Supply Chain Data Entry Specialist

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.

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field is desired (not required)
• 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
• 0% travel required

Qualifications

• 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”

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

Pay

Home Chef offers the base salary range of $50,000 USD - $56,000 USD for this role in Illinois, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

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.