Associate Category Manager, Grocery

HelloFresh; Toronto (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

HelloFresh is seeking an Associate Category Manager, Grocery to help build our vendor network and optimize end-to-end sourcing. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, you will drive the strategic roadmap, manage supplier relationships, and support negotiations to improve costs, quality, and supply reliability.

You will analyze large datasets and market benchmarks to identify opportunities, lead projects on innovative packaging, and collaborate across functions to bring new products

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in a high-performance environment (sourcing, supply chain, operations, or consulting).
• Strong analytical and data skills with advanced Excel proficiency.
• Structured communication style with stakeholders.
• Problem-solving ability in fast-changing environments.
• Bonus: experience in strategic sourcing or multi-step supplier negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of the sourcing strategy for the category.
• Drive improvements in cost, quality, reliability, and customer offering.
• Analyze datasets and benchmarks to report progress and identify opportunities.
• Assist vendor negotiations and onboarding/offboarding.
• Lead projects for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions.
• Manage vendor relationships and pricing agreements; provide performance feedback.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop new products delivering value.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or related discipline

Tools

Excel

Job description

S'more about the team:

We are looking for an Associate Category Manager, Grocery who will help us build out our vendor network and continuously improve our end-to-end sourcing process. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Grocery), you will contribute to and execute our strategic roadmap, manage vendor relationships, support negotiations, launch new ingredients, and streamline internal procurement processes. As part of the Procurement team, you will play a key role in improving our costs, ingredient quality, supply chain reliability, and product innovation - helping us deliver the best possible value to our customers.

Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for:

• Support development and execution of our sourcing strategy for the category, driving improvements and supply chain performance in:
  • Cost: consistently optimize our cost base
  • Quality: identify and reduce quality errors
  • Reliability: ensure supply availability and proactively mitigate risk in the supply chain
  • Customer offering: drive product innovation and create a unique competitive advantage
• Leverage large internal datasets and industry benchmarks to report on team progress against objectives, identify and prioritize new opportunities, and drive continuous improvement
• Support vendor negotiations and selection process, and lead any vendor onboarding/ offboarding as required
• Lead projects that drive innovative and sustainable packaging solutions
• Manage new and existing vendor relationships, manage pricing and supplier agreements, providing feedback on performance and collaborating on key initiatives
• Work cross-functionally within the organization to prioritize and develop new products that deliver improved value for our customers
• All other duties, as assigned

Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or related discipline
• 3-5 years of related experience in a hands-on, high-performance environment (ideal backgrounds include sourcing, supply chain, operations, or consulting)
• Analytical and data skills: able to dig through data independently and draw helpful insights/conclusions. Strong Excel skills are a must!
• Structured approach and communication style: ability to clearly and persuasively communicate with a large variety of stakeholders
• A love for solving complex, ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment with constant change and limited direction
• Bonus: Strategic sourcing or buying experience, ideally across different steps of the sourcing process; comfortable managing negotiations with vendors

Let’s cut to the cheese, this is why you'll love it here:

• Box Discount - Amazing discounts on 1 box per week! 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box.
• Health & Wellness - Health & Dental benefits from day 1, a Health Spending Account, unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs, and 25% discount on GoodLife fitness memberships!
• RRSP Matching - Competitive RRSP matching program offered
• Vacation & PTO - Time off is also an important part of self-care! We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance.
• Family Benefits - A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents.
• Growth & Development - We support your career progression, provide development opportunities, and invest in your continued learning through our organization wide L&D fund.
• Work Hard & Have Fun - From team socials to engaging company days, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun!
• Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG’s like FreshPride, Women Empowered and LIMES, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.
• Food Puns - this one is kind of a big dill if you haven’t already noticed. We even have some punny meeting room names!

Working Conditions:

It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.

Toronto, ON Pay Range

$72,000—$82,000 CAD