About this Associate Manager, New Concepts (Product Development) role at HelloFresh
S'more about the team
We are seeking an experienced sourcing professional to join our Procurement team as a Associate Manager, New Concepts. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a selection of categories through all parts of the supply chain. You will have key responsibilities over new SKU onboarding, vendor relationships, and operations and forecasting planning.
In this role, you will help drive the strategy and framework for how the business interacts with its supplier base and have a direct stake in affecting bottom line profitability.
Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for
- Manage weekly operations and relationships with strategic sourcing partners in assigned categories
- Deliver to cost savings initiatives through our strategic sourcing process and weekly ops execution
- Onboard new vendors and new SKUs to drive cost savings and improve customer experience
- Proactively manage quality specifications and potential issues that might impact ingredient standards
- Work with the Procurement Operations Team to set execution plans and develop best practices for tracking contract compliance by our vendors
Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for
- Data-driven – You can organize, explore, and synthesize unstructured data into actionable insights to better inform operational decision-making
- Intellectually curious – You have an insatiable desire to understand how and why things work, identify data-driven insights, and consistently challenge the status quo
- Detail-oriented – You possess strong organizational skills and demonstrate a methodical approach to your work
- A self-starter – You are highly motivated and passionate. You’re eager to take on new projects without knowing exactly what you will uncover
- Agile – You thrive in fast-paced and dynamic environments and are comfortable working autonomously
- A critical thinker – You use logic to identify opportunities, evaluate alternatives, and synthesize and present critical information to solve complex problems.
- An excellent communicator – You can explain complex (often technical) information to a variety of audiences
- Collaborative - You are prepared to work collaboratively across many different HelloFresh teams and functions
- A project manager - You have exceptional project and people management skills
- 1-3 years of relevant experience working with relevant industries in supply chain operations and strategic sourcing functions; or working in operations strategy focused management consulting
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or other relevant area of study
- Fluent in Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel and Powerpoint) and Google Suite applications (especially Google sheets)
- Experience successfully leading large initiatives and sourcing events through strategic sourcing processes
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!
- 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!
Flexible Hybrid Approach
At HelloFresh, we know that flexible work arrangements are essential in enabling you to do your best work, while balancing your personal and life needs. Offering remote work flexibility, along with the opportunity to interact and collaborate in the office are all a part of creating a great employee experience.
To meet these needs, we are pleased to provide Flexible Hybrid work. Flexible Hybrid is a people-first approach that is based on choice, trust, personalization, and empowers teams to choose when and how often they work from the office and work from home, in addition to team days and company days. This means a minimum of 2 days in office per week, with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.
#LI-HYBRID
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.
