Menu Strategy & Analytics Associate

Home Chef; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

401k program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Home Chef is hiring a Menu Analyst in Illinois to support menu development and meal planning. You will manage meal banks, input data, and ensure accuracy across systems while partnering with R&D and operations.

The role emphasizes data analysis, KPI review, and producing actionable insights to guide menu strategy. You will build dashboards, aid in extras development, and participate in weekly meal tastings.

Qualifications

• Completion of a four-year program such as a Bachelor’s degree is desired.
• 1-2 years of previous work experience
• Strong attention to detail
• Problem solver able to identify issues quickly and bring recommended solutions backed by logic for discussion
• Critical thinker with experience in analyzing data
• Strong communicator with ability to provide clear and concise feedback
• Proficiency with Google Suite or Microsoft Office
• Must be able to taste and provide thorough feedback on every meal and ingredient sampled in the kitchen, including vegetarian, pork, chicken, steak, and seafood meals, as well as meals with dairy and added sugar

Responsibilities

• Support the development of new menus
• Aid in menu setting by managing meal banks
• Execute on detail oriented work by inputting meal information into internal systems
• Organize documentation for R&D inputs (including cost and nutritional limitations)
• Review menus to ensure information is accurate before it is visible to customers; collaborate with cross-functional teams to update information as necessary
• Cross-functional project management
• Conduct analyses to support menu strategy
• Assist in reviewing KPIs for meals and menus, including analyzing results and distilling into actionable insights
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to support long term menu goals and influence strategy
• Build tools and dashboards to support menu processes
• Collaborate to develop “Extras” menu
• Execute on detail oriented work by inputting Extras information into internal system, ensuring information is accurate for the menu
• Effectively communicate menu details to cross-functional teams
• Support the development of new meals
• Support weekly sampling of new meals in development, providing chefs with actionable feedback to improve meal quality
• Review new meal information to ensure alignment with cost and nutritional guardrails
• Support the weekly meal review and changes process
• Review customer ratings and comments for weekly assigned meals
• Assist in facilitating conversation regarding suggested changes for future meal runs
• Effectively communicate details regarding meal and menu changes to cross-functional teams
• This position may require up to 10% travel.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Home Chef is hiring a Menu Analyst in Illinois to support menu development and meal planning. You will manage meal banks, input data, and ensure accuracy across systems while partnering with R&D and operations.

The role emphasizes data analysis, KPI review, and producing actionable insights to guide menu strategy. You will build dashboards, aid in extras development, and participate in weekly meal tastings.