WHY WORK AT JOE & THE JUICE
JOE & THE JUICE is a people-centric food and beverage company built around culture, not just juice, sandwiches, coffee, and much more. When joining us, you step into a high-energy community where the music is loud, the bar is your stage, and your personality matters as much as your skills.
We believe in four simple virtues that shape everything we do:
- Positive Attitude
- Inclusion
- Social Ties
- Growth
For us, this means that when you choose a cup-half-full mindset, welcome people from every background, build real friendships across the bar by creating great guest experiences, and use every shift as a chance to learn something new — you become more than just a Juicer; like us, you continue to search and find purpose and meaning in what you do.
From your first day, you’ll be part of an international network of Juicers who support each other, celebrate wins together, and push each other to grow. You will learn by doing, move through a clear Moneyball career path, and be part of a company where most leaders have earned their stripes behind the bar (fun fact: over 75% of our employees started as Juicers!).
If you love fast-paced service, music, people, and the idea of turning a job into a lifestyle, JOE can become a place to build skills, friendships, and a career that can take you across cities, countries, and roles.
Reports to: Director of Supply Chain & Procurement
Direct reports: Procurement Manager
Location: Office, 110 Greene Street, NYC, 10012
Type: Full-time on-site
Job Description
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 team, Operations, Finance, and Marketing - including the end-to-end management of Limited Time Offers.
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.
Key Responsibilities
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 — Spec 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.
Supplier & Contract Management
- 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 — ensuring all agreements are current, accurate, and on file.
- 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 agreed 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.
Required
Qualifications & Experience
- Significant procurement experience in F&B, hospitality, foodservice, 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 and working in detail with Finance.
- Experience managing or developing a procurement team.
- Knowledge of food safety and quality standards relevant to the category.
- Degree in a relevant field and/or recognized procurement qualification (e.g. CIPS) preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Sharp negotiator with strong commercial judgement.
- Highly numerate and data-literate; advanced spreadsheet skills.
- Organized and able to manage multiple categories, suppliers, and launches in parallel.
- Hands-on, ownership mindset, comfortable in a fast-moving environment.
Compensation is $150,000
Joe & the Juice is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome all qualified applicants — no matter your race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or background.
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ABOUT JOE & THE JUICE
JOE & THE JUICE is a healthy fast-casual concept founded in Copenhagen in 2002; since then, we have grown to more than 500 locations across 20 countries and now employ more than 4,500 people worldwide. From day one, our ambition has been to prove that there should be no trade-off between taste and health.
We serve high-quality, freshly prepared juices, shakes, coffee, and sandwiches in relaxed, contemporary concept cafés that combine convenience with distinct urban atmospheres. JOE & THE JUICE goes beyond products toward the full experience around the bar, creating a consistent universe for guests and Juicers in all our locations.
We invest heavily in internal development through our Moneyball career system and a culture where most leaders, including C-suite, VPs, and directors, have started behind the bar. We continue to evolve our people-centric and sustainability agenda that is part of our Nordic heritage and our commitment to a better future.
Skills Required
- Significant procurement experience in F&B, hospitality, foodservice, 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 and working in detail with Finance.
- Experience managing or developing a procurement team.
- Knowledge of food safety and quality standards relevant to the category.
- Degree in a relevant field and/or recognized procurement qualification (e.g. CIPS).
- Sharp negotiator with strong commercial judgement.
- Highly numerate and data-literate; advanced spreadsheet skills.
- Organized and able to manage multiple categories, suppliers, and launches in parallel.
- Hands-on, ownership mindset; comfortable in a fast-moving environment.
What We Do
Joe & the Juice is a people-centric food and beverage company built around culture, offering juice, sandwiches, coffee, and more.
