Culinary Menu Innovation Lead

Bay Center Foods, LLC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chick-fil-A, Inc. in Atlanta, GA seeks a Senior Manager for Menu Commercialization to lead the development of new menu items, validate processes, and ensure quality across restaurants. You will lead cross-functional projects, collaborate with suppliers, and translate data-driven insights into scalable operations.

The role requires deep culinary knowledge and Lean Six Sigma expertise. The position offers a hybrid work model with in-person and virtual collaboration, and travel around 20% to

Qualifications

• In-depth culinary techniques knowledge.
• Strong understanding of food production in franchised restaurants.
• Basic understanding of Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and validation of menu process solutions, ingredients, tools, and systems.
• Create production methods for menu development, addressing operations, quality and safety requirements.
• Serve as liaison to other departments to uphold product quality and execution standards.
• Develop data-driven operational recommendations and communicate benefits and challenges to leadership.

Skills

Culinary techniques

Food production knowledge

Lean Six Sigma

Critical thinking

Experiment design

Executive presence

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Chick-fil-A, Inc. in Atlanta, GA seeks a Senior Manager for Menu Commercialization to lead the development of new menu items, validate processes, and ensure quality across restaurants. You will lead cross-functional projects, collaborate with suppliers, and translate data-driven insights into scalable operations.

The role requires deep culinary knowledge and Lean Six Sigma expertise. The position offers a hybrid work model with in-person and virtual collaboration, and travel around 20% to