Director Of Warehouse Operations

CookUnity is a chef-to-you marketplace connecting talented chefs with consumers, revolutionizing meal delivery. We bring small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters nationwide, crafted by a diverse collective of all-star chefs. With over 100 inspired chefs from cities like NYC, LA, Austin, and more, our weekly subscription offers a wide range of hand-crafted meals to cater to various palates and dietary preferences.

By delivering over 1 million meals per month, we're also empowering working chefs, tripling their income, and supporting their growth. CookUnity believes in fueling stronger communities, partnering with Food Bank For New York City to combat food insecurity across all five boroughs.

The Role

As a Director of Warehouse Operations you will contribute to the success of CookUnity by enhancing our Ingredient Handling operations, with a focus on developing processes that reduce food expenditure, improve meal quality, streamline site operations, and enhance our HACCP compliance.

You will work closely with the Supply Chain, Chef Success and Site Ops teams to improve day-to-day operations, including: ordering, receiving, inventory management practices, implementation of the "distribution model," and purchasing & recipe data management.

Responsibilities:

• Set and establish our hyper-growth company's materials handling processes from A-Z: handling materials from food to packaging to cleaning supplies

• Implement Inventory Management (IMS) technology into our operation to develop accurate real-time inventory capability

• Develop Processes for Supply Chain Data Validation:

• Identify and quantify recipe, yield, and portioning discrepancies

• communicate across the Supply Chain/Chef Success/Ops teams to ensure perpetual data improvement

• Improve inventory stock-taking processes across markets

• Operational Improvements: ownership of the delta between theoretical and actual food spend in All Markets

• Establish & implement standardized ingredient receiving practices at all locations to ensure efficiency and freshness of ingredients

• Review site layouts to develop optimal storage and handling of ingredients

• Focus on the "Distribution Model" deployment across all food categories (Protein, Produce, Dairy, and select Dry Goods) and markets

• Train Market teams to ensure that they have the skills required to successfully manage our ingredient needs.

• Provide staffing coverage for Marketplace teams as needed

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS:

• Distribution Model Implementation by Market:

• Protein

• Produce

• Dairy

• Key Dry Items

• % of Recipes that are Audited and Approved by Supply Chain

• Delta between Theoretical and Actual Food Costs in All Markets

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10+ years of management experience in a similar role, such as a management of a Grocery store, warehouse, or procurement department experience

• Multi-Unit/Food warehouse/Grocery Store Experience

• Experience in food procurement and extensive food handling knowledge

• Experience in inventory management

• Highly organized, detail-oriented

• Understanding of food safety and quality standards

• Ability to train and inspire employees to perform at their best

Requirements:

• Must be able to deal with stressful situations and environment

• Must be able to accommodate flexible working hours including early morning, late night, weekends and holidays

• Able to lift up to 50 pounds and push and pull up to 100 pounds

• Work in temperature-controlled environments

• Able to work onsite 50% of the time (NY, LA, Chicago)

Benefits:

• Health Insurance coverage

• PTO policy and paid holidays off

• We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1.

• Eligible for bi-annual performance bonus

• Family leave: 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid

• Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

• A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly

• ️ Wellness perks: fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle

• Personalized Spanish coach

Compensation

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position

$110,000-$150,000 USD

If you're interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.