PURCHASING & INVENTORY CHEF

Procurement Chef

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. With more than 31,000 associates nationwide, Morrison uses the Power of Food to create personalized dining experiences for patients and in their cafs to advance the healing and healthful missions of its clients. Morrison has been serving some of the nation's largest health systems for more than 70 years, and it leverages culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise to provide consistency and transform the healthcare experience. Since 2012, Morrison has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work and Training Magazine has named it a Top 125/APEX Award Training Organization. Morrison has more than 1,600 registered dietitians and 1,200 executive chefs, and serves more than 600M meals annually.

As a Procurement Chef, you will support Food & Nutrition Services for a 349-bed hospital by overseeing purchasing, inventory management, and floor stock operations. Reporting to the Executive Chef, you will lead a team of associates and partner with other department leaders to ensure products and supplies are available to support patient dining, retail, and catering operations while maintaining quality and cost controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage food, beverage, and supply ordering for the department.
• Oversee inventory, floor stock, receiving, and storeroom operations.
• Lead and develop a team responsible for procurement and inventory functions.
• Monitor food costs, inventory usage, and purchasing trends to support budget goals.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef and leadership team on menus, product sourcing, and operational initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.
• Support new programs and process improvements that enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of culinary, purchasing, inventory, or foodservice management experience.
• Healthcare, hospital, or high-volume foodservice experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, inventory control, and food cost management.
• Previous leadership experience managing and developing teams.
• Proficiency with inventory systems and Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Associate's degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred.
• ServSafe Certification preferred.

Associates at Morrison Healthcare are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, flexible time off, paid parental leave, holiday time off, personal leave, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.

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Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug-free workplace.

Req ID: 1553433