Purchasing & Category Manager

Good Eggs • Oakland, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Good Eggs, delivering absurdly fresh, high-quality produce is at the heart of our mission—and we’re looking for a scrappy, collaborative, and analytical leader to help us raise the bar even higher. We are hiring a Purchasing & Category Manager to be the main point of contact for our produce growers and suppliers. You will ensure our warehouse is consistently stocked with the highest quality, seasonal, and sustainably grown produce available. This role involves continuously identifying and securing optimal sources of produce supply, balancing quality, cost, and availability. In addition, this role will take ownership of running triage-related meetings to address urgent inventory, quality, or supplier issues — ensuring swift resolution and seamless operations. This is a hands-on role for someone with strong instincts, a bias for action, and a deep love of produce. You’ll serve as the hub between growers, suppliers, merchandising, marketing, and operations—leading with grit, creativity, and a team-first mindset.

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant industry work experience, either on farms or, preferably, in fresh grocery retail (physical or online), distribution, purchasing, or category management
• 2+ years experience in category management and/or purchasing, preferably in the meat, seafood, or produce industries
• 2+ years experience as a people leader
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Outstanding communication and time management skills
• Knowledge of quality standards and industry certifications
• Experience managing relationships with outside vendors
• Knowledge of food safety and handling practices
• Proficiency in Google and MS Office suite software (i.e. spreadsheets, presentation, and word processing software)
• Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
• Ability to understand and engage with new tools
• Strong team player

Nice To Haves

• Experience with e-commerce a plus

Responsibilities

• Be the business owner for your categories / subcategories, accountable for financial performance and managing key KPIs.
• Act as category subject matter expert to educate and galvanize the rest of the organization around your assigned categories
• Work cross-functionally with other buyers, merchandisers and the marketing team on promotional, pricing, merchandising and marketing strategy
• Manage day-to-day purchasing, pricing, promotions, merchandising, and assortment for your assigned categories.
• Set up and manage supply agreements, continually optimize supply for quality and COGS, negotiating market and seasonal pricing with suppliers
• Coordinate creation and launch of new items, in-season items and webstands with merchandising and marketing teams

Benefits

• Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Time
• Enrollment in our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (not matching at this time)
• For employees working 30+ hours per week, Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Life Insurance, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability - all eligible employees receive coverage
• 20% Employee Discount & Free Delivery

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed