Manager, Planning & Analytics

As the Manager of Planning & Analytics, you will lead a team of analysts dedicated to supporting fulfillment & procurement activities by refining and executing current processes and leading the development, automation, and scaling of tools and capabilities. Your guidance will be instrumental in spearheading reporting efforts, tool development, managing technical projects, and collaborating on tasks to improve data accessibility and data driven decision-making across the organization.

You’ll also partner with our technology product management team to shape the supply chain product roadmap to support a best-in-class procurement organization. You will collaborate with senior leadership to steer the team's roadmap, align its direction with organizational goals. Additionally, you will provide valuable mentorship, feedback, and coaching to foster analysts' professional growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead a team of analysts/Sr analysts supporting fulfillment and procurement, covering tool development, data visualization, scenario planning, and ad-hoc analysis.
• Drive strategic initiatives to enhance procurement processes and foster continuous improvement efforts.
• Identify and execute initiatives aimed at optimizing fulfillment operations, identifying and/or executing cost-saving initiatives, and improving the customer experience.
• Act as the primary liaison between the technology product management team and non-tech business partners, to develop and execute on initiatives that align with organizational goals.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and visualizations in Tableau/Grafana to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and fulfillment metrics.
• Leverage cloud based data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS to create scalable, efficient, and modern data infrastructures and applications.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy across all tools and platforms for effective decision-making.
• Regularly review existing tools and processes to identify inefficiencies and implement better solutions.
• Provide mentorship, feedback, and coaching to analysts to support their professional development.

Skills & competencies:

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience managing and mentoring a high performing team.
• Advanced Proficiency in Google Sheets/Excel (Including Google Apps Scrips)
• Advanced SQL
• Proficiency in Python
• Expertise in reporting and data visualization software (Preferred Tableau and/or Grafana)
• Familiarity with technical project management skills and software (JIRA preferred)
• Experience with data engineering & data orchestration tasks such as ETL, database management, and automation of data processes.
• Ability to dive deep into the details, uncover actionable takeaways, and effectively communicate these findings to senior leaders clearly and concisely..
• Familiarity with Streamlit 

At a minimum, you have... 

• A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required 
• 5+ years experience in a data analytics/development role, with 2+ years experience leading a team.
• Structured approach and communication style: ability to clearly and persuasively communicate with a large variety of stakeholders.
• Quantitative and analytical experience (either through education or professional experience) including solid comfort in Excel, SQL, Python, etc.

You’ll get…

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!

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. 

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.