Job Details

Food Fanatics Chef

The Food Fanatics Chef partners with area leadership, sales and support teams to build value and grow customer relationships and affects profitable sales growth. They achieve this by serving as consultants and culinary experts to drive customer business success; lead product and sales training as appropriate, drive engagement and participation in strategic growth initiatives and share the knowledge gained through the Food Fanatics program, events and team of chefs to benefit the area.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Customer consults and innovative partnership
• Merchandising connectivity
• Exclusive brands growth
• Contribution to the Food Fanatics program, community, and industry connection

Supervision:

• May supervise a Part Time Market SOUS Chef

Relationships:

• Internal: Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, and other Market Leaders
• External: Chefs and other Customers

Work environment:

Working in a kitchen environment either at the Distribution Center or a customer location.

Minimum qualifications:

• High degree of written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Successfully complete a comprehensive training/on-boarding certification program upon hire
• Refined organizational and project management skills
• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience including a comprehensive culinary background
• Thorough knowledge of culinary, foodservice and hospitality fundamentals
• Expert level of product knowledge/technique as well as product applications
• Prior sales or sales support experience a plus
• Must possess prior experience in the design and facilitation of training programs to large and varied audiences
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
• Chef Certification and Memberships in Local and National Culinary Organizations a plus

Physical qualifications:

Must be able to perform the following physical activities for described length of time:

• Stand, walk, drive, sit, lift, carry, push/pull, climb/balance, stoop/squat, kneel, bend, reach above shoulder, twist, grasp objects, manipulate objects, manual dexterity

Compensation:

$75,000 - $120,000

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/ Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status***