Chief Growth Officer

Chief Growth Officer REAL Foodre-fined Founded in 1986, Thomas Cuisine is an award-winning, privately held contract food service company. We advocate for the healing power of whole foods and believe in preparing scratch-made cuisine fresh each day. Every Thomas Cuisine team member is an ambassador, carrying out our mission, reflecting our values, and building relationships while "doing the right thing". What's in it for you As part of our cohesive leadership team, you will have the opportunity to steer a growing company with partners who care just as much about strategic, purposeful growth as you do. You will be inspired by like-minded leaders who are driven by our REAL foods mission and are actively changing the way the world eats, one meal at a time. As much as you will help us grow our business, you too will grow as a professional and as a leader by simply being part of a team that believes in honest feedback, accountability, and helping each other get stronger. What you will do. As a key member of the executive team, the Chief Growth Officer is a strategic leader charged with driving all elements of healthy long-term growth for the organization including business development, marketing, client retention, acquisitions and strategic partnerships. The CGO reports directly to the President & CEO and assumes a strategic role in the overall management of the company. In this position, you will secure client relationships that are aligned in our REAL food mission, with people who believe that food is medicine, or at the very least are curious to learn more about it. You will change the lives of thousands of guests by bringing them scratch cooking, made with intentional ingredients, that fuels their wellbeing. Doing the right thing for our guests drives incredible financial outcomes and your part in that will be rewarded in kind. You will… Formulate long-term growth strategy in collaboration with the Board and executive team including the evaluation of existing and new verticals, geographies, adjacencies, acquisitions, and offerings. Monitor the marketplace and analyze opportunities, providing competitive analysis, strategies, and tactics. Build and sustain a top performing business development team with hands-on engagement throughout the sales cycle. Develop partnership management strategy by forming key relationships that align with our growth plan. Direct and oversee the company marketing function to expand brand awareness and cultivate new clients. Collaborate with finance and operations on pricing strategies and business models to achieve growth goals. Develop and oversee client retention strategy including identification of risk, opportunities for service expansion, and proactive contract extensions or renewals. Regularly attend Board meetings and provide updates on growth strategy and objectives. What you will need Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred. Minimum of 10 years' of progressively responsible experience leading business development efforts for a growing organization. Flexible to travel as needed, based on the needs of the business. Open to hybrid or fully remote performance. Who you are You will need to be someone who is naturally brave, curious, humble, and steadfast. This is a challenging time in our industry and you will need to take smart risks and be willing to be get it wrong, get back up again, and aspire to get it right. You will not be alone in this, so you will need to be willing to listen to the perspectives of, and accept the help from, your peers. This is a team sport. If you're someone who can brilliantly write the play and is excited by being surrounded by a team who can run it . . . passionately and tirelessly, then you want to be here. This is going to be a lucrative and exhilarating journey. Our commitment to you. Thomas Cuisine is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. We believe in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging and our mission is to create an inclusive work environment where all employees' differences are celebrated, their thoughts matter, and everyone feels safe to bring their authentic selves to work. #J-18808-Ljbffr