Senior Development Chef

Salary: £65,000-£75,000 + Company Car
Location: West London | UK & International Travel
Hours: Predominantly Monday-Friday | Around 40 hours

Love food development, but equally good at making the whole process actually happen?

I'm recruiting a Senior Development Chef for a major premium food and hospitality business, working across culinary development, client presentations, tenders and large-scale production.

This isn't purely a role for someone who wants to spend every day developing dishes. You'll be the number two within the development function, bringing structure, organisation and fresh thinking to a highly experienced culinary team.

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000-£75,000 salary
• Company car
• Mileage and business travel covered
• Private medical benefits
• Company pension
• Predominantly Monday-Friday
• UK and occasional international travel
• Excellent long-term development opportunity

The Operation

• Large-scale premium food production.
• Complex, high-volume operation.
• Established development kitchen.
• High-profile international clients.
• Major client tastings and presentations.
• New business tenders and menu development.
• Significant investment and growth plans.

The Role

• Coordinate the development kitchen and team.
• Manage multiple culinary projects simultaneously.
• Lead major client tastings and presentations.
• Support menu development and innovation.
• Work closely with commercial and costing teams.
• Coordinate recipes, specifications and development systems.
• Support tenders and new business opportunities.
• Represent the culinary team with senior clients.
• Help develop and train production teams.
• Bring greater structure to development processes.

About You

• Senior Development Chef, Executive Chef or senior culinary professional.
• Background can include contract catering, events, food manufacturing, corporate catering or large-scale hospitality.
• Strong culinary credibility, but equally strong organisational skills.
• Experienced with menu development and food costing.
• Confident presenting food and concepts to senior clients.
• Comfortable with systems, specifications and documentation.
• Commercially aware and highly organised.
• Diplomatic and confident working with experienced teams.
• Comfortable travelling when required.

If you're a senior culinary professional who combines food knowledge, commercial thinking, organisation and brilliant client skills, this is a genuinely exciting opportunity to influence a major development operation.

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