Menu Strategy Analyst

<p>The Menu Strategy Analyst will assist with planning the Home Chef Ecommerce menus. This requires involvement in the meal R&amp;D process/planning, supporting the menu development, execution process, and maintenance of menu planning tools and KPI tracking.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Detailed Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p><strong><em>Menu Planning</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the balancing and publishing process with tactical inputs in Home Chef systems (e.g. Admin) for Core, Family, and Extras menus</li> <li>Perform ad-hoc analysis requests to identify and implement actionable takeaways for future menus&nbsp;</li> <li>Collect cross-functional menu requests and ensure execution including but not limited to aging inventory depletions, partnership requests, etc.&nbsp;</li> <li>Work collaboratively with both menu team and cross functional partners on strategic recommendations for solving menu issues (e.g. over/under food cost, cross functional meeting representative)</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Menu Performance Tracking</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Execute weekly and monthly KPI tracking and analysis of menus - including financial (revenue, food, and margin) metrics and other quantitative (rating) or qualitative (reviews) metrics; this can also include helping track acquisition or marketing promotions</li> <li>Track competitor product offerings and promotions</li> <li>Support development and maintenance of R&amp;D and various Menu Strategy team tools within Google Workspace</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>R&amp;D Process Planning </em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the meal selection process including preparing the data, leading the meeting, and allocating meals to menus</li> <li>Support weekly recipe ideation process identifying redundancies in concepts and aggregating feedback for discussion</li> <li>Taste and provide feedback on new meals</li> <li>Lead sampling for Extras program - preparing items, tracking results, and communicating next steps with cross-functional partners</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>General Menu Maintenance</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Review weekly menus to ensure all products (e.g. meal kits, extras) are merchandised / assigned accurately and meet production guardrails&nbsp;</li> <li>Execute any ad-hoc menu changes and communicate changes to cross-functional partners</li> <li>Review bank of successful recipes for future menu uses including reviewing ongoing weekly meal performance for bank consideration</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: u