Culinary Growth & Training Leader

Smart Foodservice Stores; Fairburn (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods seeks a Food Fanatics Chef to partner with leadership, sales, and support teams to grow customer relationships and drive profitable sales growth. The role focuses on consulting with customers, teaching culinary skills, and promoting exclusive products.

Responsibilities include engaging the local restaurant community, building meaningful customer relationships, leading culinary demonstrations, and coordinating events to foster a food-driven culture.

Responsibilities

• Direct customer consultation and relationship building is a critical element of the FFC role.
• Involvement in the local restaurant community. Cultivating relationships and seeking opportunity within the local restaurant scene and organizations.
• The FFC develops meaningful relationships with US Foods customers by asking questions, identifying pain points, and offering mutually beneficial solutions.
• The FFC advances the food culture of the organization through education, inspiration and adoption of exclusive products and offerings.
• The FFC brings forth excellence in culinary demonstration and has the ability to teach, connect and inspire customers.
• The FFC identifies culinary trends and industry conditions to spur sales growth and communicates opportunities to leadership.
• The FFC plans and executes events, product cuttings, sales conferences, and general sales meetings.
• The FFC conducts kitchen/operations assessments for customers and collaborates with the sales support team to build action plans.
• The FFC uses Menu Profit Pro to enrich customer experience with customized, costed recipes and collaborates with ROC partners.
• The FFC engages in team-based selling via Sous tool and collaborates effectively with area teams.

Job description

US Foods seeks a Food Fanatics Chef to partner with leadership, sales, and support teams to grow customer relationships and drive profitable sales growth. The role focuses on consulting with customers, teaching culinary skills, and promoting exclusive products.

Responsibilities include engaging the local restaurant community, building meaningful customer relationships, leading culinary demonstrations, and coordinating events to foster a food-driven culture.