Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings. 

While most of us continue to work remotely, our newly renovated headquarters at the Old Post Office is open for voluntary return to work. Our organization is closely following the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and will share updates on our 2022 return to the office plan as soon as any decisions are made.

The Retail Strategy Analyst will support the fast paced growth of Home Chef’s retail business via its core product offerings (kits, ready to heat) in Kroger stores, along with growth initiatives for Kroger’s Deli Department. In both capacities, your primary responsibility will be to analyze performance on financial metrics (sales, gross margin, EBITDA, etc). You will execute analyses on a range of business topics ranging from product performance to competitive benchmarking to customer lifecycle metrics to profitability.

This is an exciting opportunity to have a tangible P&L impact on both a high-growth business line and impactful categories at the largest grocery chain in the US!

Execute standardized retail reporting:

• Develop ongoing reporting tools under the direction of the Senior Manager Retail Analytics
• Conduct reporting on a weekly or monthly basis on priority business KPIs (e.g., revenue, shrink, inventory, fill rate) 
• Share findings with retail leadership team and identify key callouts & recommendations
• Develop tools & dashboards to share with cross-functional stakeholders
• Collaborate with data & finance teams to automate reports as necessary

Ad-hoc analysis of retail performance:

• Maintain a queue of analysis projects to support retail business operations, retail product, and retail marketing teams; work with leadership team to prioritize projects
• Conduct analysis of new business initiatives (e.g., new product launch), utilizing a test vs control methodology to identify impact of initiative vs other factors influencing the business
• Join working teams for retail projects as needed to provide analytical support and performance insight

Manage retail data projects:

• Work with data team to scope and execute data projects
• Conduct quality control of retail data; work to resolve when data inaccuracies (e.g., sales not importing) arise
• Work with retail team stakeholders to identify additional data needs

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Individuals who are strategic, data-driven, can turn data into insights and actions
• Ability to turn complex questions and issues into clear questions, analysis and results
• Self starter, who can identify key business initiatives and prioritize the work
• Professional communication and relationship building skills
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets analytics
• SQL experience is a plus
• Completion of a four-year degree program in Advertising, Business, Communication, Marketing, or Management




The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

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Perks/Benefits:

- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – benefits start the 1st day of the month following your start date 

- Company paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability

- 401k Employer match - 50% on the $1, up to 6% of the employee's earnings 

- We offer flexible spending accounts (FSA) for qualified Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, or Transit expenses

- Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy, plus sick days 

- Generous Parental Leave 

- Great Work/Life Balance – We value and support each individual team member

- Quarterly company-wide “Town Hall” meetings 

- Ongoing professional development opportunities by level and function

- Your choice of Windows or Mac laptop, plus an extra screen 

- Onsite gym 

- Weekly Fooda credit

- Newly renovated office in the historic Old Main Post Office which is located close to multiple Metra and CTA options

- Employee discounts through Perkspot

- Discounts on Home Chef meal kits and at Kroger stores

- Casual dress in a fun, friendly and collaborative work environment

Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!

How We Work Together

We are humble team players. 

We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.

We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking. 

We take ownership.

We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace. 

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [email protected].

Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.

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