Executive Chef
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and contribute to the growth of focus channels with culinary know-how and expertise via solution selling.
- Translate insights into product ideas and applications related to the country project/brief.
- Assist marketing in developing and evaluating creative concepts and developing applications with quality recipes, according to the project brief.
- Design the training material and run the training for new product training and application training for the team.
- Audit and promote culinary technology practice in the product development area.
- Assist in formulation optimization and fine-tuning for production scale.
- Test developed products in application according to the project brief.
- Conduct evaluation sessions on the developed product with a chef's panel/internal customers. Set standard and golden rules for new product development and apply formulation principles to influence quality, cost, and convenience in products.
- Execute within the relevance of raw material, costs, process, requirement, and shelf life.
- Support and be a presenter in roadshow/events/activities that require a chef demonstration.
- Co-ordinate with internal team from CD, CD Ops, R&D, CD Capability, Marketing, and related functions to ensure smooth and efficient operations to support the business growth plan.
- Implement other activities as directed by the Line Manager.
- Compliance with Unilever Code of Business Principles and Safety Standard.
- Culinary expertise and creativity, Passion for growth
- Pro-active, Business orientated, Focused, and Problem solver
- Basic knowledge of R&D, Marketing, and sales preferable
- Good presentation, planning, and organizing skills
- Able to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Academic / Professional qualification
- Full member of the local Culinary Association
- Basic skills in computer with office software, especially Excel and recipe net.
- Good command of spoken and written English
- 2-3 years of working experience in the kitchen
- Possess knowledge and experience in the food service industry.