The role
As a Strategic Supply Chain Associate, you will take end-to-end ownership of supply chain operations across Growth Kitchen’s portfolio of brands. You’ll ensure a reliable, cost-efficient, and scalable supply chain while building strong relationships with suppliers, distributors, and brand partners.
This is a highly cross-functional, hands-on role suited to someone analytical, entrepreneurial, commercially minded, and proactive in identifying opportunities to improve performance, reduce costs, and help Growth Kitchen scale to new heights.
Key responsibilities
Supply Chain Ownership
- Manage an assistant who will support you achieve your goals
- Own and manage supply chain operations across all Growth Kitchen partner brands, from supplier onboarding to demand forecasting and execution, ensuring consistent product availability with zero stock shortages and high compliance standards
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date COGS tracking across all brands
- Maintain accurate stock compliance systems across all brands
- Maintain key documentation (e.g. ingredient specs, allergen sheets, supplier data)
- Collaborate cross-functionally with brand, ops, and kitchen teams to resolve issues and improve performance
Strategic Supplier & Distributor Management
- Manage day-to-day and strategic relationships with suppliers and distributors
- Hold partners accountable on pricing, service levels, and reliability
- Drive onboarding of new suppliers and ensure efficient setup processes with host kitchen operators
Commercial & Cost Optimisation
- Identify and execute opportunities to reduce COGS across brands
- Drive aggregation opportunities (ingredients, packaging, suppliers) to unlock scale benefits
- Proactively pursue rebates, pricing improvements, and other commercial improvements
Requirements
- University degree from a renowned academic institution
- 2 to 5 years experience, with a background in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, a fast paced start-up environment, or another high-impact role
- Experience in Supply Chain management, procurement or an operations role in multi-site or mutli-brand hospitality is a plus
- Strong analytical skills and a curious mindset; empathy and adaptability
- Commercially driven, you are focused on business outcomes and growth
- Clear written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently
- Entrepreneurial and comfortable with ambiguity: a “playbook builder” you have experience dealing with new situations, and enjoy building repeatable processes
- Passionate about the restaurant industry
- Fluent in English and right to work in the UK is a must
Benefits
- Work directly with founders, restaurant brand owners, executives & decision makers
- Have end-to-end ownership of supply chain management, with massive opportunities to impact the business
- Be at the cutting edge of the restaurant sector
- Work with ambitious & fun individuals
- Build knowledge and experience required to become a leader at Growth Kitchen, or at a high pace scale-up
- Competitive salary and stock option compensation, pension scheme & health insurance
