Chef Lead - LATAM

at  Flora Food Group

ABOUT FLORA FOOD GROUP

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.
Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.
Location: Mexico City
Hybrid

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Structure, coordinate and deliver a culinary training program.
• Be the culinary expert in our food service portfolio.
• Support our customer development teams with culinary showcases for our customers.
• Be a core member of all innovation projects in LATAM.
• Support (and deliver) compelling culinary content for all our advertising – which will include appearing in social media videos and tutorials.
• Support our technical teams in the testing of product functionality and claims.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Professional calibre culinary skills. This will likely mean experience cooking at high level in professional kitchens, or market leading experience in food development and presentation.
• Experience leading culinary training sessions with qualified cooks & chefs.
• Experience working in international hotels, International Restaurants, etc.
• Experience in flavors and food fusion.
• Highly developed skills in sweet and savory baking.
• Contemporary food styling experience.
• Fluent English

We need a culinary superstar to not only develop, test & showcase our products and ingredients but also train, coach and drive the in-market chef team enabling them to drive higher conversion through menu ideation, customer demos and technical product understanding. Experience in leading a culinary team, bring the skills, creativity and knowledge of food which can inspire and educate our team and our customers communicating culinary knowledge. Leading a workshop with professional chefs or a training session with sales team.