Who We Are

Chomps is America’s fastest-growing meat snack brand, redefining convenient snacking with a commitment to real ingredients and bold, satisfying flavors. Crafted from 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and venison, along with antibiotic-free turkey and chicken, each Chomps meat stick delivers 10+ grams of high-quality protein without sugar, hormones, soy, dairy, artificial preservatives, artificial nitrates, or MSG. Seasoned with a blend of flavorful herbs and spices, Chomps provides a nutritious protein snack for the whole family. As a minority-owned, family-operated, and B Corporation-certified business, Chomps prioritizes thoughtful sourcing and recently earned the non–ultra-processed food certification through the non-GMO project. Discover a new standard in snacking at www.chomps.com.

Traits of a Chompian

If you’ve been called scrappy, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You’re a team player who’s self-motivated and action-oriented. You’re committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You’re a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you’ll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You’re hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you.

*Accepting applications from 6/22/26 - 6/29/26*

What You Will Do

The Analyst, Forecast Data will be at the center of building a more accurate, data-driven demand forecast for Chomps. As a retailer- and channel-agnostic forecasting partner, you’ll validate and challenge consumption trends, shipment history, promotions, distribution changes, inventory dynamics, and new item launches to build a clear demand plan that delivers the right signal to the business. By improving MAPE accuracy, diagnosing bias, and strengthening forecast governance, you’ll help ensure leaders are making decisions based on true market demand.

This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who loves turning data into action. You’ll partner closely with Sales Planning, Sales, Supply Chain, and S&OP leaders to pressure-test assumptions, improve forecast quality, maintain key planning systems, and support a transparent Demand Review process. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, comfortable challenging assumptions with data, and motivated by getting the number right—not just making the forecast look good.

Responsibilities

Forecasting & Demand Modeling
- Validate retail consumption (POS) forecasts into demand (shipments), accounting for distribution, promotion, and inventory dynamics within the demand planning tool (e.g., Vividly & Atomic).
- Validate commercial inputs — including distribution changes, promotional lifts, and new item launches — into the forecasting workflow in close partnership with sales planning teams.
- Review and challenge future forecast reasonableness based on historical POS performance, shipment history, and MAPE/bias trends to ensure forecasts reflect latest market realities.
Forecast Accuracy & Governance
- Own forecast accuracy reporting — publish monthly MAPE and bias reports by SKU, retailer, and key customer x SKU combinations.
- Deconstruct MAPE performance each reporting period to diagnose root causes and drive continuous improvement in forecast process and data quality in partnership with sales planning lead at both the national and node level.
- Maintain the override log with written justification for all deviations from the statistical baseline (source, rationale, duration); partner with Sales Planning to validate overrides against consumption truth.
- Escalate chronic MAPE/bias issues to relevant stakeholders and adjust forward forecasts to reflect learnings.
S&OP Process Leadership
- Key contributor to the Demand S&OP process — prepare reports, insights, and forecast summaries for cross-functional review.
- Serve as the Forecast Analyst gate in the Demand Review approval workflow, alongside planning leads and Executive S&OP sign-off.
- Document forecast drivers, changes, and exceptions in support of a transparent, auditable consensus demand plan.
- Contribute to monthly forecast accuracy reviews, providing insights and recommended improvements.
System & Data Management
- Serve as the primary administrator and governance owner of the demand planning software (Vividly / Atomic) — the single source of truth for all forecasts.
- Maintain and validate data flows between Vividly, NetSuite, Atomic, Syndicated data partners, Alloy, and warehouse/3PL systems; ensure master data consistency across items, customers, distribution, and promo tags.
- Identify and resolve data quality issues that could degrade forecast integrity; document and communicate data limitations to stakeholders.
- Update and maintain all BAT documentation on a weekly cadence, including but not limited to the Allocation Tracker and Bridge Projection. Ensure documentation remains accurate and accessible to stakeholders.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Sales planning and Sales team leads to understand commercial priorities, upcoming launches, promotions, and distribution changes.
- Support reconciliation discussions and help achieve an unbiased, consensus demand plan that reflects true market demand — not optimistic sales targets.

Who You Are

1-3 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, supply chain, or business analytics, within CPG, food & beverage, or retail.
Hands-on experience with demand planning or BI platforms (e.g., Vividly, NetSuite, Crisp, Tableau, Power BI, or similar).
Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel proficiency; comfortable working with large datasets and translating outputs into actionable insights.
Familiarity with statistical forecasting methodologies (MAPE, bias, trend analysis, and seasonality).
Experience with SPINS, IRI, or Nielsen syndicated data and retail channel analytics.
Exposure to S&OP processes and Demand Review facilitation.
Ability to challenge commercial assumptions with data while maintaining trust and strong cross-functional relationships.
High attention to detail and commitment to forecast integrity — the drive to get the number right, not make it look good.

Position: Analyst, Forecast Data

Reports to: VP, Sales Strategy & Operations

Location: Remote

Type: Full-Time, exempt

Salary Range Opportunity:

The salary range for this role is $65,000 - $70,000 + 10% annual bonus

Compensation Philosophy & Total Comp:

Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry
Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company
In addition to base salary, full-time team members receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K 6% match, and monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office.

Other Perks:

Ability to make an impact: Join a rapidly growing and entrepreneurial-spirited team at a pivotal point to positively impact the food industry.
Opportunities to grow: Advance within Chomps quickly based on outstanding performance.
Unlimited PTO and 15+ paid holiday days. Hybrid & flexible remote schedule. Chicago office open to those in the area.
Paid maternity and paternity leave.
Bi-annual total team in-person activities.
Company-wide Continual Education budget.
Unlimited snacks: Enough meat sticks that if you wanted to eat your body weight in them you could (no judgment here).

Our Commitment

Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business.

We're aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don't believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position. Chomps does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Important Notice:

It has come to our attention that fraudsters have been posing as Chomps employees or recruiters and contacting job-seeking candidates regarding potential job opportunities. These fraudulent messages sometimes include a request for payment and confidential personal information. Please note that the Chomps recruiting process does not include asking candidates for payments or other confidential financial information. If you are applying for a job, you can confirm the legitimacy of a job posting by viewing current open roles: https://chomps.com/pages/chomps-careers. If you have questions please email us at people@chomps.com