Junior Sourcing Manager

Overview

• Taster is looking for a Junior Sourcing Manager to join our French team.
• This role is ideal for someone early in their career (0–3 years of experience) who is passionate about culinary innovation, project management, and process optimization.

As the bridge between our product and procurement teams you will play a key role in sourcing and onboarding new ingredients into the French market. Your mission: ensure every new ingredient enhances our customer experience while meeting Taster’s quality and operational standards.

Based in Paris, you will work closely with local teams: Product, FSQA, Supply Chain Operations.

What You Will Do

• Project Management: Lead the end-to-end process for new ingredient requests (NID), ensuring timely delivery and adherence to critical paths.
• Gatekeeping: Review and validate ingredient requests, ensuring only feasible and relevant proposals move forward (to Culinary testing, SKU creation, etc.).
• Sourcing & Onboarding: Coordinate with Procurement Managers and suppliers to source new ingredients and facilitate efficient onboarding.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, FSQA, and Supply Chain teams to guarantee ingredient compliance (quality, safety, performance).
• Communication: Act as the liaison between teams ensuring consistency and alignment across markets.
• Continuous Improvement: Support SKU improvement initiatives by refining specifications or formulations to drive ingredient performance.
• Education: Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Experience: 0–3 years in procurement, supply chain, or product/portfolio management (internships and first jobs included).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on process improvement.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides).

Qualifications

• Skills:
• Languages: Fluent in French and English (both required). Additional languages are a plus.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to be part of a fast-growing company shaping the future of the QSR industry.
• A dynamic and international work environment with strong cross-market collaboration.
• Ownership and visibility across projects impacting both local and global operations.
• Competitive salary and benefits package (38-45k€).

👉 If you’re excited about driving innovation in food sourcing and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you. Join us at Taster and help us redefine the customer experience one ingredient at a time!