Kettle Cuisine · 6 days ago
Senior Culinary Developer - Manufacturing
Greater Boston
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$80K/yr - $110K/yr
7+ years expKettle Cuisine is a company focused on delivering innovative culinary products, and they are seeking a Senior Culinary Developer to ideate, develop, and commercialize recipes for their sales and innovation pipelines. The role involves generating high-quality recipes, collaborating with various teams, and supporting marketing and sales efforts to drive product success.
Food and BeverageHospitality
Hiring Manager
Valerry Mannarino
Responsibilities
Generates factory-ready Gold-Standard recipes and culinary prototypes that drives top- & bottom-line growth
Develops new product concepts and formulations for the kettle-cooked, sous vide, and meal portfolio following product-brief guidelines, including specific internal/customer requirements, costs, raw materials, production limitations, labor costs, etc
Collaborates with procurement, sales, marketing, process, and operation teams to develop product of high-culinary quality and maintains operationally feasibility
Works with sales team to introduce products or ideation to multiple sales channels, including Food Service, National Accounts Retail, Mass and Club channels
Supports marketing, channel, and sales efforts with creative input, ideation, and feasibility
Develops appropriate customer relationships and touchpoints with customer teams
Builds strong relationships internally with stakeholders including: Sales/Process/Marketing/Production/Procurement/Finance/Quality Assurance/Regulatory
Maintains accurate documentation throughout the development process, including ideation of concepts, recipes and formulations, and further proof of concepts on the benchtop and plant floor
Supports in the development of junior team members through coaching and L&D
Diligently uphold operational excellence and hold others accountable for facility maintenance and GMP standards
Support additional projects and culinary team members as needed
Qualification
Required
BA/BS- Culinary/Culinary Nutrition/Culinary Science or Associate's degree with significant related industry experience
7-10 years of Culinary Development experience- including working in packaged food companies, restaurant chains or large food service operations
Demonstrated expertise in culinary product development across various industry segments
Applies advanced technical knowledge, initiative and creativity when developing products
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Process, QA, Sales
Food manufacturing experience with the ability to develop items that can be easily translated into large scale production
Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate culinary concepts, product portfolios and insights to customers and stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal skills
Strong collaboration and leadership skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and drive results
Ability to work independently after 3 months of on the job training
Must be proficient with MS Office programs, specifically Excel and Outlook
Preferred
High energy and passionate about food, product & brand
Experience within food manufacturing
Knowledge of the fresh and natural foods industry
Customer-Centric thinker
Professional and capable demeanor with customers and colleagues
Creative culinary skills with commercial mindset
Ability to prioritize multiple projects – highly organized
Accuracy mindset – Keen attention to detail
Company
Kettle Cuisine
Kettle Cuisine is a food & beverages company offering handcrafted soups.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Kainos Capital
2018-08-01Private Equity
2015-07-01Acquired
2015-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Liam Mcclennon
CEO
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James Reed
CFO
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