Sr. Analyst, Menu Strategy

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.

Detailed Responsibilities

• 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

• 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

• 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

This position requires X% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• 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
• Strong Excel/Google sheets experience 
• 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)

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.

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.