Associate, Operations Support

Who We Are

Were Chomps the fastestgrowing snack brand in the U.S. and were reimagining snacking. Our meat snacks are made using highquality proteins no sugar and real ingredients because we believe snacking should be simple delicious and convenient. Chomps can be found in over 30000 stores nationwide with a strong ecommerce presence. Our mission is to inspire educate and fuel our community with accessible real food that doesnt compromise on taste.

Traits of a Chompian

If youve been called scrappy resourceful and persistent then you might just be a Chompian. Youre a team player whos selfmotivated and actionoriented. Youre committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy and you happen to be great at proactive crossfunctional communication. Youre a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details research and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do and youll go the extra mile for your team consumers and audience. Youre hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health fitness and nutrition. Sound like you Then we want to meat you.

Accepting applications from 5/16 5/21 12am CST

What You Will Do

We are looking for a proactive and detailoriented Operations Associate to join our team. In this role youll provide essential support across multiple operational functions including office administration meeting coordination document management and policy training.

As a member of the operations team which serves as the nucleus of our operations efforts you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless collaboration and execution across all operational initiatives. The ideal candidate is a highly organized team player with strong analytical skills impeccable time management and the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively across operations and with our crossfunctional partners.

This Chompian must maintain a professional demeanor in all interactions including with Senior Leadership team members who report to the President and COO along with senior leaders in Operations ranging from Director Sr. Director VP and SVP. This role will help support Operations the largest function within Operations currently at 50 team members. This is a hybrid role with three days onsite in our Chicago office.

Responsibilities

• Help onboard New Hires by making sure they have the operations Team Meetings on their calendar Slack Channel groups and train on T&E best practices
• Oversee the management organization and upkeep of the Ops SharePoint Folder structure
• Contract Administration Organized repository for all contracts amendments supply agreements and nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)
• Support with planning operations events as needed (company offsites large meetings coman visits quarterly business reviews)
• Coordinate internal Outlook operations monthly team meetings including scheduling agenda preparation PowerPoint shells and followups and support key weekly operations meetings as needed
• Operations Liaison for infogovernance
• Make the connections between all functions of the operations organization ensuring smooth and efficient workflow
• Create and manage travel arrangements on an asneeded basis for the Operations Leadership team members to include air hotel ground transportation and any other travelrelated needs. Troubleshoot and aid with travel changes and/or emergencies
• Prepare and submit expense reimbursements for the operations senior leadership team ensuring all reimbursements are quickly processed and balanced on a weekly or monthly basis on an as needed basis
• Support the operations team with budgeting tasks including processing POs tracking expenses and monthly accruals
• Oversee Travel and Entertainment(T&E) budgeting for Total Ops ensuring accurate forecasting allocation and financial visibility across Budget cycles LBE1 LBE2 and MonthEnd Close
• Assist in preparing Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports and contributing to the operations team presentations.
• Provide administrative support to senior Operations leaders as required
• Oversee Chicago office space supplies and equipment to ensure a productive work environment
• Other additional and/or alternative duties as assigned from time to time including supporting other departments

Who You Are

• Bachelors degree preferred
• 3 years of experience in relevant field
• This is a hybrid role with 3 days in the Chicago office and 2 days remote
• CPG experience required
• Proven experience as an executive assistant or other relevant administrative support experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Tech savvy technology interests you & you can troubleshoot common IT issues
• Familiarity with scheduling travel/meetings for multiple individuals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; must be comfortable working in a productive fastpaced startup environment as a handson team player who can also operate independently
• Collaborative mindset with strength in effectively receiving and communicating feedback
• Ability to work under pressure balance multiple tasks and proactively work through areas of responsibility as a steward of the brand and company

Position: Associate Operations Support

Reports to: Director Commercialization

Location: Hybrid in our Chicago office

Type: FullTime exempt

Our Commitment

Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives which comes from diversity of all types at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business.

Were aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they dont believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position. Chomps does not provide employmentbased visa sponsorship at this must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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