Citadel Chef Canada

Unilever; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company in Canada seeks a Citadel Chef to enhance customer value through creative culinary solutions. The role requires collaboration with various teams to support customer presentations and develop new menus. Candidates should have a Culinary Arts Degree and 3+ years of experience in the Foodservice Industry, ideally with solution selling experience. Bilingual in French and English is essential for translating materials. This role involves some travel and requires strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years culinary experience in the Foodservice Industry.
• Ability to translate French to English and vice versa.
• Understanding of the Broadline Distribution Network.

Responsibilities

• Support CD Team with customer presentations.
• Lead culinary content development for culinary projects.
• Collaborate with multiple internal departments.

Skills

Culinary experience

Solution selling mindset

Collaboration skills

Excellent communication

Education

Culinary Arts Degree

Job description

Background & Purpose of the Job

The way we improve the food experience for customers in the foodservice industry is through value-added creativity and long-term service and support. The Citadel Chef Canada (Bi lingual, French/English) role helps inspire everyone in every function to think food, kitchen, and customer first and is designed to add value to our customers with beneficial food solutions.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

As a Citadel Chef, you will support, from a culinary perspective, the CD Team by assisting in the delivery of critical customer presentations and new menu ideations. You will act as a savory expert. Lead the culinary content development for specific culinary projects in North America in conjunction with your chef peers and in collaboration with the Head chef. In particular, you will be an accelerator in the delivery of Savory/Scratch Cooking growth initiatives designed to enhance the value of UFS brands at both existing customers and new ones. Customer Chefs will work in concert with Marketing, CD Ops, Finance and Supply Chain to coordinate efforts and resources on behalf of their Zone. You are French Speaking with an ability to translate French into English, as well as having an understanding of metric and imperial. You are responsible for translating English to French and vice versa on selling stories, packaging, and recipes.

Who You Are

You’re a born leader and self starter: You deliver success with customers in the market by jumping into the details with your CD team. You constructively challenge them in their existing ways of working and inspire them to discover elevated ways to succeed. You prioritize and take control of challenges as they arise.

You’re a dot connector: You coordinate Unilever resources to ensure alignment to the key priorities. You rely upon collaboration as a core principle of success. You network with decision makers both internally and externally across all sectors of the industry to expedite business acquisition.

You’re a paradox navigator: Routinely interface and work effectively with multiple internal departments/personnel, plus senior level and customer personnel, which may create complexity and time management challenges. You embrace the complexity and can creatively develop solutions to maximize business results.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• 3+ years culinary experience in the Foodservice Industry (Corporate or Kitchen)
• Culinary Arts Degree
• 3+ years working in your respective Citadel.
• Solution selling mindset with a creative ability to solve customer needs
• Ability to collaborate with sales teams to both hunt and farm for business in the market
• Understanding of the Broadline Distribution Network
• Experience selling branded food categories a plus
• Excellent communication and follow up skills throughout the layers of Unilever organization.
• Accountability to deliver KPIs, Goals as a team
• Business Planning and Implementation
• Consumer/Operator Understanding & Passion
• Travel as needed outside of your citadel around 10%

Application Process

In order to apply for this job opportunity, you must:

• Meet the listed qualifications of the role
• Ensure that you inform your manager if you are selected for an interview from this internal posting
• Upload an updated resume

If you are selected for an interview, you can expect:

• To be notified by the hiring manager
• To be provided feedback by the hiring manager once the final candidate has accepted the role

EEO Statement

Unilever Canada is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, family status, disability, genetic characteristics, and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please note: These lines are reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

Unilever Canada est une organisation engagée à la diversité et à l'inclusion pour stimuler nos résultats d'affaires et créer un meilleur avenir chaque jour pour nos employés, les consommateurs globaux, les partenaires et les communautés. Nous croyons qu'un effectif diversifiée nous permet de faire correspondre nos ambitions de croissance et de stimuler l'inclusion dans l'entreprise. Tous les candidats qualifiés recevront la considération pour un emploi sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale ou ethnique, l'état matrimonial, la situation familiale, l'invalidité, les caractéristiques génétiques, et une condamnation pour laquelle un pardon a été accordé.

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