[Hiring] Development Chef @Sysco GB

Role Description

An opportunity has arisen to join the Food Development team at Fresh Direct. We are looking for an experienced Development Chef with an unquestionable passion for fresh food. This role involves frequent travel throughout the country and will involve overnight stays on occasion.

• Develop meaningful, close working relationships with customers' food development teams.
• Develop relationships internally with category team, manufacturing teams, sales team, procurement team, marketing team, and technical team to support in delivering innovation and support to customers' menu development and grow sales and margin for Fresh Direct.
• Take an active role in NPD with the wider Food Development team – creating recipes, managing customer expectations, tracking progress, managing data.
• Plan, prepare, and present customer food days in line with brief and customer and business expectations.
• Provide food and industry knowledge, support, and expertise to colleagues.

Qualifications

• Good commercial knowledge with excellent culinary skills and a proven track record in the foodservice industry at a senior level.
• A passion for fresh produce and ingredients.
• Ability to adapt to and adopt a number of culinary styles and cuisines in line with our varied customer base’s menu offerings and brands.
• Enthusiastic with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to build and develop customer relationships.
• Strong relationship builder & team player with excellent inter-personal skills.
• Influencing and negotiation skills.
• Flexible, adaptable, and resourceful.
• Good knowledge of Foodservice Industry (brands, operators, influencers, trends, and current market).
• Previous experience of presenting to large audiences.
• Good, working knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, Word.
• Full UK Drivers Licence.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Company car or car allowance.
• A home-based contract.
• Additional holiday purchase options to top up your annual leave.
• Our award-winning food at significant discounts.

Company Description

Fresh Direct is the UK's leading supplier of fresh produce, fresh fish and seafood, speciality ingredients, and meal solutions. Incorporating Fresh Direct, M&J seafood, Wild Harvest, and Fresh Kitchen, we have an enviable product portfolio, impressive customer base, and national reach.