Strategic Executive Chef - Onsite Kitchen & Ops Leader

Talent Edge Recruiting; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

IRA retirement plan with company match

12 days of paid time off

Growth path to General Manager

Onsite centralized commissary kitchen

Job summary

Talent Edge Recruiting is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead a high-volume kitchen at our client's central commissary in the Philadelphia area. This onsite role focuses on strategic purchasing, menu planning, costing, and systems to scale operations for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in executive kitchen leadership, strong vendor management, food and labor cost control, and the ability to build annual purchasing plans and

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading kitchens as an Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef.
• Ability to work onsite at the central commissary kitchen.
• Strong purchasing, food and labor cost, and inventory management skills.
• Proven ability to build annual purchasing plans and standardized menus.
• Organized, systems-minded leader with administrative focus.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual purchasing and menu plans to standardize orders and reduce costs.
• Procure food and kitchen supplies, manage vendor relationships and scheduling.
• Control food costs through recipe costing, waste tracking, and portion standards.
• Oversee inventory, receiving, counts, stock rotation, and repeatable processes.
• Create advance prep plans and production schedules across venues.
• Lead kitchen team of 8–10; hire, schedule, train staff.
• Update menu and pricing; coordinate tastings and events.
• Collaborate with leadership, Sales, and Event Coordination on tastings and events.
• Ensure food safety standards, permits, inspections, and sanitation logs.

Skills

Executive kitchen leadership

Purchasing

Cost control

Inventory management

Menu planning

Team leadership

Education

Culinary degree

Tools

Caterease

Job description

Talent Edge Recruiting is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to lead a high-volume kitchen at our client's central commissary in the Philadelphia area. This onsite role focuses on strategic purchasing, menu planning, costing, and systems to scale operations for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in executive kitchen leadership, strong vendor management, food and labor cost control, and the ability to build annual purchasing plans and