Senior Development Chef

COREcruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Mileage covered

Private medical benefits

Company pension

Travel opportunities

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd in West London is seeking a Senior Development Chef to drive culinary development across large-scale production and major client tastings. You will coordinate the development kitchen and lead a highly skilled team while engaging with senior clients and commercial teams.

You'll shape menus, develop concepts and provide accurate costing, presentations and tenders. This role offers travel both UK and internationally, with a Monday-Friday style schedule and significant growth

Qualifications

• Senior culinary professional with strong organisational skills.
• Experience with menu development and food costing.
• Comfortable presenting food and concepts to senior clients.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development kitchen and team.
• Manage multiple culinary projects simultaneously.
• Lead major client tastings and presentations.
• Support menu development and innovation.
• Work with commercial and costing teams.
• Coordinate recipes, specifications and development systems.
• Support tenders and new business opportunities.
• Represent the culinary team with senior clients.
• Help develop production teams.
• Bring structure to development processes.

Skills

Menu development

Food costing

Client presentations

Project management

Team leadership

Culinary credibility

Job description

Salary: £65,000-£75,000 + Company Car
Location: West London | UK & International Travel
Hours: Predominantly Monday-Friday | Around 40 hours

Love food development, but equally good at making the whole process actually happen?

I'm recruiting a Senior Development Chef for a major premium food and hospitality business, working across culinary development, client presentations, tenders and large-scale production.

This isn't purely a role for someone who wants to spend every day developing dishes.You'll be the number two within the development function, bringing structure, organisation and fresh thinking to a highly experienced culinary team.

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000-£75,000 salary
• Company car
• Mileage and business travel covered
• Private medical benefits
• Company pension
• Predominantly Monday-Friday
• UK and occasional international travel
• Excellent long-term development opportunity

The Operation

• Large-scale premium food production.
• Complex, high-volume operation.
• Established development kitchen.
• High-profile international clients.
• Major client tastings and presentations.
• New business tenders and menu development.
• Significant investment and growth plans.

The Role

• Coordinate the development kitchen and team.
• Manage multiple culinary projects simultaneously.
• Lead major client tastings and presentations.
• Support menu development and innovation.
• Work closely with commercial and costing teams.
• Coordinate recipes, specifications and development systems.
• Support tenders and new business opportunities.
• Represent the culinary team with senior clients.
• Help develop and train production teams.
• Bring greater structure to development processes.

About You

• Senior Development Chef, Executive Chef or senior culinary professional.
• Background can include contract catering, events, food manufacturing, corporate catering or large-scale hospitality.
• Strong culinary credibility, but equally strong organisational skills.
• Experienced with menu development and food costing.
• Confident presenting food and concepts to senior clients.
• Comfortable with systems, specifications and documentation.
• Commercially aware and highly organised.
• Diplomatic and confident working with experienced teams.
• Comfortable travelling when required.

If you're a senior culinary professional who combines food knowledge, commercial thinking, organisation and brilliant client skills, this is a genuinely exciting opportunity to influence a major development operation.