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.

In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.

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.

The Supply Chain data entry specialist is a key member of the Supply Chain team, focused primarily on tactical task execution within critical procurement processes at Home Chef. The primary responsibilities are completing system uploads, communicating with plant procurement teams during recovery situations, and ensuring proper and accurate data management.

The specialist must be comfortable with managing competing priorities effectively and must maintain an extremely high attention to detail. This role is critical to ensuring that our operations flow smoothly and will often have minimal supervision. We rely on the administrator to be detail-oriented, efficient with their time and others’ time, and a professional and respectful communicator when interacting with cross-functional teams.

Detailed Responsibilities

Non-Exhaustive Sample List of Daily Tasks - Administrative

• Serve as the main representative for Supply Chain in the Shorts & Replacements program; point person to support Production and Culinary Teams through updates to the admin system
• Run cost reports, and keep scorecards up-to-date to support accurate food cost conversations
• Lead menu prepping activity; facilitates weekly order sheet call with the Procurement and Category teams to ensure all necessary replacement ingredients are loaded into the plan for production and ordering
• Complete other duties as assigned, including but not limited to spreadsheet and data management

Qualifications

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

• Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field is DESIRED (not required)
• Attention to detail: Highly organized and able to manage and speak to details of complex systems and operational processes
• Problem solver: Able to identify issues quickly and suggest recommended solutions backed by sound logic
• Results-oriented: Deal with ambiguity and make timely decisions to get to impact quickly
• Embody the Home Chef core values of “takes ownership, is a humble team player, and is a pragmatic next level thinker”
• 1-2 years work experience in supply chain, engineering, operations, management consulting, or data analysis roles
• Willingness to learn basic data analysis programs (e.g. Excel and Google Business Apps) is a must; previous experience with these programs is a plus but not required

This position requires 0% travel

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Perks and Benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

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 hr@homechef.com.

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

Illinois Pay Range$50,000—$56,000 USD

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