Working Pattern: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours a week - Field based
Join our team!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Food Development Director to join our team here at Elior!
You'll lead the way in boosting Elior's culinary reputation and innovation. Manage menu development and work closely with key teams to ensure creativity and New Product Development stay at the forefront. You'll inspire and motivate chefs across all levels, driving excellence while ensuring compliance with allergen legislation.
If you're passionate about food, innovation, and leading teams, this is the perfect role to make your mark!
What you'll be doing...
Key Responsibilities:
* Strategic Leadership: Develop and lead Elior’s food strategy, creating annual menu development plans that align with market trends and business objectives.
* Inspire and Lead the Culinary Team: Motivate and inspire chefs to achieve excellence in food quality, creativity, and presentation, fostering innovation across the business.
* Menu Innovation: Create commercially viable menus aligned with market demands, collaborating with leadership and marketing to ensure successful rollout.
* Team Development: Identify training needs and opportunities for culinary teams to foster continuous growth and skill development.
* Compliance & Process Management: Ensure all menus comply with allergen legislation and maintain clear operational processes, including a centralised menu database.
* Collaboration: Work closely with procurement, operations, and chefs to ensure cost-effective ingredients and alignment with overall food strategy.
* Market Insights & Trends: Monitor market trends and competitor activity to identify opportunities, ensuring Elior stays ahead of the curve.
* Sustainability Initiatives: Support sustainability goals by designing menus that reduce carbon footprints and align with Elior’s Net Zero commitments.
* Project Support: Contribute to UK and group-wide strategic projects by providing menu and recipe expertise.
Are you ready to shape the future of food at Elior? We want to hear from you!
What can you bring?
Skills & Qualifications:
* Minimum 5+ years of culinary experience, with a strong background in menu development and food innovation.
* Proven ability to lead teams and inspire creativity.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deliver under pressure.
* Experience in food regulation compliance, including allergen legislation.
* Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and StarChef.
* Track record of delivering innovative solutions that drive sales and enhance margins.
Personal Attributes:
* A strong, visionary leader with the ability to inspire and motivate.
* Results-oriented with a passion for driving innovation and commercial success.
* A collaborative team player with superb interpersonal skills.
* Adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Our way of saying thank you...
We're offering a salary of up to £80,000 plus a company car & 15% KPI bonus
FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.
Support Your Way of Life:
* Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments.
* Hybrid Working Model: Collaborate & innovate in the office three days a week while enjoying focused work-from-home days.
* Holiday Allowance: Relax & recharge with 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays).
* Additional Holiday Purchase Option: Customise your time off by purchasing extra holidays.
* Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options.
* Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work.
Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:
* Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community.
Supporting You Through Life’s Ups & Downs:
Why it’s great to work for us...
Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:
* Workplaces & Office Space
* Sporting Venues & Stadiums
* Attraction & Heritage Sites
* Public Sector & Defence
* Health, Care & Hospitals
* Schools, Colleges & Universities
Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
That’s why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!
Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!
Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.
Interested? Click the ‘Apply for this role’ button at the top of this advert.
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