Group Culinary Lead

WSH Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday incl. bank holidays

Birthday extra holiday

Enhanced maternity leave (24 weeks)

Meal on shift

Pension & life insurance

Discounts via HAPI app

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

BaxterStorey is seeking a Group Culinary Lead to innovate and drive the food culture within a multinational financial services company. You will oversee all aspects of culinary operations, from menu development and food prep to kitchen management and service excellence.

The ideal candidate brings leadership, strong financial skills and a passion for crafting exceptional culinary experiences, with a creative approach to food and a drive for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in culinary operations.
• Strong budget management and commercial mindset.
• Expertise in menu development and consistent delivery of high standards.
• Solid knowledge of food safety, HACCP and regulatory compliance.
• Experience mentoring and developing teams.
• Excellent communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker able to drive culinary strategy across the business.
• Capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and support your team to deliver exceptional culinary standards.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders across the business.
• Mentor, train and empower your team to grow professionally.
• Develop a culture of excellence focused on quality, service and innovation.
• Oversee KPI achievement including Health & Safety, Sustainability and Governance.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Menu development

Food safety

Staff training

Communication

Strategic thinking

Multitasking

Job description

Calling all culinary connoisseurs and gastronomic geniuses! If you have an insatiable passion for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create masterful dishes that delight the senses, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nurturing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

We are looking for a Group Culinary lead to innovate and drive the food culture and experience within a multinational investment and financial services company.

As the Group Culinary Lead , you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the culinary operations. You will play a crucial role in menu development, food preparation, kitchen management, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality culinary experiences. The ideal candidate will have a passion for culinary arts, strong leadership skills, and a creative approach to food.

Job Description

• Lead, Inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.
• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.
• Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance.

Qualifications

• Previous experience commensurate with role
• Have a contagious passion for food and customer service.
• You draw satisfaction from managing, training, and supporting a team.
• Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance.
• Excellent delegation and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to work well under pressure.
• Meticulous organisational abilities; high attention to detail
• Concise and highly effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• 28 Days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• Birthday additional holiday.
• 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave.
• Secondary career leave.
• Wedding/commitment day leave.
• Free meals on shift.
• Pension and life insurance.
• Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
• Access to employee assistance programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.

We want to fuel your individuality, which is why we are deeply committed to creating an inclusive working culture at BaxterStorey.