TRAVELING REGIONAL CHEF

Charlotte-based Compass Group North America is the leader in foodservice management and support services. By combining fresh ideas with the industry’s greatest talent, we continue to set the standards for food and service excellence. Our vision for success is a powerful one – to continue to rise above the competition in every aspect of our business – from leading-edge technology, to purchasing, to foodservice, to catering and vending, to facilities management and support services. That kind of commitment commands only the best, and it.s our great people providing great service that generates our great results. In turn, it’s important to us that our talented employees be given the proper resources to achieve their fullest potential. Play a key role in our future success:

Location: All over the country supporting four major contracts with up to 30 locations under each.

A Visionary Culinarianwith a desire to help revolutionize foodservice at Business & Industry Dining Operations across the territory.

A Culinary Leader who oversees and manages challenges and innovations with Eurest Dining Services-National Division. Resulting in creative revenue generation and improvement, culinary creativity and expertise, new product development and differentiation, lower operating costs, increased efficiency, and improved operating margin.

An Executive Management Team Member and the primary contact with company senior operations management who is responsible for transforming culinary operations under the leadership of the Eurest Senior Vice President.

What Will You Do?

• Develop high culinary standards for our dining and catering operations
• Manage and oversee purchasing compliancy for Eurest
• Create relationships, positioning Eurest as a culinary leader
• Train, develop and provide inspirational leadership of Eurest Account Chefs
• Engineer menus to address cost pressures, but also to address Corporate Social Responsibility, seasonality, health/wellness and high-quality culinary arts
• Analyze ongoing performance and trends the foodservice operational units and devise and lead improvements working directly with corporate culinary and business excellence teams
• Present to clients and supervise due diligence, transition and pre-development activities for culinary operations at all new accounts
• Assist Sr. Leadership and Sales Team with Culinary presentations on programs and solutions to potential clients

Do You Have?

• Multiple years of executive-level culinary experience
• An advanced level culinary, hospitality or business degree
• A proven track record as an innovative and profit centered manager
• Strong financial acumen and proven P&L experience
• Ability to travel extensively
• A demonstrated ability to assess and grow: people, operations, equipment, and revenue
• Experience with development and implementation of a service standard platform which can be customized and implemented throughout various business units at a 4 diamond / luxury quality level
• Proven ability to enhance profitability, sustainability and creativity across all channels in alignment with business strategy
• Ability to efficiently and accurately analyze current performance trends and identify leading indicators for future trends
• Ability to remain engaged with the external culinary and foodservice community to bring forth current trends for adoption in our business
• Proven industry contacts and relationships that can be leveraged in attracting and selecting other culinary senior team member

Great People. Great Service. Great Results.

Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group North America is a diversity growth-oriented organization. Our goal is to improve the quality of work life by using fair and consistent treatment and providing equal growth opportunities for ALL associates. EOE & AA Employer M/F/D/V