Top Food Jobs in Chicago, IL

Investigate escalated hardware issues in restaurant environments, reproduce failures, capture logs and network packets, run office and warehouse testing, conduct stability and stress tests, manage RMA diagnosis and repairs, and communicate root-cause findings to engineering teams in China. The role also documents field issues, supports product improvements, and requires collaboration with restaurants, support teams, and technical staff.

Leads enterprise Workday business systems architecture, functional and technical analysis, solution design, integrations, testing, performance, security, availability, change control, incident management, and implementations. Partners with business stakeholders and suppliers to improve processes, establish architectural standards, and deliver complex initiatives. Provides cross-functional IT support, user training, mentoring, and technical leadership across Workday HCM capabilities.

Supports the global IT SOX compliance program across systems and business units. Responsibilities include control documentation and testing support, risk assessments, SOX scoping, evidence readiness, issue remediation tracking, stakeholder advisory, and compliance reporting. The role also supports ERP implementations, acquisitions, system upgrades, control transformations, dashboards, automated monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Designs, develops, tests, supports, and improves EDI integrations connecting Mizkan with customers, suppliers, logistics providers, and other trading partners. Responsibilities include EDI mapping, X12 transaction support, partner configuration, transaction monitoring, troubleshooting, SQL-based analysis, testing, documentation, compliance, training, and integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and enterprise applications.

Manage and grow retail accounts across Metro Chicago by executing sales, promotions, merchandising, product launches, and customer relationship strategies. Identify new business opportunities, increase product distribution and sales, analyze market data, present programs, support store openings and events, and resolve pricing, credit, and collections concerns.

Two-year rotational analyst program in Insights & Analytics with three rotations (e.g., demand forecasting, data science, predictive science). Gain hands-on experience synthesizing multiple data sources, support forecasting processes with cross-functional partners, design process improvements, build analytic capabilities to predict demand, create data-driven recommendations, and receive coaching and development.

Participate in a 12-week field sales internship supporting distributor and operator events, product sampling, customer engagement, sales planning, market analysis, and strategic projects. Build relationships with customers and cross-functional teams, develop sales strategies, analyze margins, pricing, competitors, and trends, and present project outcomes to senior leadership. Frequent travel is required, with potential relocation for future full-time opportunities.

Supports supply chain operations for key accounts by analyzing forecasts, inventory, stocking strategies, and service levels. Coordinates with suppliers, buyers, sales, and merchandising teams on critical materials, promotions, transitions, and special projects. Maintains SAP master data, material replacements, alternates, complements, and source changes. Analyzes supply chain data, develops implementation plans, monitors results, and recommends adjustments to improve inventory performance.

Manage plant financial operations, including financial reporting, variance analysis, general ledger, month-end close, reconciliations, standard costing, inventory management, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and audit support. Analyze manufacturing costs and collaborate with production teams to improve efficiency, accuracy, yields, and cost control.

Manages regional client relationships and executes sales and marketing strategies across assigned territories. Coordinates market leaders, communicates sales objectives, reviews sales performance, analyzes trends, and develops corrective actions. Supports client planning, competitive intelligence, product training, trade shows, and local market execution. Requires strong communication, organization, analytical, and relationship-building skills, along with foodservice distributor experience and the ability to travel within the region.