Culinary Solutions Chef

Jones Dairy Farm; Fort Atkinson (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Dairy Farm is seeking a Culinary Solutions Chef to provide culinary and sales support for ingredient and national account sales. You will consult on product and menu concepts, assist with customer development, and present corporate programs while helping meet sales and profitability targets.

The role emphasizes collaboration with customer culinary teams and cross-functional sales, with significant travel and a strong focus on negotiation and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Education includes a high school diploma or equivalent and formal culinary education.
• 2–4 years of sales experience; meat/perishable food background preferred.
• 3–5 years of culinary experience at operator or corporate level; product development a plus.
• Excellent negotiation, oral and written communication, and closing skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook) and strong culinary skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer network, provide sales and culinary support and training.
• Efficiently handle product claims and complaints while maintaining relationships.
• Achieve volume, trade spending and profitability goals with accounts.
• Provide up‑to‑date competitor information.
• Collaborate with Ingredient/National Account Sales Manager on selling efforts.
• Work with customer culinary teams on product projects and new item development.
• Travel up to 75% to support accounts.
• Suggest policy and procedure improvements to enhance department effectiveness.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Oral and written communication

Close the sale

Education

High school diploma or equivalent + formal Culinary Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

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Culinary Solutions Chef

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JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for culinary support of ingredient and national account sales. Perform all culinary functions including, but not limited to, product and menu concept consulting, assistance with customer product development and usage ideation in collaboration with customer culinary teams and with JDF ingredient sales. Separately, present corporate programs, administer pricing policy, negotiate sales agreements, establish service parameters, write orders with assigned foodservice customers. Assigned to help meet plan objectives for sales volume, market penetration, and profitability with those accounts. Assist in special projects as needed in a culinary support capacity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

An essential job duty of this position is regularly reporting to work on time and being able to perform the essential duties of the position.

% Of Total Time

• Manage assigned customer network in compliance within Company guidelines and provide sales and culinary support and training.

5%

• Efficiently handle all product claims and complaints while maintaining positive customer relationships with assigned customers.

5%

• Achieve all assigned volume, trade spending and profitability goals set by sales management with assigned customers.

5%

• Provide up-to-date competitor information.

5%

• Collaboratively offer culinary support to Ingredient/National Account Sales Manager selling efforts.

25%

• Work with customer culinary teams on product projects: new item development, menu concepts.

25%

• Up to 75% travel.

10%

• Make recommendations concerning improvements to policies, procedures, techniques, facilities, and any other matters related to enhancing the effectiveness of the department or company.

5%

• Accept special projects and complete them promptly.

15%

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position .

COMPETENCIES:

Approachability

Puts others at ease by listening, allowing adequate time for interactions, and giving undivided attention. Show receptivity to message being delivered.

Seeks and enlists active participation of others to reach goals.

Customer Focus

Builds effective relationships, identifies customer expectations, sees issues from their point of view; offers practical recommendations.

Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus, punctual, good attendance record.

Ethics & Integrity

Possesses a strong set of core values and beliefs consistent with social, ethical, and organizational principles. Confronts unethical situations.

Generates new ideas and approaches to enhance the organization's systems, products, or effectiveness.

Personal Accountability

Accepts responsibility for own actions including failure. Embraces experience as learning opportunities and not chances to blames.

Results Orientated

Drives behavior to emphasize achievement. Self-directed toward accomplishment. Is action oriented. Likes challenge. Pursues Opportunities. Consistently high achieving.

Determines the interrelationships and relative importance of tasks and allocates time efficiently to the most important issues. Knows what not to spend time on; completes work in a timely fashion.

Trust & Respect

Offers respect to all in the work environment, adheres to high personal standards of acceptance, reliability, openness, and consistency of action with words.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:High school diploma or equivalent and a formal Culinary Education.

Experience or Training: 2-4 years of previous sales experience, meat or perishable food background preferred. 3-5 years of previous culinary experience at operator or corporate level. Product Development experience a plus. Must possess excellent negotiation skills, oral and written communication skills, and can close the sale.

Technology/Equipment: Strong computer skills with proficiency in MS office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and strong culinary skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

An individual must meet the mental and physical requirements described here to successfully perform this position's essential functions.

Intermittent (less than 15%), Occasional (15-45%), Frequent (50-75%), and Continuous (over 75%)

• Manual dexterity to operate all office equipment efficiently
• Visual dexterity to operate all office equipment efficiently
• Ability to distinguish color
• Walking

Frequent

Frequent

• Stooping

Frequent

• Reach above shoulders

Frequent

• Standing

Frequent

Frequent

• Talking

Frequent

• Hearing

Frequent

Frequent

• Exposure to cold, hot, damp, and noisy environments
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The majority of work duties are conducted in an office and manufacturing environment. There may be exposure to production areas requiring the use of PPE, uniform or protective clothing, and safety equipment.

EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

An individual in this position must successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities, and the physical and mental demands listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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