About Good Eggs

Good Eggs is working to build the most loved, most profitable, purpose-driven food community in the world. We’re looking for software engineers to help us grow and sustain local food systems by building an online market and supply chain that delivers same-day, absurdly fresh local produce, easy weeknight meal kits, everyday staples, and wine, beer, and spirits to your door.

We believe in:

• The positive impact of good food on our families, our community, and our environment.

• Sourcing local so there's less time and distance between the farm and your fridge.

• Investing in local foodmakers’ businesses as we grow ours.

• Paying our employees a living wage and working with producers who do the same.

We’ve focused on growing authentically, with our roots in the community and producers we serve, to create a healthy, sustainable business. Check out our blog to learn more.

Good Eggs is privately owned, and investors include Benchmark, Index Ventures, Obvious Ventures, and others.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Purchase produce within assigned categories or commodities

• Take into account supply agreements set up by Senior Category Manager

• Take into account spot buys by Produce Field Buyer

• Interpret projections from Data team to ensure adequate supply to fulfill demand in multiple warehouses

• Work with Senior Category Manager on promotional and pricing strategy for your assigned categories or commodities

• Set and monitor pricing to ensure that financial and departmental targets are met 

• Ensure that Good Eggs’ pricing is competitive and a good value to customers

• Assist in cost negotiations

• Build strong and collaborative relationships with producers in assigned category or commodity

• Provide short-term forecasts to producer partners for upcoming needs

• Create quarterly and yearly vendor scorecards

• Participate in supplier business reviews

• Own PO and COGs data accuracy

• Audit gross margin data

• Reconcile invoices against received purchase orders

• Keep Days On Hand (DOH) to target goals by storage zone and category

• Coordinate creation and launch of new items, in-season items and webstands with Produce eCommerce Merchandiser

• Work with Operations team to minimize spoilage

• Work with QC team to ensure all inbound produce meets standards for quality, condition and grade

• Provide timely and thorough feedback to growers regarding product quality

• Make and resolve credit requests

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years relevant work experience, either on farms or in produce retail/distribution

• Experience in procurement / purchasing, preferably in the produce industry

• Knowledge of local and regional produce varieties, growing practices, quality standards and seasonality

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills 

• Outstanding communication and time management skills

Relevant Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of quality standards and industry certifications

• Experience managing relationships with outside vendors

• Understanding of margins and profitability

• Proficiency in Google and MS Office suite software (i.e. spreadsheets, presentation, and word processing software)

• Ability to understand and engage with new tools

• Strong negotiation skills

• Strong team player

Special Requirements

Smartphone available for work use 

Working conditions

Typical office working conditions

Physical requirements

Typical requirements for office working conditions

Direct reports

None

Why work for Good Eggs?

• Work for a purpose-driven company building a better food system that cares about people and the planet.

• An incredible work environment with passionate, accomplished team members

• Benefits include employer-assisted health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401k, flexible spending accounts (FSA), 20% off groceries, Flex vacation + 10 holidays, generous parental leave, & opportunity for an unpaid sabbatical after 2 years

• Meaningful equity in the company

• Locally sourced, chef-prepared, family-style team lunches

• Grocery is a $1 Trillion market in the US and it’s changing rapidly. Only 6% buy groceries online today and by 2025, it will be closer to 15-20%. The top 5 West Coast markets alone will be a $25B market by 2025

• An all-star board includes Bill Gurley (Benchmark Capital, #2 on the Midas List), Danny Rimer (Index Ventures), Chuck Templeton (Managing Director of S2G Ventures and founder of Open Table), and Vishal Vasishth (Obvious Ventures)

Good Eggs provides equal employment opportunities for team members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status or disability in accordance with local, state and federal guidelines. We hire and promote individuals based on their qualifications for the position to be filled. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.