Sr. Analyst, Menu Strategy

Home Chef (Internal Employees); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Promo code PEOPLE30

Medical insurance

401k program

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking a Senior Analyst of Menu Strategy to own the Extras menu and related culinary processes from concept to launch. Based in Chicago, IL, this role requires collaboration across Culinary, Product, and Supply Chain to drive innovation and top-line growth.

You will manage assortment, perform KPI analysis, and translate customer feedback into actionable product improvements while partnering with various teams to ensure successful execution.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a rigorous fast-paced work environment.
• Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects with a results-oriented approach.
• Independent self-starter inclined towards finding solutions without significant oversight.
• Passion for food with ability to taste and provide thorough feedback on samples.

Responsibilities

• Run entire menu setting process within respective menu vertical, including insights, culinary R&D, photography/content, and financial metrics to design, publish, and track menu success.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to remove roadblocks and prioritize projects; partner with Culinary and Supply Chain for next-gen products.
• Identify projects and analyses yielding actionable takeaways for future menu implementation.
• Execute weekly and monthly KPI tracking and analysis of menus (revenue, food, margin, reviews).
• Collaborate with Consumer Insights, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Culinary, Operations to source and develop new products and experiences.
• Interpret data and trends impacting meal solutions and develop actionable execution insights.
• Integrate voice of customer into all work and convert learnings into tangible actions.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Project management

Independent worker

Taste and provide feedback on meals

Education

Four-year degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

The Senior Analyst of Menu Strategy plays a key role in the success of Home Chef’s business through ownership of the Extras menu and associated culinary processes. The candidate will be responsible for managing assortment, driving innovation within their vertical, and collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to bring the product to life.

The position is part of the Culinary team within Product and reports to the Director of Menu Strategy. The role is based in Chicago, IL with some travel.

This position requires X% travel.

Detailed Responsibilities

Product Line Ownership

• Run entire menu setting process within respective menu vertical (e.g. Extras, Family, etc.) including but not limited to leveraging insights, culinary R&D, photography and content, and financial metrics to design, set, publish, and track menu success
• Communicate and build alignment with internal and external stakeholders to remove roadblocks and prioritize projects; serve as a partner with Culinary and Supply Chain in thinking about the next generation of products
• Identify projects and ad-hoc analyses meant to yield actionable takeaways for future menu implementation
• Execute weekly and monthly KPI tracking and analysis of menus - including financial (revenue, food, and margin) metrics and other quantitative (rating) or qualitative (reviews) metrics
• Work with all available internal and external stakeholders to innovate, ideate, source, and develop new products, processes and customer experiences
• Source and stress test new product ideas in collaboration with Consumer Insights, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Culinary, Operations teams
• Interpret data, research and trends that impact the meal solutions eCommerce space and develop actionable insights for execution
• Integrate voice of customer into all aspects of the work and cooperate with Consumer Insights to transform these learnings into tangible actions

Cross-Departmental Collaboration and Execution

• Collaborate internally with Culinary, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Ops and others to ensure smooth and successful delivery of projects
• Communicate ongoing performance, project updates, and priorities within Home Chef to ensure organizational alignment
• Develop and source all inputs to shepherd projects through the Home Chef stage gate process
• Seek to optimize vertical bringing forth data driven decisions and thinking through ways to drive improvements to the top and bottom line
• Collaborate on best practices and share learnings with peers working on other product types
• Set the mid- to long-term product vision for the respective vertical and ensure alignment across Home Chef teams

General Menu & Tool Maintenance

• Review weekly menus to ensure all products (e.g. meal kits, extras) are merchandised / assigned accurately and meet production guardrails
• Execute any ad-hoc menu changes and communicate changes to cross-functional partners
• Support development and maintenance of R&D and various Menu Strategy team tools within Google Workspace

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a rigorous fast-paced work environment
• Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and initiatives simultaneously with a results-oriented approach
• Independent self-starter inclined towards finding solutions without significant oversight
• Passion for food and must be able to taste and provide thorough feedback on every meal and ingredient sample test in the kitchen (includes vegetarian, pork, chicken, steak, and seafood)

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Perks and 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

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.

$75,000 - $89,000 USD

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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 [e-mail].