Head Chef – Lotti’s

The Hoxton; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Free night at The Hoxton + meal for 2

Job summary

The Hoxton Amsterdam is seeking an ambitious Head Chef for Lotti’s to lead a vibrant kitchen team and craft bold seasonal dishes. You’ll drive high standards, oversee menu development with the F&B leadership, maintain supply chains and cost controls, and create memorable hospitality experiences for guests in a lively neighbourhood setting.

Join a creative, fast-growing hospitality group and enjoy perks, career development, and a culture that values passion and plate-first cooking.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership/head chef experience in a similar or transferable venture.
• Passion for hospitality and delivering memorable guest experiences.
• Ability to own P&L, manage supplier relationships and cost controls.
• Experience in seasonal and festive menu development.
• Strong leadership to nurture and develop kitchen talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the busy kitchen and ensure top quality, presentation and flavour.
• Own seasonal and festive menu development in collaboration with directors and teams.
• Maintain high food hygiene standards and smooth service operations.
• Develop and mentor kitchen staff to perform at their best.
• Manage storerooms, inventories and supplier relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Hospitality passion

Team development

Cost control/P&L

Menu development

Job description

Head Chef – Lotti’s

We're looking for an ambitious Head Chef with energy, passion and personality to join the team at The Hoxton, Amsterdam.

Company Description

Lotti's is ever evolving and getting a fresh new look & feel later this year. We're keeping our European roots but turning up the heat with bold Latin-inspired flavours, colourful seasonal dishes and cocktails with a bit of spice. It's the neighbourhood hangout everyone knows and loves, just with a little more attitude. We're giving the space a full refresh and launching a brand-new menu, making this the perfect opportunity for a Head Chef to put their own stamp on Lotti's. From building an exciting seasonal menu to leading a talented kitchen team, you'll have the freedom to shape the next chapter of one of Amsterdam's favourite neighbourhood spots. If you love cooking with seasonal ingredients, creating dishes full of flavour, a perfect consistent plating, and leading a team that loves what they do, we'd love to meet you.

More About Us...

Once the Mayor's home, now our home, on Amsterdam's Herengracht canal. The Hoxton, Amsterdam houses 111 rooms, The Apartment, our meetings & events concept, and our all-day restaurant & bar, Lotti's. The Hoxton is a series of open-house hotels, each in a neighbourhood that we love. Ever since we opened our first hotel in Shoreditch, we've never just been about offering a bed for the night. We want to be more than that: proving style doesn't need to be sacrificed for good value and providing a place where guests can hang out alongside the locals and submerse themselves in the neighbourhood with vibrant, welcoming public spaces.

What's In It For You...

• Become part of a team that's very passionate about creating great hospitality experiences.
• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and pension.
• Food on us during your shift.
• Enjoy a free night at The Hoxton and a meal for two when you first start with us.
• Training to get you settled into your role with ongoing development that helps you think, make and thrive to set you up for success at work.
• Time off to volunteer with one of our partner charities.
• Hox Hero and Nifty fifty, our rewards for going the extra mile and living our values.
• An annual diversity and inclusion calendar of events creating opportunities for you to learn, celebrate and make a positive impact.
• Regular team get togethers, from our High Fives to our (pretty special!) team parties – we know how to have a good time!
• The chance to challenge the norm and work in an environment that is both creative and rewarding.
• Join an innovative, fast-growing, international group that is shaking things up on the hospitality scene.
• Excellent discounts across The Hoxton and the global Ennismore family.

Job Description

What you'll do...

• Bring delicious flavours to our guests' tables by managing our busy kitchen.
• Create, execute, and produce top-notch food with a constant eye on the highest quality standards, presentation, and flavour, with an eye on industry trends and neighbourhood demands.
• Own the coordination and creative process of seasonal and Festive menu development and work together with our Director of F&B, our Sales team and London team on a commercially successful menu.
• Create visual appealing dishes ahead or in line with current trends. Ensure consistency: perfect plating every time.
• Make sure things are running without hitch, orders and deliveries are coming and going as needed, our service is smooth and our food hygiene standards are sky-high.
• Nurture and develop the talent of the kitchen team, creating an environment that brings out the best in them and where they can be themselves.
• Work with the team on ideas and techniques that make our kitchen a creative, ever-changing environment where we're always looking to come up with new, delicious combinations of tastes.
• Have a great relationship with all suppliers and a clear overview of the overall cost control.
• You will keep well-organized storerooms and inventories that allow for a smooth-running kitchen.
• Ensure statutory compliance in all food and drink related areas.

Qualifications

What we're looking for...

• Individuals. You're looking for a place where you can be you; no clones in suits here.
• Passion for hospitality, whether that's a drink, a meal, an event or a bed for the night.
• You're all about having a positive impact on the people you interact with, leaving them with a memorable experience.
• You're not precious. We leave our egos at the door and help get things done.
• You're up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.
• If we got stuck in a lift together we'd have a good time and share a few laughs.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun along the way.
• Someone with appropriate senior leadership/head chef experience in a similar and/or transferable venture.
• You own your P&L; assume complete recipe and GP responsibility; supplier management and overall cost control.
• Passion for food is a given; a love for our particular flavours a definite advantage.
• You value learning and development and are looking to join a hard-working team, aiming to make the best food out there.
• You'll live and breathe food and drink, knowing what's hot, what's not and who's who.
• You make people feel good - your team, guests and colleagues alike.
• Methodical and process-driven approach to tasks, but also able to work flexibly and calmly to meet deadlines.
• Ability to take ownership of important issues, solve problems and make effective decisions.
• Ability to work positively and collaboratively to achieve the highest standards of delivery at work.