New Product Development Associate
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.
As the COVID-19 situation continues to escalate in the US and around the world, we are committed to keeping our teams and their families as our greatest priority. To that end, we are making some adjustments to the way we will be doing business in the upcoming weeks.
We are taking all the necessary precautions to keep our employees and customers safe, and would love to have you on our team as we can continue to serve our communities.
The New Product Development Associate is responsible for supporting ideation, vetting, development, execution and evaluation of new products and offerings within the eCommerce channel. The associate will also be responsible for new product performance and competitive tracking to help influence eCommerce strategy.
Product Development and Evaluation:
- Develop dashboards and reporting tools to monitor eCommerce performance
- Analyze internal customer data and leverage eCommerce industry trends to influence product development
- Conduct analysis on new product launches to evaluate success and make recommendations for improvement
Project Implementation Support:
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders from Culinary, Production, Finance, Supply Chain and Marketing to drive projects towards implementation and success
- Assist with development and sourcing of all inputs to shepherd projects through the Home Chef stage gate process
- Support communication on project updates and priorities within Home Chef to ensure organizational alignment
- Adhere to product road maps and do everything necessary to ensure successful completion of related projects
eCommerce Strategy:
- Conduct regular competitive assessments of product market space to guide eCommerce strategy
- Constantly seek to optimize upcoming or launched products, thinking through ways to drive improvements to the top and bottom line
- Collaborate with Consumer Insights to conduct research to shape product development
Qualifications:
- Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field
- 1-2 years experience in a fast-paced professional work environment
- Retail, CPG, or food experience preferred
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Excellent communication skills and experience working with cross-functional partners and a range of stakeholders
- Strong prioritization and project management skills with keen ability to manage several projects and responsibilities at once
- Self-starter and resourceful problem solver, proactively searching for solutions
- Skilled at dealing with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced environment
- No ego team player excited to solve a wide range of challenges
- Curious learner who is eager to grow and own new areas of expertise as our business grows into uncharted territories
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!
Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.
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