We are looking for a candidate to build cooperative relationships with national and local market prepared food vendors. You will develop strategic alliances based on innovation and product development, negotiate pricing, vendor programs, delivery, and payment terms for prepared food products.

Your responsibilities will include facilitating mutually beneficial agreements around promotional opportunities and support, being first to market in new products, innovation, and points of difference. You will conduct regular Quality Assurance tastings and evaluations to ensure recipe adherence, food quality, and consistency.

Additionally, you will launch and expand successful prepared food product lines and implement successful exit strategies for unproductive merchandise. It is essential to complete all required reports, logs, and culinary audits/reviews in a timely manner.

You will lead, contribute to, and execute parts of the culinary strategic plan for the division, launch line reviews in support of customer and seasonal expectations, and leverage fact-based decision making to drive growth and profitability.

Your role will also involve assisting in kitchen schematics design and recommending adjacencies that support the efficiency of the space. You will orientate new cooks within their respective area, core culinary standards, and established food programs, and provide support for new restaurant openings and/or renovations.

In addition, you will provide leadership to culinary team members and kitchen managers and assist with training, coaching, and development of culinary team members.

• Work-Life Balance.
• Growth Opportunities.

• Experience in building relationships with food vendors.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to conduct Quality Assurance tastings.
• Leadership and training skills.
• Experience in culinary strategic planning.
• Knowledge of kitchen design and efficiency.