Senior Culinary Development Manager

As Executive Chefs, we have the power to influence lives through the power of food.

The Senior Culinary Development Manager will provide expertise in all things culinary i.e. - training and development of Chefs, menu development, culinary development of the food programs and platforms, food management systems sourcing product and vendors and setting up systems. This position provides culinary support to Sodexos Corporate Services on the West coast, but will reside in Southern California. This position will travel.

The Senior Culinary Development Manager will be required to travel to Sodexo's accounts to strengthen the culinary presence and retail operations by implementing culinary systems, menu innovation, inventory management and ordering, stockroom organization, and ensure kitchen safety and sanitation compliance. The ideal candidate will be a culinary leader with a proven commitment to food service excellence following culinary trends with the ability to translate ideas into unique menu and recipe programs using sustainable food sources.This Senior Culinary Development manager will be the teacher of Sodexos brands standards so experience with Kitchen Works and or Modern Recipe is a plus

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• a strong culinary background, with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends
• excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of culinary standards
• strong coaching and employee development skills
• have a passion for food and innovation
• experience managing multiple projects, with the strong ability to foster relationships and direct teams to support our vision and additional market growth
• deep knowledge of local regional products and cuisine styles. With the ability to be translate innovative ideas into unique menu items and recipes
• has the ability to think strategically and systematically with the capability to articulate both
• strong leader with the ability to effectively manage, lead and communicate with the team and key stakeholders
• has a keen eye for detail in order toprovide expert guidance relating to hospitality and culinary
• strong cooking skills with a diversified repertoire
• demonstrates proven results with food costs, labor cost, controllable expenses, targets, and goal setting

Sodexo offers a full array of benefits including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs.

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelors Degreeor equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience -5 years

Basic Functional Experience - 3 yearsof experience in operations

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.