About the Role

We are looking for an Associate Category Manager, Factor who will help us build out & improve our vendor network & continuously improve our end-to-end sourcing process for the Factor brand. Reporting to the Category Manager, you will contribute to & execute our strategic roadmap, manage vendor relationships, support negotiations, launch new ingredients & packaging, & streamline internal procurement processes. As part of the Procurement team, you will play a key role in improving our costs, ingredient quality, supply chain reliability, & product innovation - helping us deliver the best possible value to our customers.

What you will be doing:

• Support development & execution of our sourcing strategy & lead in:
• Cost: consistently optimize our cost base
• Quality: identify & reduce quality errors; build Ready-To-Eat specific solutions
• Reliability: ensure supply availability & proactively mitigate risk in the supply chain
• Customer offering: drive product innovation & create an unique competitive advantage
• Leverage large internal datasets & industry benchmarks to: report on team progress against objectives, identify & prioritize new opportunities, & drive continuous improvement
• Lead and/or support vendor negotiation & selection process for multiple commodity groups
• Manage new & existing vendor relationships, providing feedback on performance & collaborating on key initiatives 
• Work with our in-house culinary team to prioritize & develop new products that deliver improved value for our customers
• Collaborate with the Food Safety & Quality team to ensure the highest quality product is consistently delivered to customers.
• Partner with the Supplier Quality team to ensure all selected suppliers comply with ready to eat Quality Standards.

At a minimum, you have: 

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain, or related discipline or
• 3-5 years of related experience in a hands-on, high performance environment (ideal backgrounds include: sourcing, supply chain, operations, or consulting)
• Analytical & data skills: able to dig through data independently & draw helpful insights / conclusions. Strong Excel skills are a must! 
• Structured approach & communication style: ability to clearly & persuasively communicate with a large variety of stakeholders
• A love for solving complex, ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment with constant change & limited direction
• An ability to travel nationally to support business needs, including regular visits to the Toronto headquarters.
• Bonus: Strategic sourcing experience; ideally across different steps of the sourcing process; comfortable managing negotiations with vendors
• Bonus: Experience in food purchasing

What youll get in return:

• Competitive salary & health benefits
• 75% discount on HelloFresh or Chefs Plate weekly box subscription
• High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
• Opportunity to learn & grow
• Work with a hard-working & supportive team

Working Conditions:

Its 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.

If this sounds like you, please click the "Apply Now" button. If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, but you'd like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We'd love to hear from you!

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