Executive Chef - Bakery & Pastry ( New Product Development & Research

SG OASIS HR CONSULTANCY PVT LTD; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SG Oasis HR Consultancy Pvt Ltd in Mumbai seeks a senior pastry and bakery professional to lead product development, recipe costing, and SOP implementation for large-scale production. The role targets premium hotel or upscale food retail environments with a focus on quality and culinary excellence.

You will collaborate with marketing and production teams, mentor kitchen staff, and ensure adherence to high service standards while upholding strong ethical values and hospitality excellence.

Qualifications

• Hotel Management graduate with 12-15 years of experience in five-star hotels and/or premium food retail.
• Strong experience in pastry and bakery.
• Exposure to hot & cold kitchen and general management of kitchen.
• Strong alignment to Values & ethical principles.
• Strong technical understanding in pastry making and bakery.

Responsibilities

• Support new product development across pastry categories, including pastry, bakery, desserts, sandwiches, savouries, chocolate, and beverages.
• Study market trends and contribute to ideation.
• Recipe development, documentation, and costing.
• Define product presentation standards.
• Create SOPs to productionise standard recipes on a large scale.
• Train the production teams on standard recipes and SOPs.
• Support marketing in development of product descriptions, packaging, photo shoots, and product demo videos.

Skills

Product development

Pastry & bakery

Kitchen management

SOP creation

Team training

Education

Hotel Management degree

Job description

• Support new product development across the product categories, including pastry, bakery, desserts, sandwiches, savouries, chocolate, and beverages
• Study market trends and contribute to ideation
• Recipe development, documentation, and costing
• Define product presentation standards
• Create SOPs to productionise standard recipes on a large scale
• Train the production teams on standard recipes and SOPs
• Supporting marketing in development of product descriptions, packaging, photo shoots, and product demo videos

Desired Candidate Profile

• Hotel Management graduate with 12-15 years of experience in five-star hotels and/or premium food retail
• Strong experience in pastry and bakery
• Exposure to hot & cold kitchen and general management of kitchen
• Strong alignment to Values & ethical principles
• Strong technical understanding in pastry making and bakery