Job Description

Do you believe in good korma? Do samosas give you all the fillings? If you take efficient growth, spreadsheets and food seriously, but not yourself (and you enjoy a good pun), then we might have a job for you.

First, a little more about us. We are Deep Indian Kitchen®. You may have seen us in the frozen aisles of over 9,000 natural and conventional grocery stores or been to our chain of 3 fast-casual restaurants in NYC. Or, if you shop at Indian grocery stores, you know our parent company Deep Foods Inc. as your trusted manufacturer and brand with over 800 SKUs. But our brand is still pretty new. In late 2019 we began a turnaround and rebrand of our Tandoor Chef® frozen brand and Indikitch® restaurants to Deep Indian Kitchen®. There was a need to fill with millennials and foodies actively seeking authentic ethnic experiences, but lacking high quality, modern Indian options. Our differentiated approach and products have made us an emerging brand with triple digit growth, due to the #1 fastest selling frozen Indian product in America, over 17K new points of distribution in 2021, over 110K followers on Instagram…we could go on. And we know it’s cliché to say “we’re just getting started,” but we don’t know of any other aspiring ‘platform brand’ that gets to pick and choose from an 800 SKU innovation pipeline.

Back to the point: you. We are seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to assist in achieving supply chain and operational objectives. Reporting to the Operations Manager, she/he will work closely with internal and external cross-functional teams to help manage inventory, transportation, and reporting. Responsibilities will include maintaining high service levels to distributors and retailers, tracking stock and shipments with our 3PLs, and managing weekly/monthly reports. This role has a hybrid schedule and is based in our Union, NJ (metro NYC) headquarters.

We need the right partner who gets excited by growing brands and has a demonstrated ability to analyze complex situations with limited resources and execute speed, tenacity and agility. Our ideal candidate will also have a passion for food, and classical training and/or growth brand experience.

Deep Foods Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. If this all sounds like you, please send us your resume as well as a brief introductory note.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

· Coordinate and track inventory to distributors and 3PLs

· Assist in maintaining healthy inventory levels at distributor DCs by influencing buyers to place orders to increase forward weeks of supply based on analysis of inventory versus forecasts

· Generate weekly report of distributor DC level inventory status, weeks of supply, purchase order tracking, and service levels

· Collaborate with Logistics Coordinator to track shipments from our facility to the customer and facilitate transportation changes with buyers when necessary

· Track packaging for finished goods calling out potential risks of run outs within near future

· Review aging inventory and assist in managing down risk and disposition

· Support with investigating OS&Ds and supplier compliance chargebacks

· Create and maintain reports that will aid in hitting department goals and objectives

· Actively contribute to developing Deep Indian Kitchen team culture

REQUIREMENTS:

· BA/BS degree required in supply chain management, logistics, business, or related fields

· 1-3 years or equivalent experience in CPG supply chain management role or related position, preferably with emerging brand experience

· Excellent analytical and math skills

· Knowledge of inventory management, planning tools, and ability to develop actionable insights from data

· Strong attention to detail, organization and time management skills, ability to handle overlapping projects, keep track of deadlines, and work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment

· Solid aptitude using the Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel, and knowledge of SPINS/IRI and distributor data

· Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills

· Experience motivating cross-functional teams and external partners

· Ability to handle ambiguity and changing priorities

· Travel no more than 5%

Company Description

About Deep Indian Kitchen / Deep Foods Deep Indian Kitchen’s parent company, Deep Foods, was founded by the Amin family matriarch, Bhagwati Amin, and is now owned and operated by three generations of the Amin family. In late 2019, Deep Foods launched the Deep Indian Kitchen brand, which includes a line of frozen foods and three NYC-based Fast Casual Restaurants, to elevate and expand access to Indian food in mainstream America. It has become one of the fastest-growing frozen food brands in the U.S. and the #1 Indian brand on social media with its delicious, authentic, always-made-from-scratch frozen meals and appetizers that are available in over 9,000 grocery stores nationwide. Deep Foods is the leader in Indian cuisine in North America with operations in the US, Canada, India and Australia, and makes frozen meals, breads and appetizers as well as snacks, beverages, dairy and pantry essentials. Our brands include Bansi®, Babu’s®, Bhagwati’s®, Deep, Deep Indian Kitchen®, Healthy Tiffin®, Hot Mix®, Mirch Masala®, Reena’s®, and Udupi.® Since 1977, we have had one simple purpose: to share all of India through made-from-scratch, authentically crafted food and drinks. As a family-owned-and-operated company, it’s our mission that our food not only taste good but also do good. That’s why every purchase of our products benefits the Deepkiran Foundation, which helps provide access to education for underprivileged children in rural India. You can find our more than 800 products in thousands of grocery stores throughout the ethnic, natural, conventional, and ecommerce channels