More Than Just A Job

As a proud B Corp, we focus on using business as a force for good, prioritising people and the planet alongside profit. Since starting in 2015 Mindful Chef has shot to the top of Trustpilot's rankings making it officially the UK’s #1 rated recipe box. Being the top 10 company to work for in its industry in the UK, this is more than just a job. Come to join us!

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Supply chain and Operations Coordinator to join our Operations team based in Redditch and reporting into our Supply chain Lead. This role will be an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate interested in building a career in supply chain or operations field. The successful candidate will be working at the heart of the business and closely with key stakeholders from our commercial, marketing, product, tech and customer services teams.

Working days: Tuesday- Saturday

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Project management
As the business introduces new products, initiatives or changes in service, you will ensure that the project roadmap is followed through effective project management. You will be responsible for the success of the project launch, and the ability to hit deadlines.

Effectively communicating operational requirements
You will focus on providing an industry-leading customer experience through the reduction of packing, produce and delivery errors, which will be one of your key KPIs. You will work closely with the Head of operations to execute automation projects to assist here, as well as helping with data collection and reporting.

Stakeholder management
We are always innovating to operate more efficiently and ensure scale is not a barrier to our growth. This requires a continuous search for the very best people, processes, systems and machinery. You will work closely with existing partners and the head of ops to obsess about improving efficiency of our packing process through the introduction of automation.You are

• A good communicator

• Proficient with Excel/google sheets and comfortable dealing with complex data

• A self-starter, able to work independently

• Solution-oriented - a positive and proactive problem-solver excited by stretch goals and the art of the possible

• Team-player - excellent collaboration skills supported by strong emotional intelligence

• Customer focus - a healthy obsession with quality for the end customer

• Analytics - strong analytical acumen and delivery orientation

You will

• Be responsible for the day-to-day operational processing tasks of recipe box and ready to go orders

• Work with production to ensure availability of all information to run production efficiently.

• Be responsible for the day-to-day supply chain coordination activities including supplier queries and goods in issues

• Work with all suppliers to coordinate orders and delivery schedules.

• Coordinate the inbound supply chain for dry, fresh and frozen goods - working with our Commercial and Stock Control teams.

• Ensure deliveries are received correctly by our co-packers - including booking in deliveries and scheduling the Goods-In team to unload trailers.

• Work with our Quality Control team to ensure that inbound deliveries are correctly received, labelled and that there is clear communication which locations they should be unloaded into.

Why us?

• We are a proud B-Corp, at the forefront of changing one of the largest industries in the UK.
• We have donated over 18 million school meals to children living in poverty.
• We've built one of the most admired startups in the UK and won a whole bunch of awards.
• We have the backing of the largest food and beverage company in the world.
• We have unrivalled benefits including 38 days holiday, flexible working, 6 months maternity pay, free food in the office, access to Learnerbly learning platform.
• We also take your well-being seriously with free Vitality health insurance, a gym in the office and lots of mental health first aiders.

About us

We are MINDFUL. This is intrinsic to everything we do. From the healthy recipes we design, to the local, expert and caring suppliers we select and the way we treat each other, our customers and our environment.

We are PERSONAL. We started Mindful Chef with our friends and families as customers and those are the kind of relationships we want to maintain however big we grow. Being real and true to ourselves and each other.

We are UNAFRAID. We want to be the best – to challenge conventions, to think differently and be imaginative in how we solve problems. Brave enough to take on the big players and to do what’s right even when it’s difficult.

Equal Opportunities
We're an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.