[Hiring] Citadel Chef @Unilever

Role Description

The way we improve the food experience for customers in the foodservice industry is through value-added creativity and long-term service and support. The Citadel Chef role helps inspire everyone in every function to think food, kitchen, and customer first and is designed to add value to our customers with beneficial food solutions.

As a Citadel Chef, you will support, from a culinary perspective, the CD Team by assisting in the delivery of critical customer presentations and new menu ideations. You will act as a savory expert and lead the culinary content development for specific culinary projects in North America in conjunction with your chef peers and in collaboration with the Head chef. In particular, you will be an accelerator in the delivery of Savory/Scratch Cooking growth initiatives designed to enhance the value of UFS brands at both existing customers and new ones. Customer Chefs will work in concert with Marketing, CD Ops, Finance and Supply Chain to coordinate efforts and resources on behalf of their Zone.

Qualifications

• 3+ years culinary experience in the Foodservice Industry (Corporate or Kitchen)
• Culinary Arts Degree
• 3+ years working in your respective Citadel (Chicago, New York, Houston)
• Solution selling mindset with a creative ability to solve customer needs
• Ability to collaborate with sales teams to both hunt and farm for business in the market
• Understanding of the Broadline Distribution Network (Sysco, US Foods etc)
• Experience selling branded food categories a plus
• Excellent communication and follow up skills throughout the layers of Unilever organization
• Accountability to deliver KPIs, Goals as a team
• Business Planning and Implementation for New York (Pizza and Italian Specialty, Chicago Pizza and Italian Specialty)
• Consumer/Operator Understanding & Passion
• Travel as needed outside of your citadel around 30%

Requirements

• Meet the listed qualifications of the role
• Ensure that you inform your manager if you are selected for an interview from this internal posting
• Upload an updated resume

Benefits

• Health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)
• Retirement savings benefits
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Sick leave
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Access to numerous voluntary benefits

Pay

The pay range for this position is $71,400 to $107,200. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus

This position is bonus eligible.