Culinary Operations Manager

○  8+ years of experience in culinary operations, restaurant management, food product development, food manufacturing, or related areas.

○ Experience in CPG culinary development, R&D, or commercialization is highly desirable.

○ Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and translating between technical, culinary, and business stakeholders.

○ Familiarity with ingredient sourcing, inventory management, and vendor coordination.

○ Experience with product development tools, project management platforms, and documentation systems (Wrike and / or TraceGains experience is a plus).

The expected starting salary range for this role is $113,000- $133,000 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.

SEASONED FOR SUCCESS:

No two days here are the same.

We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don’t live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here.

We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow.

We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk.

●    Ingredient Management:

○ Manage all ingredient inventories, including receiving, tracking, replenishment, and documentation.

○ Partner with culinary team members to identify needs for new ingredients or raw materials.

○ Collaborate with Sourcing and R&D/PD on identification, vetting, and onboarding of new raw materials.

○ Ensure smooth coordination of ingredient availability for bench-top development, testing, and tastings.

○ Partner with technical resources to communicate flavor targets required for new culinary concept development and coordinate feedback loops on flavor samples including clear documentation of sensory notes, gaps, and needed refinements / adjustments.

●    No two days here are the same.

●    We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don't live by hierarchy and structure - everyone is a difference maker here.

●    We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information - our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow.

●    We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk.

●    We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise, but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart.

●    We aren't trying to be average - we want to do exceptional things and we are willing to work hard to achieve them.