Culinary Operations Manager

Come join the team that love’s what they do

Sodexo is looking for an Culinary Operations Manager in Bellevue, Washington at a top client. This role will support the culinary operations team to ensure the highest level of food quality and customer service is achieved each day. This leader will come with a background in hospitality/restaurant management and have a proven ability to supervise teams in agile culinary operations, this position will report to the General Manager.

The successful candidate will:

• manage and standardize all culinary systems and procedures (including but not limited to procurement, menu development, production planning, and kitchen operations)
• supervise, develop, encourage, and mentor staff with an inspiring, culture-first ethos
• have the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, customer-facing capacity

We are looking for candidates who have:

• a strong culinary background
• extensive inventory management, purchasing, menu development, and production planning experience across digital platforms with managed KPIs and P&L impact
• leadership skills and experience
• proficient computer skills, highly organized, and detail-focused

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience - 2 years
Basic Functional Experience - 2 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.