of the organization changes.