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 National Inventory Manager works with the Sr Director, Fulfillment to develop and execute inventory goals and initiatives that contribute to achieving the broader operational goals. To achieve these goals, the National Inventory Manager works cross functionally to design, implement, and continuously improve tools and processes and within the Inventory team to improve performance against key metrics. The National Inventory Manager provides corporate oversight to the Inventory teams in each plant, which are responsible for assigning product to storage locations, managing daily, weekly, and monthly inventories, and overseeing the annual external audit procedures. The Inventory manager is the liaison for finance and operations ensuring all transactions affecting our company’s inventory have been thoroughly researched and processed to bring the most accurate accounting.

Responsibilities

Inventory (Food and Packaging):

• Works with local teams, ops tech, and operations excellence to create and maintain WMS to track product flow through the entire process upon arrival to plants
• Oversees and ensures accuracy of the EOW and EOM inventories working directly with local inventory teams, procurement excellence, IT, and corporate finance team
• Partners with ops tech and digital SWAT to provide and maintain the tools that are comprehensive and easy to use for local inventory teams
• Controls key inventory deviations and drive necessary actions for inventory variation /- $5K or 50% of product on a weekly basis
• Develops process audit for continuous improvement of inventory accuracy and storage organization 
• Develops SOPs, drives standardization and alignment amongst the network where possible and facilitates accountability through auditing for SOP compliance 
• Establishes KPIs for successful execution of inventory functions and accuracy of counts
• Ensures plant stakeholders are being provided with necessary support and information to manage product supply and production planning
• Provides structure for plant routines and meetings regarding inventory variances
• Facilitates corporate initiatives to drive down food costs

Aging Inventory:

• Conduct thorough analysis of aging inventory across all product lines, identifying obsolete, slow-moving, and excess stock
• Work with Supply Chain and Marketing to devise and implement strategies to reduce aging inventory levels, including but not limited to promotions, liquidations, re-menuing, and re-marketing efforts
• Help root cause key aging inventory drivers (forecast, overbuy, MOQ) and partner with cross-functional teams to reduce future issues
• Work with local teams to ensure FEFO and proper rotations are followed
• Reporting and Analysis: Generate regular reports on aging inventory status, trends, and progress towards reduction goals. Utilize data-driven insights to make informed decisions and adjustments to strategies.

Employee Safety:

• Understands OSHA rules and regulations and leads plant inventory team to managing compliance
• Puts practices into place that ensure workplace safety for all receiving and inventory team members
• Escalates safety issues to facility safety leader and plant management 

Team Management:

• Sets “Customer First” standard for team to follow
• Sets high standards for team performance by communicating expectations and measurable standards for achievement
• Works with training team to develop work instructions for use of specified tasks for team
• Develops inventory leadership via training and performance feedback
• Collaborates in formal performance reviews
• Conducts meetings with teams to facilitate idea sharing and continuous improvement of processes
• Manages conflict between teams as necessary
• Works with operations excellence team to develop staffing needs and leads teams to manage to established budget and review as needed based on additional complexity as business grows
• Advocates for local teams’ needs to ensure they are equipped for success with tools, equipment, and staffing

This position requires 30% travel. 

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
• 3 years of warehouse experience as a manager, analyst, or consultant
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite: Scripts, Mail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Hangouts
• Computer proficiency to execute transactions and enter counts/corrections required 
• Ability to use handheld data logging equipment required
• 5S and lean manufacturing principles are highly desired.
• Must obtain food product knowledge; understand various food ingredients and their substitutes

Salary Range: $105,000-$110,000 Bonus Opportunity 

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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