Corporate Chef, Commissary and Custom

Job Title: Corporate Chef, Commissary and Custom

Location: Hoboken, NJ

Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided

ABOUT FOOD SOLUTIONS  (UFS)

Act like a founder, be part of a Winning team, accelerate your growth, stay ahead of the curve, enjoy the journey: JOIN UFS

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the 2nd largest Business Unit of Unilever, is one of the 3 Power brands of the Foods Business Group, and a global market leader in Food Service. We are an independent Global Business Unit that operates in over 76 countries, and employs ~4000 employees. We have a unique B2B business model focused on serving chefs and our purpose is to free them to love what they do.

We at UFS have a bold and clear ambition and strategy in place for 2030 with a bold ambition on turnover and profitability, by being the best solution provider to our growing operator base. We plan to do this via a product first focus on superiority, by becoming the leader in AI powered Customer experience and by nurturing a Winning culture. We have had a history of delivering with excellence and resilient performance in the past few years. We also strive to stay 3 steps ahead in the industry. For example, our Future Menus Report identifies emerging culinary trends, making us a trendsetter for inspiring innovative solutions for chefs worldwide.

We have a culture of caring deeply not just for our business but also for our people. We foster an entrepreneurial culture built on speed, simplicity, trust, and a deep hunger to grow. Our people thrive on their roles being empowered and end to end - across all functions. We also invest heavily in building future skills and leaders. Our People agenda of Accelerate-Grow-Thrive consistently helps us lead in employee engagement, with scores exceeding Unilever scores across all dimensions and being one of the most engaged teams at Unilever.

Here, you will continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn, challenging yourself to accelerate your development in an end-to-end business and in end-to-end roles.If you're dreaming of contributing to Unilever’s 2nd largest Business unit, a fast-growing business, where you're empowered so you can play to win and thrive as part of One Team with One Goal, then come and join us!

JOB PURPOSE

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 Corporate Chef Custom and Commissary 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.  

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

As a Corporate Chef Custom and Commissary, 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.  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.    

What You’ll Need To Succeed  

• 8+ years culinary experience in the Foodservice Industry (Corporate or Kitchen)  
• Culinary Arts Degree  
• 5+ years working in Custom development for National Accounts and Commissary relationships.
• 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 the needs of National Accounts and their timelines.    
• 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