Culinary Growth Partner & Food Fanatics Chef

US Foods; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Food Fanatics Chef to partner with area leadership, sales and support teams to drive customer relationships and profitable sales growth. The role focuses on consulting, culinary demonstrations, and education to promote exclusive brands and programs.

The FFC will build strong customer connections, identify pain points, and deliver mutually beneficial solutions while collaborating with regional culinary managers to align training and events with strategic growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Direct customer consultation and relationship building with US Foods customers.
• Involvement in the local restaurant community to cultivate relationships and opportunities.
• Develop relationships with customers, identify pain points, and offer solutions.
• Lead culinary demonstrations and education to promote exclusive products.
• Deliver culinary demonstrations to inspire customers and teach best practices.
• Identify culinary trends and opportunities to spur sales growth.
• Plan and coordinate food components at meetings and events.
• Conduct kitchen assessments and build action plans with the sales support team.
• Use Menu Profit Pro to create costed recipes and discuss business tools.
• Collaborate in a team-based selling approach using the Sous tool.
• Support merchandising priorities and provide training to sales teams.
• Grow Exclusive Brands with top customers and coordinate trainings.
• Contribute to the Food Fanatics program through events and peer collaboration.

Job description

US Foods is seeking a Food Fanatics Chef to partner with area leadership, sales and support teams to drive customer relationships and profitable sales growth. The role focuses on consulting, culinary demonstrations, and education to promote exclusive brands and programs.

The FFC will build strong customer connections, identify pain points, and deliver mutually beneficial solutions while collaborating with regional culinary managers to align training and events with strategic growth initiatives.