Travelling Personal Chef

AMFE Group; Barcelona; Remote; EUR 40,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

AMFE Group is seeking an experienced Travelling Personal Chef to join a globally connected team. This self-employed, fully remote role requires expertise in managing kitchen operations for high-budget travel environments, with a specialty in Asian cuisines and international menus.

You will collaborate with Tour Managers and assistants to deliver exceptional experiences across worldwide locations. Candidates should have a minimum of three years of chef experience, hold an European passport, and

Qualifications

• Three years of chef experience, ideally in yachting, private travel, or high-frequency travel environments.
• European passport holder.
• Experience in traveling roles is advantageous.
• Ability to prepare a wide range of international cuisines, with focus on Asian flavours.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to think on your feet.
• Food safety oriented mindset.
• Able to manage high-budget operations confidently.
• Excellent team management capabilities.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work with diverse cultures and provide emotional support to kitchen teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage all kitchen operations: scheduling, stock, budgeting, and team management.
• Prepare and cook dishes meeting dietary requirements and preferences.
• Create menus and present them to the Principal.
• Motivate, train, and coach kitchen staff.
• Ensure Principal and guest satisfaction with exceptional service.
• Source produce lists considering locations worldwide.
• Manage kitchen finances to keep spend within budget and minimise wastage.
• Collaborate with Tour Manager to plan moves and events.
• Work closely with Personal Assistants and service team on traveling household staff.

Skills

Chef experience

Asian cuisines

Budget management

Team leadership

Food safety

English communication

Job description

We, AMFE,are global experience animators. Living in the space between music, arts, and lifestyle, with culture at the core. We tour, we connect, and we make unforgettable moments happen.

With extensive global networks, a team of world-class creative pioneers, and a desire to push the boundaries of experience - we are able to facilitate any combination of travel, production & talent imaginable.

Offering lifestyle curation that goes above and beyond the ordinary. From one-off events to touring celebrations. We deliver creative, production, logistics, communication, and transport.

We are looking for an experienced and meticulously organised Travelling Personal Chef to join our team.

NOTE: This position is offered on a self-employed contractor basis, meaning successful candidates will operate as independent contractors, invoicing us for services rendered, rather than being employees on our company payroll. As the role is fully remote, you will be able to be self-employed wherever you reside.

Requirements will include:

• A minimum of three years' experience as a chef, ideally within a yachting, private household, or high-frequency travel environment.
• European passport holder.
• Previous experience in a traveling role would be an advantage
• Confident in preparing a wide range of international cuisines, with a specialist focus on Asian flavours.
• Advanced organisational skills and the ability to think on your feet
• Be food safety oriented
• Be confident managing high-budget operations
• Excellent team management
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Offer professional practical aid in emergencies and be a source of reassurement for the team
• Ability to manage the taxing emotions on tour and provide practical and emotional support to the kitchen team
• The capability to communicate with people from different cultures and backgrounds with ease.

Responsibilities will include:

• Manage all aspects of kitchen operations, to include but not limited to staff scheduling, stock management, budgeting and team management
• Prepare and cook dishes ensuring all dietary requirements and preferences are met
• Create menus and present them to the Principal
• Motivate, train and coach the kitchen team
• Ensure that Principal and guest's satisfaction is exceeded by responding to requests and providing exceptional service
• Responsible for lists of produce to be sourced taking into account challenges presented by different worldwide locations
• Manage the kitchen finances to ensure spendings are within the budget and wastage is minimised
• Collaborate with a Tour Manager to plan moves to next destination and special events
• Work closely with Personal Assistants, Service Team and other traveling household staff