Strategy Associate; Tempo

Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at  and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are. In2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo!

Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Home Chef menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved. Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Support the development of new menus
• Aid in menu setting by managing meal banks
• Execute on detail oriented work by inputting meal information into internal systems
• Organize documentation for R&D inputs (including cost and nutritional limitations)
• Review menus to ensure information is accurate before it is visible to customers; collaborate with cross-functional teams to update information as necessary
• Cross-functional project management
• Conduct analyses to support menu strategy
• Assist in reviewing KPIs for meals and menus, including analyzing results and distilling into actionable insights
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to support long term menu goals and influence strategy
• Build tools and dashboards to support menu processes
• Collaborate to develop “Extras” menu
• Execute on detail oriented work by inputting Extras information into internal system, ensuring information is accurate for the menu
• Effectively communicate menu details to cross-functional teams
• Support the development of new meals
• Support weekly sampling of new meals in development, providing chefs with actionable feedback to improve meal quality
• Review new meal information to ensure alignment with cost and nutritional guardrails
• Support the weekly meal review and changes process
• Review customer ratings and comments for weekly assigned meals
• Assist in facilitating conversation regarding suggested changes for future meal runs
• Effectively communicate details regarding meal and menu changes to cross-functional teams
• This position may require up to 10% travel.

• Completion of a four-year program such as a Bachelor’s degree is desired
• 1-2 years of previous work experience
• Strong attention to detail
• Problem solver able to identify issues quickly and bring recommended solutions backed by logic for discussion
• Critical thinker with experience in analyzing data
• Strong communicator with ability to provide clear and concise feedback
• Proficiency with Google Suite or Microsoft Office
• Must be able to taste and provide thorough feedback on every meal and ingredient sampled in the kitchen, including vegetarian, pork, chicken, steak, and seafood meals, as well as meals with dairy and added sugar

• 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

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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…