Development Chef
- Location:
- South East jobs
- Salary:
- £25000 - £30000 per annum
- Company:
- Mackenzie Stuart
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 04/11/2009 12:53
- Job id:
- 45843248
- Contact:
- Mackenzie Stuart
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/15434OTU
DEVELOPMENT CHEF
Location: South East
Salary and Benefits: £25,000 - £30,000
THE COMPANY:
My Client is a well established and successful food manufacturer who supply to the wholesale and retail multiples. With more than 250 employees and a turnover in excess of £20 million they supply multi component chilled convenience products on both a branded and own label basis. There is now an excellent opportunity for a Development Chef to join their development department.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
*An extensive development back ground working within a food manufacturing environment specialising in chilled ready meals.
*Experience liaising with multiple internal departments when following products through to launch
*Ability to demonstrate commercial awareness
*Ability to demonstrate creativity when delivering innovative product solutions
*Experience working face to face in a development capacity with one or more of the major retail multiples
*Excellent project management skills
*Excellent presentation skills
*Strong IT skills
*Passionate about food and innovation
* Full UK Driving Licence
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
*To develop initial briefs into marketable concepts targeted towards the customer's needs
*To ensure all aspects of critical path are completed both on time and to budget
*To work to reduce costs by sourcing new ingredients where appropriate
*To drive standards forward by identifying margins for improvement
*To keep up to date with key industry/consumer trends
*To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with the customer through regular contact
MACKENZIE STUART :
Mackenzie Stuart plc delivers accomplished and proficient recruitment solutions through strategic and intelligent practice. With over 50 years of successful collective experience, Mackenzie Stuart has been created by individuals who understand that people are every organisation's most valuable asset.
Every Mackenzie Stuart consultant has expertise of, and works solely within, a specific vertical market. This gives you the peace of mind that your contact is aware of the particular nuances, issues or problems inherent within that particular sector and are therefore able to appreciate the requirements necessary for success. Understanding where these sectors converge and diverge allows Mackenzie Stuart to identify suitable candidates from specific or aligned sectors, to ensure the very best fit between potential employer and potential employee.
With in-depth, specialised knowledge and experience of their industry, our consultants work together to provide the collective advice and access to talent that our clients require. We are able to assess and select candidates at all levels - from mid to senior level executives as well as non-executive appointments for permanent, interim and fixed term contracts across a hugely diverse range of sectors.
