This Is Who We Are

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; 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. 

Overview

The Junior Project Manager will be an integral member of Home Chef’s in-house agency team by acting as a connection point across the cross-functional marketing team in the development of high quality creative assets. This individual will implement efficient processes that manage workflow and deliverables, while also understanding bandwidth constraints to help prioritize and direct resources. The ideal candidate is passionate about process--and they have experience with timeline development, successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously to completion. They feel comfortable using project management tools and enjoy diving into the details to improve efficiencies along the way. Strong interpersonal, organizational and communications skills, as well as proactive problem solving are a must for this position. 

Responsibilities

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Be the gatekeeper to creative requests from cross-functional teams, ensuring creative requests are complete, timelines are attainable, and projects can be resourced.
• Review and oversee all incoming and active projects with leadership and stakeholders, working to prioritize, allocate resources and develop project roadmaps.
• Track and communicate project statuses daily, flagging and troubleshooting potential issues in collaboration with the creative team.
• Act as project manager on key projects, develop creative timelines in partnership with brand/stakeholders and design team, thus ensuring deliverables are meeting expectations and executed within expected timelines.
• Proactively implement process improvements along the way for continuous improvement.

Travel:

This position requires 0-10% travel.

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.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Analytics, Business Administration, or similar field is required
• 1 years of experience, ideally with creative agency or in-house agency, running production, creative operations or project management
• Experience with project management tools
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm, with a focus on execution and results
• Strong problem-solving skills; ability to evaluate processes for improvements
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Project management skills; ability to multitask while working with multiple teams
• Willingness to build out functions and processes from inception
• Committed to personal growth and development of self and others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Salary Range: $55,000 - $60,0000

More About Us

Perks and 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
• 401(k) Employer match
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA) for qualified Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, or Transit expenses
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy, holidays and sick time
• Generous Parental Leave
• State-of-the-art office in the historic Old Post Office building in downtown Chicago, close to multiple Metra and CTA options, and amenities such as a food court, onsite gym, and communal rooftop space
• 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 hr@homechef.com.

Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.

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