Operations and Merchant Support Associate

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6 day(s) ago
Job Overview
Company cookunity
Category Business Operations
Last Seen 6 day(s) ago

Job Description

About CookUnity Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it it has lost the power to nourish inspire and connect us. So in 2018 CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food chefs. Today CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul. Unwilling to stop there CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission empower Chefs to nourish the world. If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one you’ve found the right job posting. About the Team OffMenu is a new product from Cookin (a CookUnity company) that helps top local restaurants launch and grow their own subscription programs turning their biggest fans into recurring members. We’re in an early pilot stage with a small group of Toronto restaurants and are now hiring our first Operations and Merchant Support Associate to help us scale this next chapter. The role To bring this movement to life we’re hiring our first Operations & Support Associate . You’ll be at the center of OffMenu’s operations shaping the systems that keep every merchant cycle running smoothly and every customer experience on track. You’ll partner closely with our Sr. Product Manager and CX teams to support restaurants resolve fulfillment issues improve our operating playbooks and turn recurring problems into better tools and processes. If you’re excited to combine hands-on execution with strong process-building and AI-enabled productivity this is a chance to build the operational backbone of a zero-to-one business inside a mission-driven company. Schedule & Expectations OffMenu runs on weekly and biweekly subscription cycles with real deadlines for menus billing and delivery. Most work happens during standard business hours but this is an operating role in a live business. When something breaks during an active cycle merchants and customers need a fast calm response. You should expect occasional evening or early-morning attention when time-sensitive issues come up.

What You’ll Own

Run smooth merchant cycles. Own the operating calendar from menu deadlines to delivery windows making sure every active merchant is ready before each cycle goes live. Be the go-to partner for restaurants. Support merchants on cycle status promos fulfillment changes subscriber capacity pauses and the day-to-day questions that come with launching something new. Catch issues before they become bigger problems. Monitor dispatch delivery fulfillment refunds and payout details so small mistakes do not turn into customer or merchant frustration. Create the operating playbook. Turn recurring fire drills into clear SOPs checklists and runbooks that make the business more reliable every week. Support customers with care and urgency. Triage incoming support requests resolve issues quickly keep FAQ content up to date and identify patterns that should become product improvements. Help merchants keep momentum. Nudge restaurants to promote their subscriptions track who needs follow-up and make sure strong launches do not fade after the first cycle. Coordinate design and launch needs. Turn merchant requests for storefront updates packaging and launch assets into clear briefs then keep freelance and internal work moving. Partner with product and engineering. Translate merchant and customer feedback into clear product requests test operational features before they launch and push for fixes when a one-off issue becomes a pattern. Share the right signals. Contribute to weekly leadership reporting with delivery incidents support volume response times merchant health flags and operational learnings.

What We’re Looking For

2+ years in operations customer support account management or a similar role at a startup marketplace restaurant delivery subscription or high-growth company. A clear warm communicator who can build trust with restaurants customers and internal teams. Strong attention to detail and comfort managing several moving pieces at once. Calm judgment under pressure especially when a customer merchant or delivery issue needs a quick answer. A builder mindset. You do not just solve the issue in front of you you ask how to make it easier next time. Comfort using tools like Linear Slack Gmail Retool support systems and AI tools to move faster and stay organized. High ownership and follow-through. If something matters to the merchant or customer experience you make sure it gets done.

Nice to Have

Experience in food restaurants delivery logistics subscriptions marketplaces or e-commerce. Experience working with freelance designers or creative vendors. Familiarity with support tooling knowledge bases CX workflows or internal ops dashboards. Experience building SOPs onboarding materials or lightweight systems in an early-stage environment. What Success Looks Like Merchants feel supported informed and confident going into every cycle. Delivery and fulfillment issues are caught early resolved quickly and used to improve the system. Customers get fast thoughtful support when something goes wrong. Repeated issues become documented processes product fixes or better operating routines. Subscription cycles keep momentum because merchants get the right reminders and follow-up. Product CX and operations have a clearer picture of what is happening on the ground. OffMenu becomes easier to run each week because you are building the operating foundation as you go. Learn More About CookUnity We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision values and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and

what we’re looking for

we invite you to explore CookUnity's Leadership Principles – The values and behaviors that guide how we operate collaborate and scale. We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you we’d love to connect!

Benefits

💸 Get paid in USD 🗺 Work remotely design the life that you want ⛱ Enjoy 15 days of vacation each year from the start date 🎄 16 fully paid Argentinean holidays 🩺 Healthcare Benefit Monthly stipend to use in your preferred healthcare provider 🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical After 5 years with CookUnity you get a 4-week paid sabbatical 🐣 Paid Family leave 🕯 Compassionate Leave 3-5 days each time the need arises 🧘🏽‍♀️ Flexible benefits your way a prepaid card you can use on wellness learning food and more. 🤖 AI-forward workplace enterprise access to ChatGPT and Claude to help you work smarter and grow faster. 🧑‍🏫 Personalized English coach 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. A quick note for all candidates We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes as part of our process we may ask for a brief “proof of humanity” to confirm that we’re connecting with a real person not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page careers.cookunity.com Our recruiters are real people — and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If you’re unsure feel free to reach out to us on our official LinkedIn Company Page We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in @cookunity.com and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) — never WhatsApp Telegram or SMS. We’ll never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does please don’t share any information and let us know right away. If something ever feels off or you’re unsure about a message we’d much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity — and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.

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