POSITION OVERVIEW:
Mid-Atlantic Food Ventures is seeking a highly analytical, numbers-driven Grocery Operations & Sourcing Manager to oversee inventory procurement, margin structuring, and global logistics execution. This individual will control our high-velocity import pipelines and wholesale distributor invoicing to drive a high-margin, specialized regional supply chain.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage and execute end-to-end import and freight logistics, supervising the arrival, customs clearance, and stock rotation of 3 to 4 ocean shipping containers per month.
Establish, negotiate, and audit vendor agreements with local, regional, and international wholesale distributors to maximize category gross profit margins.
Implement robust Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and automated inventory management software to minimize out-of-stock events and optimize grocery shelf space.
Analyze weekly movement sheets, adjusting pricing structures and SKU assortments to accelerate inventory turnover and meet tight bank underwriter performance targets.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum 5+ years of procurement, category management, or wholesale sourcing experience explicitly within a large-format international or specialty grocery enterprise.
Deep operational familiarity with global supply chain logistics, ocean container freight scheduling, customs brokerage compliance, and transfer-pricing matrices.
Advanced mastery of retail arithmetic, cost-of-goods-sold (COGS) analytics, and automated retail point-of-sale inventory tracking systems.