Home Chef is building new ways to provide meal solutions that meet a wide variety of customer needs, and shipping locations both online and in store. 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.

Detailed Responsibilities:

Manage ordering process for multiple menu cycles by balancing lead times, forecast variability, and multiple purchase orders

Forecast timely, accurate orders with Home Chef vendors and communicate timely to warehouses

Ability to anticipate and analyze inventory demand based on beginning inventory and inventory counts provided by the plants by using supply chain planning model

Utilize Home Chef ERP system to cut purchase orders and track in-house inventory

Work cross functionally with corporate and fulfillment center teams to ensure stock matches targeted utilization percentage. 

Balance packaging costs with product quality by sourcing product from vendors that can meet Home Chef’s delivery dates, quality expectations and COGS targets

Work directly with warehouses to determine best product delivery date based on dock congestion

Manage a working safety stock, and account for coverage with weekly variations in inventory

Vendor Management

• Regular communication with the plant for any abnormalities to normal purchasing and delivery schedule
• Onboard new vendors by reviewing Home Chef ordering model, and overall expectations needed to support the planning and warehouse functions
• Document any vendor and/or warehouse concerns and work with supply chain managers to resolve as needed
• Balance vendor expectations with Home Chef expectations in regard to forecasting, and work through any discrepancies
• Ability to align and adjust orders seasonally to warehouse available capacity based on available spaceInfrequent travel to production and/or vendor sites to ensure efficiency in supply planning and delivery process (~5%)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1+ years of experience as a buyer or procurement analyst
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with an ERP system preferredAbove average experience in Excel /Google Sheets and problem-solving using analytical information
• Ability to balance numerous priorities in a fast paced environment

Perks/Benefits:

- Direct access to senior management – our leadership team works alongside our team members every day

- 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

- Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

- 401k program

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

- Quarterly company-wide “Town Hall” meetings 

- Ongoing professional development opportunities by level and function

- Your choice of Windows or Mac laptop

- Onsite gym 

- Free water taxi for Wrigley Building employees (seasonal) 

- Catered lunch every Friday plus snacks and beverages on hand every day

- Employee discounts through Perkspot

- Discounts on Home Chef meal kits and at Kroger stores

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

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Home Chef is an equal employment opportunity employer