Remote Head Chef: Menu Innovation & Culinary Strategy

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and performance‑dr基

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Home office stipend

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Head Chef to lead menu development and culinary strategy entirely remotely. You will design scalable menus for diverse virtual brands, optimize dishes for delivery, and manage cost analyses, while guiding a distributed team of chefs, operations, and marketing specialists via digital platforms.

This role offers home-based leadership, collaboration across continents, and a chance to shape the future of virtual dining with creativity and excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive culinary experience including menu development.
• Experience launching menus for delivery-focused concepts.
• Strong food costing, inventory, and profitability analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in remote environments.
• Culinary degree or equivalent training.
• Ability to adapt to changing market trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead conceptualization, development, and refinement of menus for virtual brands.
• Design dishes optimized for delivery, preserving quality in transit.
• Conduct food cost analysis and recipe engineering for profitability.
• Develop standardized recipes, plating guides, and procedures.
• Collaborate with operations to ensure consistent menu execution across locations.
• Stay abreast of culinary trends and competitor activity.
• Ensure menu development aligns with brand identity and targets.
• Source high-quality ingredients via supplier relationships.
• Conduct virtual tastings and provide feedback to culinary teams.
• Contribute to culinary vision and culture of creativity and excellence.

Skills

Menu development

Culinary leadership

Food cost analysis

Delivery optimization

Digital collaboration tools

Communication

Creativity

Education

Culinary degree

Tools

Video conferencing

Project management software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Head Chef to lead menu development and culinary strategy entirely remotely. You will design scalable menus for diverse virtual brands, optimize dishes for delivery, and manage cost analyses, while guiding a distributed team of chefs, operations, and marketing specialists via digital platforms.

This role offers home-based leadership, collaboration across continents, and a chance to shape the future of virtual dining with creativity and excellence.