Home Chef
Home Chef is a meal solution provider through online meal kit delivery service and in store.
Chicago, IL
Hybrid

Category Manager - Grocery

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Home Chef is building new ways to navigate the booming meal kit delivery industry. Our team is a unique mix of creators, chefs, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers and we’re growing quickly. Our customer-first mentality, combined with a zest for supporting our peers, helped us bring home Built in Chicago’s Startup of the Year Moxie award in 2017. If you’re ready to be part of the action, we’re ready to connect with you. There are no limits to where we can go together.

Overview

Take full ownership of Dairy and Dry Goods categories in everything from long-term strategic vision to detailed new supplier projects. Own the identification, evaluation, and choice of new potential suppliers for all non-protein ingredients including dairy, dry goods, and select produce

Detailed Responsibilities:

  • RFP Management·
  • Identify suppliers and conduct exploratory conversations
  • Compile RFP template documentation
  • Run supplier meetings and visits to thoroughly understand business model and capabilities
  • Conduct thorough analysis (quantitative and qualitative) on supplier responses
  • Negotiate contract terms
  • Work with legal team to draft contracts where necessary
  • Strategy Development

  • Conduct analysis on spend, volume usage and current sourcing for individual SKUs and categories
  • Research value chain for individual commodities through online research, conversations with industry experts, and attendance at industry conferences·
  • Work with Director of Food Supply Chain to form short-term and long-term sourcing strategy at ingredient and/or category level
  • Innovation with Culinary Team·

  • Rapidly identify suppliers that can meet Home Chef needs for new ingredients
  • Negotiate pricing and delivery arrangements with suppliers

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 2-4 years of food procurement and sourcing experience
  • Bachelor degree from a top tier university
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Knowledge of supplier landscape across dairy and dry goods
  • Data-driven mindset and comfort with analysis
  • Passion for our business and for working in a fast-paced, quickly-growing, entrepreneurial environment
  • Must be based in Chicago, IL

Perks and Benefits:- Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!- Direct access to senior management – our leadership team works alongside our team members every day- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance- Generous paid time off (PTO) policy- 401k program - Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses- Free water taxi, discounted gym membership, and daily bike storage for Wrigley building employees- Cold brew coffee on tap at no charge- Employee discounts for Home Chef meal kits- Free lunch every Friday and snacks and beverages on hand every day- Casual dress Home Chef is an equal employment opportunity employer

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What are Home Chef Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
We offer volunteer days at The Greater Chicago Food Depository. Our Employee Resource Groups are actively engaged in volunteer events throughout the year.
Partners with nonprofits
Home Chef has partnerships with The Greater Chicago Food Depository and Feeding America.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Flexible work schedule
You know your schedule best!
Remote work program
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
CookOUT (LGBTQ+), Black ERG, Parents Group, Women's Group and Home Chef DEI Council
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Floating holidays
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Home Chef hosts company outings Semi-annually.
Free daily meals
Weekly Fooda credit which equals to one company paid lunch per week .
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Happy hours are hosted at team's discretion.
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Home-office stipend for remote employees
We are currently offering $50 per month to all remote employees to help pay for home office expenses
Meditation space
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Home Chef hosts lunch and learn meetings once per quarter.
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

We are always looking at new perks and benefits to offer to our employees.

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