CULINARY CONSULTANT - REMOTE

Salary: $80,000 - 90,000 (commensurate with experience)

Who is Foodbuy?

We are the industry leader in procurement and supply chain solutions. We are the subsidiary to the 6th largest company in the world (Compass Group PLC), yet Foodbuy has the feel of a small entrepreneurial Company. We pride ourselves on our ability to source and provide a variety of products and services that help our customers more easily, and cost effectively, run their businesses. We work with clients in the Hospitality, Restaurant, Healthcare, Education, Entertainment, and Gaming industries, and of course we support Compass Group-- which is the world's largest contract food and support services provider.

Why Foodbuy?

We care about our associates, our clients, and our community. We think big, encourage innovation and debate, and seek out game changers. Our benefits and PTO offerings are strong. Our compensation packages are competitive. And we are constantly growing, and we want our associates' careers to grow along with us. We have an open and modern work environment, believe in flexibility, and promote a collaborative open door environment.

Additionally, we follow a value system called People FIRST , which stands for F lexibility, I nclusion, R esults, S ustainability and T ransparency. People FIRST is the foundation for everything we do at Foodbuy. It is how we connect and interact with our clients, business partners and fellow associates.

Job Summary

The primary duty of this position is to analyze healthcare customer business models to provide value-added support and analysis to increase company purchasing income by improving compliance to negotiated programs. Duties include suggesting products and improved processes benefiting productivity and profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Drive key customer business success by consulting with the customer on all aspects of culinary operations by using on-site visits, customer data analysis and established industry standards by using culinary and operations expertise to provide recommendations for improvement.
• Conduct recipe research and development to promote contract targeted products; work in conjunction with stakeholders to provide culinary input and advice; assess and evaluate new products and develop materials to increase use of contracted products and customer awareness of such products.
• Obtains specific feedback, to ensure high quality meals and diverse alternatives, from customers, likes and dislikes; provides statistical data on food preferences and wastage.
• Develop kitchen/operations assessment for customers; utilize other members of the team to build action plans to address short and long-term opportunities from the front of the house and back of the house. Deliver conclusions that assist the customer in achieving business goals.
• Introduce and inform customer about contracted products with emphasis on specific brands and partnering manufacturers to include groceries, meat, produce, specialty, beverage, COP, and disposables.
• Identifies and recommends areas of continuous improvement for products, processes, procedures that support the menu and benefit unit level economics.
• Complies with all local and state food safety and health code regulations.
• Demonstrate potential solutions including culinary, ideation, multi-task preparation and presentation of product.
• Assist customers in establishing and executing strategic purchasing initiatives to drive revenues and contract utilization.
• Provide reporting to measure impact of culinary activities for tracking, key performance indicators, customer follow up and case studies.
• Serve as product knowledge expert for support in conversion activities and opportunity analysis review.
• Support culinary activities for onboarding new customers.
• Support product match and mapping activities as requested.
• Coordinate product cuttings and showcases including ordering product, creating collateral and follow ups as needed for team members.
• Work with manufacturers on any product or program related activities.
• Coordinate nutritional/spec information and samples.
• Schedule and coordinate Business Reviews/Showcases with manufacturers.
• Establish a strong partnership with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure agreed-upon needs are met.
• Promote process improvements, services, and solutions within assigned business segment to potential customers.
• Actively pursue continuous learning of industry knowledge to ensure selection and delivery of best insights for usage with customer.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, culinary degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 4+ years related experience required.
• Strong culinary background and/or operational background preferred.
• Product development and/or training experience is a plus.
• Clinical experience and certification is a plus
• Extremely Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Supply chain, power BI, conversion file experience a plus.
• Problem solver
• Strong organizational skills needed to manage multiple projects.
• Strong professional presentation and interpersonal skills combined with good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in groups as well as individually while holding multiple stakeholders accountable to outcomes.
• Able to multi-task concurrent projects with quick deadlines
• Ability to travel up to 30% annually.

Apply to Foodbuy today!

Foodbuy is a member of Compass Group USA

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Associates at Foodbuy are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

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.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details:

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.


Foodbuy maintains a drug-free workplace.

Req ID: 1531340

Foodbuy


Margaret Lovette


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