Use your meticulous logistics, problem solving, and collaboration skills to drive supply chain success on an elite team! At Ritual you have the opportunity to create a vision and lead it into action. A good idea in the morning can be executed by the afternoon, and no one is expected to stay in their lane.

Ritual Zero Proof

Ritual Zero Proof is the domestic leader in nonalcoholic spirit replacements, an explosive category following the paths laid by meat and dairy alternatives. A disruptive start-up funded by a major multinational; we are accelerating rapidly as we land on grocery shelves nationwide. The Ritual supply chain maintains a competitive advantage in spirit alternatives by keeping products in stock with forecast accuracy, reducing COGS through strategic sourcing, and enhancing logistics through network optimization.

What You Will Do

The Logistics Coordinator helps steer the ship, ensuring orders are fulfilled on time, materials are delivered for our production network, and costs/touches are minimized. You will be coordinating freight between customer and distributor partners, optimizing lanes for inbound and outbound freight, supporting materials procurement, and conducting cost-benefit analyses to optimize future growth. Your contributions will ensure that bottles get to shelves, and liquid gets to lips.

Responsibilities:

Order Management – Receive, review, and process customer purchase orders. Including validation of any specific customer pricing, programs, and terms, etc. Correspond with customers to schedule order movement and work with customers to manage any shipping exceptions.
Outbound Freight Coordination – Work with 3PL (logistics partners) to ensure pickups/shipments are prepped, staged, and shipped accurately and on-time. Includes real-time order and shipment management.
Inbound Freight Coordination – collaborate with suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers to facilitate delivery of inbound raw and packaging materials to multiple manufacturing and warehouse locations. Review and manage shipping documentation for accuracy and validation.
Productivity Projects – support Supply Chain Manager in projects to reduce touches, optimize inventory levels, identify lower freight lanes, and other projects to improve profitability
Data Management – support existing systems to ensure traceability and reporting accuracy

Who You Are

You excel in organizational and communication skills, adept at managing the dynamic aspects of CPG supply chain and operations. You effortlessly convey vital information to cross-functional teams with clarity and promptness. Your entrepreneurial spirit allows you to thrive in our startup's environment of ambiguity and continuous feedback.

Qualifications:

CPG operations experience – 2 - 4+ years of CPG operations experience, with a focus on order management, freight/logistics, materials, supply chain, and inventory. Food and beverage experience is preferred but not required.
Excel and Data Modeling skills – You will be working within numerous models, updating data connections, and analyzing the results. This is binary work; if it’s not right it’s wrong, and yours will be the last eyes on
Power BI experience is a strong addition, as you will utilize several integrated models and dashboards
Organizational and Communication Excellence – You will need to manage many moving parts of the supply chain & operational side of the business and need relay key information to cross-functional team members in a clear and timely manner.
Entrepreneurial Spirit – Ritual is a startup company and this candidate must be comfortable with ambiguity, shifting objectives, and a culture of feedback.
Location: hybrid in Chicago office, requiring on-site work 1-2 days per week. Some minimal travel (quarterly) to vendors, manufacturers, and distributors’ sites

Benefits

● Exposure to every aspect of a successful, well-capitalized start-up environment
● The chance to build not just a brand but a category
● Medical, dental, and vision benefits provided
● Competitive salary with a discretionary bonus
● Flexible PTO

Ritual Zero Proof is committed to an environment that values and supports all individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, marital status, military or protected veteran status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.