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Compass Group, North America Regional Director of Culinary Programs & Development in New York, New York
Restaurant Associates
Position Title: Regional Director of Culinary Programs & Development
Reports To: Sr. Director of Culinary
Salary: $125,000-$150,000
Other Forms of Compensation: 20% Bonus Eligibility + Comprehensive Benefits Package
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Job Summary
The Regional Director of Culinary Development brings a high level of culinary expertise and passion for training and development of people, and provides strategy and program vision and leadership to the culinary program. This role is a leader of the development team, as well as a core collaborator across other culinary disciplines and pillars.
The Director of CD will focus on culinary excellence, innovation through the lens of scalability. This position reports into the Senior Director of Culinary and will leverage their strong culinary and operational skills to partner with key stakeholders (culinary, marketing communications and engagement, strat ops, procurement, risk management, operations, learning and development) to create and promote the program standards, Google Food expectations and enhance user (partner) experience.
This role is based in New York, NY or Seattle, WA.
The Great Things You Will Do:
Ownership and leadership of culinary development , activation and training, including:
Creating culinary programing and training
Lead recipe and program development for internal and external food concepts
Program POC for internal and external food concepts
Use operational knowledge to analyze and identify "make vs. buy" and 3rd party vendor opportunities.
Define success metrics to monitor effectiveness of programing and training
Incorporate continuous improvement feedback and leverage KPIs to inform updated approach
CD programing materials
Creating development and training plans and schedules including coordination, tracking and execution
Ownership of program testing and launching process:
Leads testing and implementation of Google Food culinary initiatives and sector projects.
Coordinate robust pre-launch process to ensure all stakeholders and teams have adequate training and resources to enable high level day 1 operations
Continued adjustment of process as well as follow up training as required
Coordinate post mortem meetings to glean opportunities for improvement to training and activation plans for seamless transition between pillars
Maintain strong relationships with Operations Leads, and acts as the liaison and advocate to execute at the highest level
Drives culinary innovation, excellence and quality standards in the food and beverage program including
Sets an expectation of hospitality that is friendly and engaging
Manages and mentors team toward business goals, ensuring maturation and training development opportunities
Our Ideal Candidate:
Bachelor’s degree, or comparable experience, preferred
10+ years of culinary operations management experience required
Intermediate to advanced level experience working with and management of enterprise-level culinary software
Proven ability to manage data and documentation with an eye for detail and accuracy
Multi-unit restaurant or hotel experience, strongly preferred
Working knowledge of Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Understanding of the intentionality of the program and ability to make decisions as a program advocate
Ability to speak and present effectively in a group setting to Associates, Managers and our Partners and represent the Google Food Brand
Ability to translate asks into actual needs; separating the ask into the programmatic need; problem solver
Apply to Restaurant Associates today!
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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.
Associates at Restaurant Associates are offered many fantastic benefits.
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance/ AD
Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
Associate Shopping Program
Health and Wellness Programs
Discount Marketplace
Identity Theft Protection
Pet Insurance
Commuter Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Restaurant Associates maintains a drug-free workplace.
Req ID: 1353132
Restaurant Associates
Nakiiya Nashaya Jones
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