Corporate Chef - Retail Grocery
Store Support Center
We are searching for an experienced
Corporate Chef - Retail Grocery for our StoreSupport Center located at 600 Citadel Drive, Commerce, CA, 90040.
SUMMARY
TheCorporate Chef drives culinary innovation and operational excellence across allsupermarket locations. This role standardizes recipes for hot bars, grab-and-gomeals, catering, and deli counters while managing food safety, vendorrelationships, and gross margins.
Candidates must be able to travel to stores and other locations as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES includethe following. Other duties may be assigned or required:
Menu Innovation & Development: Create scalable, high-margin, on-trend recipes for grab-and-go programs, hotbars, and seasonal catering menus.
Quality & Consistency: Standardize prep, portioning, and presentation so food tastes identical acrossall retail stores.
Staff Training & Leadership: Coach and train store-level Deli Managers andkitchen staff on culinary techniques, equipment usage, and execution.
Operations & Compliance: Enforce strict federal, state, and local health,sanitation, and safety guidelines. Conduct kitchen audits
Cost Control & Inventory: Monitor food and labor costs, manage inventory,minimize waste, and maximize profitability on retail programs.
Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Work with procurement, merchandising, andmarketing teams to highlight seasonal ingredients and drive prepared food sales
EDUCATION and/orEXPERIENCE
- Culinary degree or certification preferred.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of commercial kitchen management experience, with multi-unit retail, grocery, or high-volume catering experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and communication skills, including recipe writing, client presentations, and professional correspondence.
Must be bilingual in English and Spanish
COMPENSATION: Thesalary range for this position is $130,000.00 to $140,000.00. The actual startingpay will be determined by a number of qualifications; including, experience andrelevant skills.
Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) toall employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.