EMEA Executive Chef

Sodexo Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo Group seeks an EMEA Executive Chef to lead menu innovation and profitability across a global account. In this pivotal role, responsibilities include managing food P&L, leading teams, and ensuring best practices across multiple countries while focusing on enhancing culinary quality and service. The ideal candidate will possess strong culinary skills, financial awareness, and leadership abilities, with a proven track record in a senior chef position.

Benefits

20+ Sodexo benefits

Retirement plan

Discounts at over 1,900 brands

Gym discounts

24/7 employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Min 2 years experience in a major blue-chip or FMCG organization.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices.
• Experience in a client/contractor environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading menu innovation and compliance across multiple countries.
• Managing food P&L for each site and maximizing revenue.
• Creating a culinary training pathway for new recruits.

Skills

Exemplary culinary skills

Strong financial awareness

Excellent communication skills

Leadership and team development

Customer service orientation

Education

Minimum 2 years as a Head Chef or Group Head Chef

Job description

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.

• Devise cyclic menus for all Microsoft EMEA sites, considering demographic mix, price elasticity, and supplier availability.
• Analyze local and regional trends to facilitate planning and menu development.
• Manage, analyze, and develop each site’s food P&L, maximizing revenue, controlling costs, and ensuring high-quality food and service.
• Understand the Sodexo retail ranging policy and ensure each site offers a suitable range of retail items at the Sodexo managed RRP where applicable.
• Create a culinary training pathway with the central food team and SMEs to train new recruits, enhance skills, and develop a high-performing team.
• Monitor customer VOC related to food, address issues, and recognize team members delivering exceptional service.
• Act as the account SME across EMEA for Drive, managing menus, pricing, reporting, operations, training, and compliance.
• Ensure correct use of the Lean Path food waste monitoring system and produce accurate trend reports, organizing training as needed.

The Ideal Candidate

• Exemplary culinary skills
• Minimum 2 years experience as a Head Chef or Group Head Chef in a major blue-chip or FMCG organization.
• Strong financial awareness and cost control skills
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices
• Excellent communication skills
• IT proficiency
• Customer service orientation
• Leadership and team development abilities
• Experience 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 who you are; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way.

In addition, we offer 20+ Sodexo benefits, including a retirement plan, discounts at over 1,900 brands, gym discounts, and a confidential 24/7 employee assistance program providing support for various life challenges.

For further details about our benefits, please see the attached document.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

About The Company

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone, building a better life for all. As a global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers daily through our On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards, and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to building a future workplace, promoting equal opportunities, and celebrating diversity. We are an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome and encouraged to be their authentic selves. We recognize our ongoing journey towards diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a Disability Confident Leader employer, committed to changing attitudes towards disability and providing opportunities for disabled people. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria.