Sourcing Manager

📍Paris Overview Taster is looking for a Sourcing Manager to join our French team. This role is ideal for someone early in their career (2-5 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. Qualifications Education: Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field. Experience: 2-5 years in procurement, supply chain, or product/portfolio management (internships and first jobs included). Skills: 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). 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 (42-48k€). 👉 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!