Senior Manager - Menu Design

IndiGo; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

IndiGo invites a creative and detail-oriented Onboard Menu Design Manager to shape inflight dining across all travel classes, curating innovative menus that reflect our brand and delight passengers.

Collaborate with catering, monitor trends, and uphold food safety while overseeing menu presentations, plating concepts, and packaging to deliver outstanding guest experiences onboard.

Qualifications

• Degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Food Science, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in menu development within the airline industry.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and quality standards, including domestic and international aviation catering regulations.
• Exceptional creativity and an eye for detail in menu presentation and design.
• Proven ability to translate customer preferences and market trends into compelling menu offerings.
• A passion for culinary innovation and delivering outstanding guest experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop inflight menus for all travel classes, incorporating seasonal and regional influences.
• Collaborate with catering team to establish ability to source fresh, high-quality ingredients and ensure adherence to food safety standards.
• Monitor industry trends, passenger feedback, and competitive offerings to continuously improve and regularly innovate menu offerings.
• Maintain strict adherence to nutritional guidelines and dietary requirements while keeping dishes appealing and satisfying.
• Oversee menu presentations, including plating concepts, portion sizes, and packaging for various cabin classes.
• Conduct regular tasting sessions and quality checks to ensure that menu items meet the highest standards of flavor, appearance, and consistency.
• Coordinate with the marketing and brand teams to ensure menus align with the airline’s image and passenger expectations.
• Contribute to inflight product differentiation by innovating menu options for special occasions, promotions, and loyalty program offerings.
• Competition benchmarking to ensure best in class offerings, keeping LCC values in mind.

Skills

Menu design

Culinary creativity

Food safety knowledge

Education

Degree in Culinary Arts

Hospitality Management

Food Science

Job description

IndiGo is India’s largest and most preferred passenger airline and amongst the fastest-growing airlines in the world. We have a simple philosophy: offer fares that are affordable, flights that are on time, and provide a courteous and hassle-free travel experience across our unparalleled network. We demonstrate that low cost does not mean low quality. With our fleet of 400+ aircraft, we operate well over 2,200 daily flights, connecting 130+ destinations (of which 40+ are international), welcoming 118 million+ customers on board last year. We have an industry-leading on-time performance and one of the highest customer NPS in the Indian market. At IndiGo, we will continue to extend our scope, by spreading our wings internationally, from a domestic carrier to a global aviation leader.

We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Onboard Menu Design Manager to shape and refine the inflight dining experience for our passengers. This role is responsible for curating innovative, balanced, and high-quality menus that align with our brand standards, enhance customer satisfaction, and reflect current culinary trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop inflight menus for all travel classes, incorporating seasonal and regional influences
• Collaborate with catering team to establish ability to source fresh, high-quality ingredients and ensure adherence to food safety standards
• Monitor industry trends, passenger feedback, and competitive offerings to continuously improve and regularly innovate menu offerings
• Maintain strict adherence to nutritional guidelines and dietary requirements while keeping dishes appealing and satisfying
• Oversee menu presentations, including plating concepts, portion sizes, and packaging for various cabin classes
• Conduct regular tasting sessions and quality checks to ensure that menu items meet the highest standards of flavor, appearance, and consistency
• Coordinate with the marketing and brand teams to ensure menus align with the airline’s image and passenger expectations
• Contribute to inflight product differentiation by innovating menu options for special occasions, promotions, and loyalty program offerings
• Competition benchmarking to ensure best in class offerings, keeping LCC values in mind

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Food Science, or a related field
• Extensive experience in menu development, within the airline industry
• Strong knowledge of food safety and quality standards, including domestic and international aviation catering regulations
• Exceptional creativity and an eye for detail in menu presentation and design
• Proven ability to translate customer preferences and market trends into compelling menu offerings
• A passion for culinary innovation and delivering outstanding guest experiences

Additional information

At IndiGo, we believe in the innate strength of an energetic, diverse, and inclusive workforce, where the viewpoints and life experiences of our employees help us foster strong connection with all our customers.

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