Corporate Chef - Northwest Arkansas Job Springdale area,Arkansas USA,Sales

Griffith Foods is hiring a Corporate Chef to drive business growth by strengthening strategic customer partnerships, leading culinary innovation and commercialization efforts, delivering actionable customer and market insights that influence business strategy, enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction, and representing Griffith Foods as a trusted culinary and innovation partner.

This is your opportunity to serve as a strategic culinary partner in Northwest Arkansas, driving culinary innovation, customer collaboration, and business growth.

As a Corporate Chef, your responsibilities will include:

Serving as the primary culinary partner in Northwest Arkansas
Leading culinary innovation from concept and prototype through commercialization
Representing the voice of the customer by identifying priorities, needs, and opportunities
Translating customer needs into business opportunities through cross-functional collaboration
Leading customer presentations and project execution, including samples and product refinement
Building strong customer relationships across Culinary, R&D, Marketing, Procurement, and Operations
Applying culinary expertise in flavors, ingredients, menu development, and product applications
Identifying culinary and consumer trends that inspire customer-focused innovation
Functioning as an independent contributor and shall not have any direct reports

The Corporate Chef position is well-suited for you if you:

Bring passion for cooking, food innovation, and continuous culinary growth
Excel in customer-facing environments
Lead through influence, collaboration, and technical expertise
Create nutritious, delicious food that meets customer needs
Act with initiative, accountability, and a customer-first mindset
Unite Culinary, R&D, Commercial, Marketing, and Operations teams
Drive processes and customer relationships

Qualified candidates will have:

At least an Associate's degree in Culinary Arts.
At least 2 years' experience in food industry.
At least 3-5 years Culinary experience.
Must be able to consume and taste meat, poultry, alternative protein and seafood products that may contain allergens including but not limited to wheat, dairy, and egg.
Serve Safe sanitation certification.
Willingness and ability to work onsite in Springdale, Arkansas 4-5 days per week.
Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 30%.

What will set you apart:

Bachelor's degree
Manufacturing experience

This role is affiliated to the Springdale, Arkansas location, and candidates for this role need to reside within a commutable distance of that location and will be required to come into that location. You may be asked to travel to other locations periodically for meetings.

Medical
Rx
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
EAP
Health Advocacy
Financial Planning
Parental Leave
Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement
Safety Reimbursement
Lifestyle Spending Account
Group Life & AD&D
Voluntary Life Insurance
Short Term & Long Term Disability
401(k) Plan with Company Match
PTO
Holiday's & Leaves
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Hospital Indemnity
Home & Auto Insurance
Pet Insurance
Identity Theft Protection
Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance

At Griffith Foods, you can be a member of a globally connected team that is known for true, collaborative innovation, guided by our purpose to Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish The World. We are a family-owned business, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA. Our product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet.

At Griffith Foods, we aim to create a regenerative future and build food systems that are sustainable and resilient for both people and the planet. A sustainable supply chain enables us to deliver high-quality products in a way that supports the growers and farming communities.

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