Operations Inventory Specialist

Hungryroot is a grocery and recipe delivery service designed to make healthy eating simple, personal, and sustainable. Our mission is to help people feel their best by making it easier to shop for, cook and love healthy foods. By leveraging AI to create a truly personalized experience, we save customers time and worry, all while introducing them to new foods and helping them achieve their health objectives. 

People are at the center of everything we do here at Hungryroot. Our work, our decisions, and our culture are deeply-rooted in the values of being positive, proactive, and transparent. We are incredibly proud of our team and hope that you will join us!

This position is based onsite at our Pennsauken, NJ fulfillment partner. 

About Us

Hungryroot is using AI to build the most consumer-centric food and wellness company to ever exist. We are your personal assistant for healthy living. We get to know your goals, lifestyle, and budget, and we recommend and deliver healthy groceries, easy recipes and essential supplements for you and your family. It’s the easiest way to eat healthy, achieve your goals, save time, and discover new foods. Founded on the belief that food is the foundation of health, convenience should not mean compromise, and we’re all unique in how we eat and live, Hungryroot is building a future in which healthy living is easy and enjoyable. 

We are a distributed team built on top talent from over 28 states across the U.S. While we have a headquarters in New York City, we support employees working from wherever they are based. We believe in fostering team connection and collaboration across all of our employees' locations. Expect to attend regular team building events and an annual company retreat. Expect to be treated like an owner who cares about our common goal, not someone who has to clock in and out of work. 

About the role

Hungryroot is looking for an ambitious, detail-oriented Operations Inventory Specialist who is looking for a challenging position in a fast-paced, start-up environment. In this role, your responsibilities will span numerous functions with a special focus on driving continuous improvement and day-to-day execution across our three fulfillment partners. 

Our fulfillment partners are located in New Jersey, Indiana and California and are responsible for warehousing, picking, packing and shipping our food products to our customers - you will be responsible for understanding, reporting on and continually improving each of these processes. This role will be located in our Pennsauken, NJ location. You will be required to be on-site 5x per week. The ideal candidate has a strong analytical aptitude with the ability to build relationships and drive operational results.

If you want to help us change how people grocery shop and eat for the better, we encourage you to apply!

• Apply best practices from other sites or past experience to improve fulfillment productivity and quality
• Create dashboards, metrics, and KPIs to monitor and drive FC performance
• Develop SOPs and training to ensure consistent day-to-day execution
• Lead continuous improvement projects that cut across the broader operations team
• Convert and share business forecasts into fulfillment center and carrier level forecasts
• Analyze weekly carrier spend and performance to identify opportunities around improving on-time delivery and cost
• Ensure compliance of food quality and safety programs including GMP & HACCP.
• Work directly with FC production managers to act as liaison for Hungryroot’s  Food Safety and Supply Chain team.
• Continually integrate AI processes into your workflow and to simplify IT for the organization, so you can spend time on the most meaningful work.

• 2-6 years operations experience, ideally in a direct-to-consumer shipping environment; start-up experience a plus
• Located in a commutable location to our Pennsauken, NJ site
• On-Site Support 5 days per week
• Ability to use data and reports (specifically in Excel) to identify problems and develop solutions.
• Bachelor’s Degree required - industrial engineering or supply chain management a plus
• Experience in driving continuous improvement initiatives is a plus

• Equity 
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Universal paid parental leave
• Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• 401k with Company Match

Expected Pay Range
$67,000-$80,000 USD

The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Our mission to help make healthy eating easy, accessible, and joyful is better served by a diverse workplace. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building an inclusive workplace. We have zero-tolerance for harassment or discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected class.