EMEA Executive Chef

Sodexo; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Sodexo as an EMEA Executive Chef and lead culinary innovation across prestigious global accounts. Drive profitability, ensure compliance, and collaborate with teams to deliver exceptional dining experiences. Ideal for a visionary culinary leader with strong budgeting skills and culinary expertise.

Benefits

Sodexo retirement plan

Discounts to over 1,900 brands

Gym discount

24/7 employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years as Head Chef or Group Head Chef in a major organization.
• Strong financial awareness and ability to control costs.
• Understanding of current food safety and hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Devise cyclic menus for Microsoft EMEA sites considering demographics.
• Manage and develop food P&L accounts, maximizing revenue.
• Monitor customer feedback related to food and develop action plans.

Skills

Culinary skills

Communication Skills

Customer service

Financial awareness

Job description

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Are you a visionary culinary leader ready to shape the future of food across a prestigious global account? Sodexo is seeking an EMEA Executive Chef to join our senior leadership team. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead menu innovation, drive profitability, ensure compliance, and embed best practices across multiple countries. Collaborate with global partners, support local teams, and influence culinary and supply chain strategies—all while delivering exceptional experiences to our clients and customers.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

For more information on Sodexo Careers please visit Sodexo Careers

Main Responsibilities

• Work within the central framework to devise cyclic menus for all Microsoft EMEA sites, taking into account the different demographic mix, price elasticity and supplier availability.
• Analyse & interpret local and regional trends to facilitate planning and menu development.
• Work within the senior team to manage, analyse and develop each site’s food P&L account, maximizing revenue, controlling costs and balancing this with delivering exceptional food and customer service.
• Understand the Sodexo retail ranging policy and ensure each site has a complimentary range of retail items for sale, at the Sodexo managed RRP where applicable.
• With the central food team and using existing resources skills and other SME’s on the account, devise a culinary training pathway to lead new recruits through our ways of working, enhance their skills and develop a team that delivers outstanding food and exemplary customer service.
• Monitor all customer VOC relating to food, both positive and negative and work with each site food lead to develop an action plan to remedy issues, or make sure we are recognizing team members who have delivered exceptional customer service.
• Act as our account SME across EMEA for Drive at all sites, managing menus, pricing, reporting and the day to day operation, training requirements and compliance. Ensure any feedback from our site operations teams is communicated to the central team for resolution in a timely fashion
• Ensure all sites are using the Lean Path food waste monitoring system in the correct way, recording daily waste figures and an accurate monthly trend report can be produced. Organise training or support where required.

The Ideal Candidate

• Exemplary culinary skills
• Minimum 2 years experiences as a Head Chef or Group Head Chef in a major blue chip or FMCG organisation.
• Strong financial awareness and the ability to control costs and budgets
• Understanding of current food safety and hygiene practices
• Communication Skills
• IT Skills
• Customer service and communication skills
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate a team
• Experience of working in a client / contractor environment

Package Description

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way.

In addition, we offer 20+ Sodexo benefits such as Sodexo retirement plan, discounts to over 1,900 brands to shop online, Gym discount to maintain a healthy lifestyle, a confidential 24/7 employee assistance programme providing independent support to overcome whenever life has its obstacles including emotional support, legal and financial advice.

For further details regarding our Sodexo benefits please see attached.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

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  Mid-Senior level

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