Director, Planning & Procurement
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 145000 - 160000
Posted on:
20 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Director of Planning and Procurement will orchestrate all activities needed to ensure their regions production facilities have the right amount of material inputs and inventory at all times for continuous and seamless production. Responsibilities will range from managing the high-level procurement and workforce strategy to day-to-day operational management. This person is responsible for managing a dispersed team and coordinating buying across multiple sites for our e-commerce and ready to heat businesses.
Detailed Responsibilities
Manages performance of regional buying teams:
- Manages team of dispersed employees In coordination with Plant Directors Senior Director of Fulfillment and Category Management team makes high-level decisions on the regional food and packaging procurement strategy
- Ensures adherence to procurement best-practices
- Partners with individuals in Procurement and Food Safety based in the corporate office to manage existing third-party suppliers and onboard new suppliers
Project Management and Continuous Improvement
- Creates the necessary routine and structure for successfully managing a regional and remote team
- Revises job aids and SOPs as needed to enable a seamless transition to regional structure end to end structure
- Partners with Ops Ex Corporate Supply Chain Plant Lead Teams and Culinary to drive process improvements to tools processes and touchpoints
- Reviews best in class processes across the network and drives adoption and standardization through the region
- Review top issues (high spend errors shorts) and create plans to mitigate risk in future menus
Responsible for Procurement KPIs:
- Calculates the cost impact of using pre-portioned ingredients versus portioning from bulk while balancing labor impact and cost
- Partners with Operations Managers and plant directors to plan utilization of all automation to assess the labor cost of portioning from bulk
- Makes recommendations to the plant director of most cost effective plan and tracks the actual cost impact of the decision made
- Works with Planner Plant Director FSQA and Operations Manager to ensure a balance of shelf life and labor smoothing are reached on a weekly basis
- Monitor errors related to food and conduct RCAs with suppliers and corporate if necessary
- Take an active role in minimizing food waste by partnering with warehouse and inventory team to manage proper FEFO as well as PE and Culinary to add aging items to upcoming menus
- Understands key variance driving food cost target misses and works to eliminate
Attitude and Attendance
- This position requires 30-40% time on site.
- Must be willing to travel up to 30%
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
- Completion of a four-year degree program
- Minimum of 5 years of successful managerial leadership experience in a fast-paced environment and a track record of leading by example
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in production/operational environments or working directly with those in a production/operational environment
- Minimum of 5 years of experience procuring materials in a manufacturing environment and working with third-party suppliers as a client
- Interpersonal skills to work with team members across functions and in both production and corporate environments
- Analytical proficiency to lead complex workforce and production planning to meet variable needs of the business
- Ability to think outside-the-box when identifying and recommending procurement workforce and labor planning and attendance and scheduling improvements
- Ability to react on the fly to unforeseen procurement and workforce planning scenarios as they arise
- Computer proficiency (i.e. Microsoft Word Excel Gmail PowerPoint)
- Strong ability to track details and to keep track of projects
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Results-oriented attitude; able to multi-task and get things done
- Willingness to embrace change and adjust quickly in a fast-paced environment
More About Us
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
How We Work Together
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.
Be at Home at Home Chef
We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities backgrounds and perspectives. You can trust that youll 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.
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 addition to base salary Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare coverage 401k match and paid time off.
Illinois Pay Range
$145000 - $160000 USD
To view the California Applicant Notice click here
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Category Management
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Financial Acumen
- HR Sourcing
- Procurement Management
- Contract Management
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- negotiation
- Contracts
