Chef

Performance Food Group (New); Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 health benefits

401K employer matching

Education assistance

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Performance Food Group is seeking a customer-focused consultant to build loyalty with independent restaurants, hotels, and healthcare facilities. You will design menus, train staff, and lead promotions while supporting sales and profitability across accounts.

You will mentor clients on food concepts, conduct training sessions, and help optimize menus and events. A High School diploma and 3+ years of food service experience are required; a culinary degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Customer-focused consultative approach to build loyalty.
• Mentor and train staff in food concepts and promotions.
• Design menus and develop promotional ideas for clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as business consultant to build loyalty and promote sales.
• Lead and conduct in-house training seminars for customers.
• Design customer menus and develop ideas for events and promotions.
• Provide consultative services to develop long-term relationships with customers.
• Evaluate food and labor costs savings and customer service quality.

Skills

Customer consultation

Relationship building

Food service experience

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts or related

Tools

Training and coaching materials

Job description

Company Description

Performance Foodservice, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers - providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
• It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Position Summary

Responsible for building customer loyalties through a one-on-one consultative approach. Builds customer trust by becoming a true partner in their business. Performs menu redesign, employee training and development of promotion and merchandising programs. While contributing to controlled brand sales, customer training, advertising, promotions, food shows, brand product selection, customer events and profitability. May also be responsible for managing on-site lunch program, where applicable. Team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Position Responsibilities

• Serve as business consultant for customers in an effort to build customer loyalty and promote sales. Provide informative and professional assistance when working with the public / customers / vendors and coworkers.
• Mentor, lead and teach food concepts to others. Conduct in-house training seminars. Write training materials for customers. Conduct training for customers on many different topics.
• Design customer menus. Develop new ideas for customers. Cook for special customer events.
• Provide consultative services that develops long-term business relationships. Interact with customers and vendors in a friendly, timely and quality manner; ensures customer and vendors' questions are answered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Evaluate food and labor costs savings through observation.
• Evaluate customer service through observations.
• Increase expertise of cooking related activities and ideas.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

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Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 3 years of food service experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors: Culinary Arts, Hotel/Restaurant Management or related area
• 4-6 years culinary arts, hotel restaurant and/or food service experience

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.