Group Culinary Lead

BaxterStorey; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Birthday leave

Maternity leave

Wedding/commitment leave

Free meals on shift

Pension and life insurance

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work

Discounts via HAPI app

Job summary

BaxterStorey is seeking a Group Culinary Lead to innovate and drive the food culture and experience within a multinational investment and financial services company. You will oversee all culinary operations, including menu development, food preparation, kitchen management and ensuring high-quality culinary experiences.

The ideal candidate brings passion for culinary arts, strong leadership, and a creative approach to food, with a track record of mentoring teams and delivering exceptional

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior culinary leadership.
• Strong budgeting and financial analysis skills.
• Excellent delegation and communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under pressure.
• Passion for food and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.
• Continually mentor, train, recognize, and empower your team.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, pushing the boundaries of brilliance through caring service, high food standards and innovation.
• Achieve business-critical KPIs including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Strategic thinking

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‑faced, 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.