Job Description
S'more about the team
HelloFresh is seeking a Weekend Senior Packaging Procurement Buyer to work directly with the operations manager to ensure food buying across the organization is tracked and managed efficiently. This position is Full-Time covering a Friday - Monday schedule (4 x 10 hour days).
The procurement team collaborates closely with all distribution centers to guarantee timely and accurate shipment of every box. There is a large group on the procurement team dedicated to making this goal achievable. Procurement is divided into various commodity categories, with this role being a part of the produce team. Other commodity groups encompass grocery, dairy, market, protein, and packaging. In support of this effort, procurement provides assistance to distribution centers seven days a week. While most orders are delivered on weekdays, due to the perishable nature of food, we require assistance in procuring ingredients during weekends as well. This is where you come in!
Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for
- This is a weekend role. You will be responsible for the following activities on a Friday - Monday (Weekend 4 x 10s) Schedule.
- Own purchasing and inventory management activities for a variety of food or packaging Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), ensuring the right product is at the right place at the right time while considering cost targets, contracted suppliers, quantity needed and logistical parameters.
- Manage key weekly operations processes including placing POs, tracking freight, managing production issues, paying invoices, analyzing data and managing inventory and capacity levels.
- Collaborate and own relationships with various HelloFresh distribution centers, warehouse locations, and suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and inventories match demand requirements to guarantee punctual deliveries and maintain inventory levels that align with production schedule. When needed, holding suppliers accountable to on-time delivery and excellent quality.
- Collaborate closely with HelloFresh distribution centers and suppliers. Resolve any unforeseen problems with suppliers relating to operations, purchasing or quality/performance quickly and professionally.
- Lead and facilitate team meetings with the warehouse and procurement teams to ensure their readiness for success each weekend.
- Drive and project manage cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives by recommending and testing new processes and implementing positive change.
- Work with a team of internal high-achievers to continue building, growing, and improving on our offsite production capabilities.
- Support your teammates to ensure that no boxes are missed and no ingredients are subbed due to procurement issues.
- Note: At HelloFresh we believe in-person connections are a key component of our culture. Our teams are expected to be in office a portion of the month, exact % is subject to change.
Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for
- A Bachelor’s degree is required
- 3-5 years of procurement and/or sourcing experience
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Excel
- Passionate about food and produce!
- Independent and autonomous, able to navigate through the workday, escalating where needed
- A leader and a team player, able to delegate and assign tasks to support the team with clarity, organization, and efficiency.
- Proactive, able to identify and addressing issues as they arise
- Customer-centric and resourceful willing to do get creative to satisfy customer needs
- Organized and adaptable with proven ability to prioritize, work under pressure, and meet time sensitive deadlines you thrive in a fast-paced, high-change and dynamic work environment
- Detail-oriented and Data driven- curious about what insights can be derived from data and
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, 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!
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 2 days in office per week, with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.
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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.