Senior R&D Procurement Specialist

November 13

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Grüns

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Health is officially a snack. In an ideal world, broccoli would taste like chocolate, kale like candy, and greens supplements like gummy bears. We haven’t figured out choco brocco yet, but Grüns has transformed those overpriced, chalky powders into something snackable and delicious. With all the sweetness of natural fruits, getting your greens from Grüns is something you will actually look forward to. With 60 ingredients across 8 core nutrient categories, Grüns supports dozens of health benefits and can replace multiple health products.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

📋 Description

• Proactively identify ingredients (botanicals, minerals, vitamins, fibers, functional actives, flavors, excipients) with a focus on clinically supported, label-friendly, and gummy-compatible options. • Build and maintain a competitive inventory of ingredients, capturing efficacy claims, standardization markers, and differentiation potential. • Critically assess clinical and preclinical data for candidate ingredients, evaluating study design, endpoints, dosage, and reliability. • Summarize findings in clear, decision-ready briefs for Product and Brand to support innovation and claims. • Lead supplier due diligence, including quality questionnaires, certifications (GFSI), audit coordination, CoA review, and method validation (e.g., HPLC, ICP-MS). • Review contaminant, micro, and allergen specs, and negotiate MOQ, lead times, and sample delivery for pilot and scale-up trials. • Partner with R&D to maintain a living ingredient portfolio considering cost, stability, sensory impact, and manufacturability. • Support formulation timelines through proactive communication and data organization. • Build supply resiliency through multi-tier sourcing and vendor diversification. • Collaborate with QA to ensure ingredient qualification, traceability, and acceptance criteria are met. • Work with R&D on trials and V2 improvements, Ops on PO timing and inventory planning, and Brand on credible ingredient storytelling. • Support CX with ingredient FAQs and claims accuracy.

🎯 Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in ingredient sourcing, procurement, or ingredient science within CPG, nutraceuticals, or food-tech (gummy experience a plus) • Hands-on experience with supplier qualification, audits, and sustainability questionnaires, and experience negotiating commercial terms • A Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field • Strong understanding of clinical research methods (RCTs, meta-analyses, confidence intervals, power, bias, validity) • Fluency in quality and analytical fundamentals - CoA review, potency/purity testing, stability, and shelf-life considerations • Excellent communication skills - able to translate scientific and technical detail into actionable insights for diverse teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• competitive equity packages • comprehensive set of benefits designed to support your well-being, growth, and balance