Senior Manager of Supply Chain

Job Description

Job Description

Our Snooze Story
We are Snooze, the OG brunch leaders who have never stopped flipping the script on breakfast, powered by culinary creativity, unmatched hospitality, and a passion for our communities. Our Snoozers bring their authentic selves to work every day.  This allows us to serve our Guests through genuine care and radical hospitality.

Joining Snooze means joining a team that disrupts the ordinary. Our menu is built on responsibly sourced ingredients—cage-free eggs, respect for animal welfare, and no added hormones or antibiotics—and bold ideas that energize Snoozers and Guests alike. Our impact goes beyond the plate, we’ve invested over $1M into local communities and created inclusive, vibrant spaces for the neighborhoods we serve.

We know that, just like pancakes, our people are better with passion, purpose, and pride. Here, you’ll find more than a job. You’ll find a place to fuel your future, be celebrated for who you are, and help us make mornings brighter, bolder, and better for everyone.  Will you join us?

What does your role bring to the table?
The Senior Manager of Supply Chain role reports to the VP of Procurement and is responsible for fully owning and driving end‑to‑end supply chain execution and outcomes that ensures consistent product availability, cost control, and operational reliability across all Snooze restaurants. This role exists to translate procurement strategy into clear, measurable operational results while proactively managing cost, risk, and supply continuity across the system.

This role leads core supply chain functions including inventory management, distributor performance, vendor compliance, contract execution, pricing accuracy, and system data integrity. The Senior Manager of Supply Chain is accountable for translating procurement strategy into day‑to‑day operational execution, partnering closely with culinary, operations, finance, and external partners to support menu rollouts, new restaurant openings, and ongoing supply continuity.

This position leverages strong analytical and technical skills to monitor performance metrics, identify risk, and drive continuous improvement across the supply network. The overall impact of this role is to reduce disruption, improve in‑stock performance, manage cost and risk, and enable Snooze’s growth through a scalable, disciplined supply chain operation. Through the partnership with the VP Procurement, you will drive critical key initiatives surrounding purchasing, sourcing, vendor relationships, restaurant management collaboration, and overall departmental functionality. This role operates as a central point of accountability, driving alignment and execution across internal stakeholders and external partners.

The Position Specifics
Taking on the role of Senior Manager of Supply Chain isn’t just about bacon and pancakes. The responsibilities of this position include:

Supply Chain Operations

• Oversee and execute daily administrative tasks within the purchasing department, including but not limited to: managing out of stocks, inventory levels, special orders and freight across broadline distribution to minimize risk and identify opportunities.
• Support restaurant operations through various operational enhancements and product improvements.
• Support on all new restaurant opening needs in collaboration with training team and local management team. This includes new vendor set up, ordering information and order guides, distributor contact info, processes, and beginning inventory support.
• Communicate weekly with Regional Managers on projects and purchasing updates.

Vendor Management & Supplier Performance

• Build and maintain vendor relationships, attending business reviews and assisting with integration of sustainability and environmental awareness.
• Manage quality assurance issues and resolution with vendors.
• Maintain HACCP files & vendor compliance.
• Maintain “Snooze Approved” to include vetting of suppliers, spec sheets, ingredient statements and caloric impact.
• Coordinate, execute and implement department processes to include specifications, bid process, score carding, RFI’s and RFP’s. 
• Drive supplier performance management, including ongoing score carding and accountability for service levels, quality, and responsiveness

  Financial, Contracting & Data Management

• Own and maintain contract management, renewals, monthly pricing audits and financial analysis of impacts.
• Own monthly and quarterly financial reporting to include price and market trends. 
• Maintain inventory platform to include new item setup and mapping, vendor setups, vendor integrations, SUPC’s, recipes, mapping, and more.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with the menu innovation and culinary team on all research and development, pilots, request of samples, SKU rationalization, LTO needs, availability of products, forecasting, costs and communication across all regions.
• Establish rapport with our Snoozer management teams and communicate directly with restaurant leadership regarding product specifications, quality concerns, and general purchasing improvements.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across culinary, operations, and finance to ensure consistent execution and decision-making
• Collaborate with Vice President of Purchasing and Chief Financial Officer to meet all department goals.

Other tasks, duties, and responsibilities as assigned to meet Snooze’s business and operational goals and priorities

  Is this role the right fit for you?

If this is the right role for you, you must possess the following skillsets:

• An entrepreneurial spirit!
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Acts with the highest degree of integrity
• Strong decision-making ability
• A positive and upbeat attitude - always
• Relationship-building skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage a project to provide deliverables within specified timeframe
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Problem-solving mindset
• Ability to adapt quickly
• Balances strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Ownership mindset: proactively identifies issues, drives solutions, and delivers measurable results with minimal direction
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect supply chain decisions to financial and operational outcomes
• Low-ego, highly collaborative approach with a service mindset focused on supporting restuarnt success
• Ability to have fun, dance, and laugh under/during stressful situations (yes, seriously)

The Bennie-Fits

• This role comes with some sweet perks! See below:
• Competitive Annual Bonus Program 
• Snooze equity program eligibility immediately upon hire or after one year in role
• Competitive Health, Dental, Vision, Pet and Accident Insurance Plans with employer contribution 
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability and Life insurance benefits 
• 401k/Roth 401k Plans 
• Snooze Work Hard, Play Hard Days (Unlimited Time off Program) 
• Five (5) paid sick days within a calendar year (up to 48 hours)
• Paid Holidays (RSC Holiday Schedule), Birthday and Snooze Anniversary Date 
• Snooze Cell Phone Reimbursement
• Snooze Meal Benefits
• Other benefits including field trips, community engagement, and personal and professional growth 

Let’s Talk Prerequisites! (Education, Credentials, and Experience)

• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred
• 5+ years of supply chain or procurement experience
• 2+ years of contract negotiation experience preferred
• Relevant hospitality industry experience preferred
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and large dataset analysis

Let’s Get Physical (Additional Requirements)

• Must have the stamina to work 45 to 55 hours per week
• Travel for this position is approximately 10% and you must be able to travel for up to 5 days at one time (air, car, bus, train, and weekend travel)
• Home base is in Denver, CO at the Snooze Restaurant Support Center (3 days a week required in office)

The Nitty Gritty Details
Denver area base salary range: $90,000-$120,000 per year

The base salary range above represents the low and high end of the Snooze salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to experience, education, training, location, merit system, quantity or quality of production, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel. The range listed is just one component of Snooze’s total compensation package for employees. 

At Snooze, we encourage Snoozers and Guests to show up as their true, authentic selves – because everyone has a seat at our table. We celebrate individuality and encourage our Snoozers to be their best selves every day. As a result, Snooze is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, it is the policy of Snooze to recognize the essential rights of all applicants and Snoozers as individuals and to recruit, hire and promote the best-qualified person to do a particular job without regard to race, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, or other protected classes. Our only consideration in selecting a person for a job is the person’s ability to perform the job in question.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by a Snoozer to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship!  This description is proprietary and confidential to Snooze HoldCo Inc.