Executive Chef

AccorHotels Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

AccorHotels Middle East is seeking an Executive Chef to lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations, driving culinary excellence and guest satisfaction across all outlets. The role manages and develops the culinary team, ensures food quality and cost efficiency, and maintains high standards of safety and hygiene.

The Executive Chef will develop innovative menus, oversee production planning, and collaborate with F&B, Purchasing, Finance, and Stewarding to achieve financial targets while

Qualifications

• Degree in Culinary Arts or relevant professional culinary certification preferred.
• Proven leadership experience in a 5-star hotel environment.
• Extensive experience managing multiple kitchen outlets and large-scale operations.
• Strong background in menu development and international cuisines.
• Proven ability to manage food cost control, budgeting, and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations across all outlets.
• Manage, supervise, and develop the culinary team including senior chefs.
• Ensure consistency in food quality, portion control, and presentation.
• Develop innovative menus, seasonal concepts, and banquet offerings.
• Control food costs, budgets, inventory, purchasing, and waste reduction.
• Oversee daily food preparation, staffing, and service execution.
• Maintain HACCP, food safety, hygiene, and quality standards.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure smooth operations.
• Lead recruitment, training, and performance management.

Skills

Menu development

Leadership

Food cost control

HACCP

Kitchen operations

Staff development

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

Job description

Company Description

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced, dynamic, creative, and results-driven Executive Chef to lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations and will be responsible for driving culinary excellence, ensuring exceptional food quality and guest satisfaction, managing and developing the culinary team, and maintaining operational and financial performance across all food production areas.

• Lead and oversee all hotel kitchen operations, including All-Day Dining, Specialty Restaurants, Banquets, Events, Room Service, Executive Lounge, and HeartistsCafeteria.
• Manage, supervise, and develop the culinary team, including Executive Sous Chefs, Sous Chefs, Chef de Parties, and kitchen heartists.
• Ensure consistency in food quality, taste, portion control, presentation, and service standards across all outlets.
• Develop and implement innovative menus, recipes, seasonal concepts, buffet selections, and banquet offerings in line with market trends and guest preferences.
• Oversee daily food preparation, production planning, kitchen workflow, staffing, and service execution.
• Ensure excellence across all culinary disciplines, including international cuisines, hot and cold kitchens, grills, seafood, meat, bakery, and pastry.
• Manage food costs, kitchen budgets, inventory, purchasing, portion control, and waste reduction to achieve financial targets.
• Monitor supplier quality, product specifications, stock rotation, and proper storage procedures.
• Ensure full compliance with HACCP, food safety regulations, hygiene standards, sanitation procedures, and hotel policies.
• Conduct regular kitchen inspections, food tastings, quality assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Coordinate with Food & Beverage, Purchasing, Finance, Stewarding, and other hotel departments to ensure smooth operations.
• Monitor guest feedback and continuously improve food quality, culinary standards, and overall dining experiences.
• Lead recruitment, training, performance management, and succession planning to build a strong and professional culinary team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Culinary Arts or relevant professional culinary certification preferred.
• Proven experience in similar role in a 5-star property.
• Extensive experience managing multiple kitchen outlets and large-scale hotel culinary operations.
• Strong background in menu development, international cuisines, banquet operations, and high-volume food production.
• Proven leadership skills with experience managing, training, and developing large culinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of food cost control, budgeting, inventory management, and kitchen profitability.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality assurance.
• Flexibility to work across properties and support hotel operations as required.

Additional Information

Additional Language is an added advantage.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/
Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS