Business Development Chef

1 week ago

Woking, United Kingdom Impact Food Group Full time

Role: Business Development Chef

Salary: Excellent Salary / Package plus Great Benefits

Location: Woking / Guildford 

At Impact Food Group, we’re more than a school caterer. The people are the heart of what we do. We’re driven by creating a positive food culture and helping more students eat better food. Making a positive social impact is at the centre of our identity. We tirelessly learn, develop and make improvements in every way, every day.

Delivered by our distinct and industry leading brands; Innovate, Cucina, Hutchison and Chapter One, we cater for over 600,000 students.

As an organisation we are 900+ sites, with continued growth year on year. Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Business Development Chef to join the team. Reporting to our Food Director you will joining a growing Food team that is making a real impact on the success of Impact Food Group.

What you will be doing

Sales Presentations & Business Retention

Preparing and presenting in their region (and supporting neighbouring presentations.)

Retention – supporting with added value and business retention presentations – Including auditing and development plans for the sites.

Deliver a centre of excellence

For each brand support and develop the food offer (in line with the Brand Standards)

Implement a PVR

Highest standards of Health and Safety, and food safety.

Hosting schools that are struggling to maintain standards to develop teams.

Mobilisation support – doing site visits and driving brand standard audits.

Identifying Talent

Building a team to support with presentations.

Pipelining future talent in the business and supporting growth from the Regional Support Chefs.

Food Development

Pressure testing recipes.

Localising the offer to fit the needs of the business to ensure local sales are not being missed due to regional demands.

Hospitality cover/support – driving more sales in this area.

What we are looking for

Formal culinary qualification NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent with 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

Computer literate, Microsoft office programmes (Word, Excel, & Powerpoint), alongside our Catering management systems.

A strong understanding of menu/concept development, cost controls and operations.

Excellent leadership, communication (both in person and on email and teams), and interpersonal skills.

Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve high performance.

What We’d Love to Give You

Competitive salary

Bonus payable upon team hitting target

25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to our extensive online Learning platform and development opportunities

An employee wellbeing platform.

Access to a salary sacrifice electric car scheme.

IFG rewards for highstreets discounts.

Annual Summer Party with company awards.

Additional Details

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which we supply the cost for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements

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