About Flora Food GroupWe offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.
Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.
Location: Mexico City
Hybrid
The roleWe need a culinary superstar to not only develop, test & showcase our products and ingredients but also train, coach and drive the in-market chef team enabling them to drive higher conversion through menu ideation, customer demos and technical product understanding. Experience in leading a culinary team, bring the skills, creativity and knowledge of food which can inspire and educate our team and our customers communicating culinary knowledge. Leading a workshop with professional chefs or a training session with sales team.
Developing & Testing This role will require extensive culinary testing of current & new products. You will be taster and tester in chief of all things culinary in our business! Development of cutting-edge innovation, and as a global organization, Interact and exchange ideas with Flora Food Group Chefs from around the world.
Showcasing & TrainingYou will be the face of our market leading culinary content - including recipe videos and product showcases. We produce a lot of content, so you'll need to bring the ideas and ability to create fantastic applications for our portfolio - from great cakes to stunning inspiration for dinners both in and out of home. Experience of contemporary food styling is a must! Working together with their development teams to create magic with our portfolio and lead the charge in keeping our full team at the cutting edge of all things culinary.
Main accountabilities- Structure, coordinate and deliver a culinary training program.
- Be the culinary expert in our food service portfolio.
- Support our customer development teams with culinary showcases for our customers.
- Be a core member of all innovation projects in LATAM.
- Support (and deliver) compelling culinary content for all our advertising - which will include appearing in social media videos and tutorials.
- Support our technical teams in the testing of product functionality and claims.
Key interfaces- Food Service Marketing Team.
- The Flora Food Group technical and nutritional team.
- Customer Development teams - and our customers.
- The international community of Flora Food Group Chefs.
Key skills & experience- Professional calibre culinary skills. This will likely mean experience cooking at high level in professional kitchens, or market leading experience in food development and presentation.
- Experience leading culinary training sessions with qualified cooks & chefs.
- Experience working in international hotels, International Restaurants, etc.
- Experience in flavors and food fusion.
- Highly developed skills in sweet and savory baking.
- Contemporary food styling experience.
- Fluent English
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