Full-Time
Materials Manager
Posted on 9/5/2025
Little Spoon
51-200 employees
Direct-to-consumer organic baby and toddler meals
No salary listed
Remote in USA
Remote
... comfortable working with remote team members
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- 3-5 years of experience in inventory management for food manufacturing, product development, and supply chain operations
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or a related field.
- Understanding of procurement, manufacturing, and logistics processes.
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to multitask and work independently or collaboratively.
- Experience with ensuring quality, safety, and good manufacturing processes (GMPs) are followed.
- Ability to think creatively and develop solutions to ever-changing business needs and competing priorities.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to execute daily tasks quickly and error-free.
- Comfortable working independently and communicating regularly with remote team members.
- Process-driven with a proactive "get-things-done" attitude.
- Tech-savvy with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, with strong mathematical and analytical skills.
- Experience working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
- This position works with all departments, from sales to operations, and has a tremendous impact on overall operational efficiency.
- Manage the integration of MRP planning strategies with planning tools in order to streamline processes and enhance efficiency.
- Manage purchasing and inventory for packaging materials to support ongoing production and fulfillment operations: corrugated, insulation, coolant, spouted pouches, sealing film, various printed materials.
- Update KPIs and trimester goals actively, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
- Lead all tactical areas of materials and inventory planning to prevent stockouts and optimize inventory levels.
- Coordinate waste reduction efforts related to perishable, aging, or obsolete raw materials in collaboration with manufacturing and food safety teams.
- Maintain an accurate inventory management system to track all raw materials and packaging items across product categories.
- Collaborate with planning, procurement, and logistics teams to ensure timely procurement and delivery of ingredients and packaging materials.
- Support receiving and inventory management records of raw materials, including invoice reconciliation.
- Collaborate with suppliers, freight partners, copackers, fulfillment centers, and warehouses to ensure on-time delivery.
- Inform stakeholders of order status, delays, or other relevant information.
- Work with all divisions and departments to establish and maintain purchasing plans for all raw materials based on up-to-date demand forecasts, with an ability to pivot quickly and scrupulously prioritize competing demands.
- Equity
- Comprehensive Health Coverage
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Flexible PTO + Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Learning & Development
- Little Spoon Perks
- $200 Welcome to the Team credit
- 50% off recurring code for your own account
- 20% off recurring code to share with close friends & family
Little Spoon creates and sells organic, clean-label foods for babies and young children through direct-to-consumer channels. Its product line covers multiple growth stages: Babyblends (transition to solids for infants), Biteables (early finger foods for toddlers), Plates (heat-and-eat meals for toddlers and kids), Lunchers (on-the-go meals), Smoothies (cold-pressed organic pouches), and Snacks (non-GMO, junk-free snacks). The products are designed to be easy for parents and appealing to kids, delivered directly via littlespoon.com. The company differentiates itself with a focus on organic, non-GMO ingredients and a comprehensive range that spans infancy to early childhood, paired with a direct-to-consumer model for convenient home delivery. Its goal is to provide healthier, convenient feeding options for children while simplifying meal planning for parents and growing its direct-to-consumer business.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$73M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2016
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Infant formula market entry captures $4B+ category with minimal DTC competition and high margins.
- Co-branded partnerships with Mattel, Oatly, Brooklyn Delhi drive trial among affluent millennial parents.
- Loews Hotels partnership creates premium hospitality touchpoints for customer acquisition and brand validation.
What critics are saying
- Bobbie's $115M-backed formula subscription captures 25% of Little Spoon's new customers within six months.
- FDA recalls triggered by testing data inconsistencies destroy brand trust built on transparency claims.
- Once Upon a Farm dominates Whole Foods and Target cold-chain displays, squeezing Little Spoon's retail presence.
What makes Little Spoon unique
- First U.S. baby food company publishing heavy metal testing limits and results publicly.
- EU-aligned safety standards for 500+ toxins across entire product line from infants to big kids.
- Organic Whole Milk Infant Formula with 2,000+ documented quality checks per batch manufactured domestically.
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↑ 2%Little Spoon uses Power Moms Awards sponsorship to bolster brand among parenting influencers. Last updated: May 5, 2026 Little Spoon, a company focused on baby food and family wellness, is a key sponsor of the 2nd Annual Power Moms Awards, an event organized by Marie Claire and Moms First. This event celebrates 150 influential women from diverse professional backgrounds. The partnership underscores Little Spoon's commitment to supporting women and families, aligning with their brand values. * Little Spoon's sponsorship positions them alongside Marie Claire and Moms First in recognizing and uplifting accomplished women. * The Power Moms Awards specifically aim to acknowledge the contributions of women who have achieved significant success and impact within their respective fields. * This initiative reflects a broader cultural trend of celebrating female leadership and expertise across various sectors, from business and technology to arts and activism. * By participating as a sponsor, Little Spoon reinforces its brand message of empowering families and acknowledges the critical roles mothers play in both their households and professional lives. * The event serves as a platform for networking and inspiration among these leading women. * This collaboration highlights Little Spoon's engagement with influential figures and organizations dedicated to women's empowerment. * The awards ceremony is a significant event in acknowledging female achievement.
Little Spoon Organic Whole Milk Infant Formula. Little Spoon launches Organic Whole Milk Infant Formula. Mar 17, 2026 Little Spoon has long been the kind of kids' food brand parents feel good about bringing into their homes - ingredient-conscious, transparent, and designed with real family life in mind. (And, ahem, Mother Llc. has been known to chow down on those Fruit Rippers and Veggie Loops ourselves!) For the past eight years, the brand has been on a mission to make parents' lives easier and kids healthier, with a focus on safety and nutrition from first bites through the big kid years. Now, the brand is stepping into an entirely new (and deeply personal) category with the launch of its first-ever Organic Whole Milk Infant Formula. For Little Spoon, they say this isn't a pivot - it's a natural expansion of the mission they've stood by since day one: parents shouldn't have to choose between ease and quality. Most families end up using formula at some point, even if they didn't plan to, and Little Spoon believes that choice should come with clarity and confidence - not confusion or compromise. Little Spoon Organic Whole Milk Infant Formula is checking the box on a bevy of certifications and standards - including USDA Organic and EU Organic certifications, Clean Label Project Certified with the Purity Award, the First 1,000 Day Promise, Certified Pesticide Free, Non-GMO, and Kosher Dairy Certified. Plus, strict guidelines for microbiological and heavy metal testing. At the heart of the formula - which is manufactured in the U.S. - is organic, grass-fed whole milk sourced from New Zealand, chosen for its quality and integrity. Little Spoon says this is key, as New Zealand is recognized for its high standards in dairy farming, with cows that graze freely on pasture with rigorous organic regulations that prohibit synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Using whole milk, they say, also means naturally occurring MFGM components and fewer added oils - an intentional choice to support both nutrition and digestibility. Nutritionally, Little Spoon says the formula is modeled after breast milk and is designed to be gentle on little tummies while providing complete nutrition for a baby's first year of life. With this launch, Little Spoon is entering one of the most scrutinized categories in parenting - and with it, they say formula safety is non-negotiable - explaining that every batch is tested for purity and nutrition against the brand's own stringent benchmarks, and no product is sold unless it passes testing for more than 500 toxins and contaminants. Each batch - which is backed by a manufacturing partner with 25+ years of infant formula expertise - also undergoes more than 2,000 documented quality and safety checks - from ingredient sourcing to final seal. Little Spoon says it's the first U.S. infant formula company to publish its heavy metal testing limits and results directly on its website - offering parents visibility into standards for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury that in some cases go beyond existing guidance. Every batch is also voluntarily tested for Sulfite-Reducing Clostridia (SRC), an indicator of spore-forming bacteria, at limits the brand says are 10x stricter than international guidance. Plus, the formula contains no palm oil, no corn syrup, no soy, no gluten, and no unnecessary additives. Little Spoon fans - are you excited to give this formula a go? Check it out on the Little Spoon site for more information.
Little Spoon has teamed up with Mattel to launch a limited-edition line of Barney-themed smoothies, combining on-the-go convenience with 90s nostalgia.
The nation's largest online kids food company builds on its industry-leading transparency initiative to empower parents with options that are equally safe and convenientNEW YORK, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Spoon , the largest online baby and kids food company in the United States, has expanded its industry-leading testing standards across its Biteables, Baby Puffs, Smoothies and YoGos product lines, further solidifying its commitment to ingredient integrity and safety. As a component of this initiative, the company has also lowered its internal EU-aligned threshold for lead and mercury to even stricter standards, reinforcing its position at the forefront of food safety for children. With growing national concern over baby food safety, Little Spoon is setting a new industry precedent by going beyond transparency to drive real, actionable change."Little Spoon is breaking new ground in the U.S. baby food market," said Joe Dickson, Former Global Director of Quality Standards at Whole Foods Market and leading expert in organic agriculture. "Their commitment to clear, public standards is unparalleled, marking a significant shift toward ensuring the highest levels of quality and safety for our children, who need it most."This expansion comes just six months after Little Spoon introduced its groundbreaking transparency initiative , making it not only the first baby food company to publicly commit to setting strict limits for 500+ toxins and contaminants—but also the only brand in the category to voluntarily test and commit to never selling any product that fails to meet these rigorous standards. The company's unwavering commitment to stricter safety measures arrives at a time when parents are demanding greater accountability from food brands."Little Spoon was the first baby + kids food company to establish public safety standards and voluntary testing limits," said Ben Lewis, CEO of Little Spoon
New York - Little Spoon, the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer kids' food brand, is teaming up with Brooklyn Delhi, a trailblazer in bold, Indian-inspired condiments, to introduce a limited-edition, kid-friendly version of a classic comfort dish: the Little Spoon Sunny Butter Chicken Plate.