Executive Chef 3

Unit Description

Sodexo Corporate Services is seeking an Executive Chef 3 for a very important and strategic, national account partnership with our client, a large bank with three locations in the New York City area. This position requires the skill-set of an experienced and talented high level Executive Chef who has extensive catering and cafe experience. The Executive Chef will provide support through hands-on training, demonstration and development. The Chef will have a passion for food and sanitation and be highly creative. An innovative approach to food and presentation is necessary.

The selected candidate will office in the greater New York City area, and will directly support the Sodexo partnership team in New York along with occasional travel to New Jersey.

What's in it for you? Working for Sodexo as the Executive Chef 3 will provide you with the opportunity to contribute your culinary skills and expertise to a company that offers clear culinary career paths and room for growth and advancement, professional resources and training.

Is this opportunity right for you? If your answer to the following questions is "yes" then please consider applying:

• Management and Influence: Can you demonstrate your ability to successfully lead and inspire kitchen employees throughout multiple locations? Can you influence others to successfully complete their given tasks with high quality outcomes and within budget and timeframe?
• Innovation: Can you show us great examples of your ability to add creativity to Sodexo's café and executive dining menus?
• Training: can you develop and train culinary teams in new concepts?.
• Cost Controls: Can you successfully utilize Sodexo costing tools and computer software programs to manage and positively affect the food, labor and inventory costs for the campus including an understanding of product costs and maintaining GP targets? Do you have strong computer skills, ideally in Word and Excel?
• Flexibility: Can you demonstrate your ability to flex and adapt to different types of communication styles and interact successfully with Sodexo staff and client customers?

We are seeking Executive Chef candidates with the following in their culinary "toolkits":

• A strong artistic culinary flair – can you impress the top executives in a corporate headquarters environment?
• Knowledge of current culinary trends – can you compete with big city food trends and top chefs?
• The ability to conduct continuous research – Can you consistently provide sustainable and creative menu options based on national and global food trends?
• Very high-end tastes and a sophisticated palette – can you translate that into your food?
• The ability to inspire a kitchen staff – can you help others become trend-setting, innovators?
• Previous experience in high-end restaurants, country clubs, hotels and/or high-end concessions accounts –Want to make the jump into Corporate Services?
• A strong work ethic – Do you always striving for the best and never cut corners?

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Position Summary

Provides culinary leadership within a large sized unit including menu planning, program execution and staff management & training. Works directly with internal and external clients managing the catering process from beginning through execution. Key Duties- Implements & coordinates the culinary function. - Directs & trains cooks & utility workers.- Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards.- Manages catering & retail areas.- Customer & Client satisfaction.- Financial management to include food cost & labor management.- Manages food & physical safety programs.

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree

Basic Management Experience - 3 years

Basic Functional Experience - 3 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.