S’more about the team

We are looking for an Inbound Supply Chain Manager who will build out and manage our inbound logistics and third party warehousing network. Reporting to the Associate Director, Procurement Operations, you will help us increase performance, capability, robustness, and sophistication of our inbound supply chain. As part of the Procurement team, you will play a key role in improving our costs, ingredient quality, supply chain reliability, and product innovation - helping us deliver the best possible value to our customers.

Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for

• Partner with our Procurement, Production, and Warehouse teams, immersing yourself in daily operations to ensure seamless inbounding, and to proactively solve problems with internal and external partners. 
• Develop, expand, and optimize our inbound freight and third party warehousing network
• Lead supply chain projects from start to finish. Key focus areas will include: inventory management, contract negotiations, technology integrations, supplier performance reporting
• Lead continuous improvement efforts across our inbound supply chain, improving our core metrics of reliability, quality, and cost while growing and expanding capabilities within our vendor network
• Support on weekly operational cost reporting and variance analysis / explanation
• Build, manage, and coach a small team of inbound logistics coordinators
• Occasionally travel to 3PL warehouse partners in the GTA, Edmonton, and the Vancouver Area
• All other duties as assigned

Sound a-peeling? Here’s what we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or related discipline
• 4+ years of related experience in a hands-on, fast paced environment (ideal backgrounds include: logistics, supply chain, operations, or consulting)
• Experience in leading teams and driving collaboration across different levels of an organization
• Authentic leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor employees of varying experience levels
• Structured approach and communication style: ability to clearly and persuasively communicate with a large variety of stakeholders
• A love for solving complex, ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment with constant change and limited direction
• Strong analytical and data skills: you can translate numbers into action and approach problems with data and facts. Strong Excel skills are a must! 
• An eye for detail and organization
• Bonus: Experience in fresh food!

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, and unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs.
• 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
• WFH Allowance - A one time fund to help you set up or improve your home office 
• 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 HQ Wellness Wednesdays, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun!
• Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG’s like HelloChange and Women Empowerment, 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 1 day in office per week (or 4 days per month), with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.

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.