Executive Chef at Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre

Tasks

• Communicate with stakeholders and teams
• Create food concepts menus products and promotions
• Deliver high quality food and presentation
• Develop culinary and stewarding business plan
• Develop workforce plan based on forecast volumes
• Ensure compliance with health safety hygiene and food safety
• Ensure sustainability through local sourcing and waste reduction
• Lead culinary and stewarding team
• Maintain FFE kitchen upkeep and inventories
• Maintain daily kitchen records and labeling
• Manage culinary and stewarding budget and forecast
• Manage food allergies and dietary requirements
• Manage online reputation for food and drive reviews
• Monitor food trends markets ingredients and competitors
• Prepare and deliver dishes on time
• Recruit train and manage succession planning
• Resolve guest complaints and improve loyalty
• Review sales food costs and profit margins
• Select suppliers and manage purchasing processes
• Set and maintain stock levels for food materials and equipment
• Train chefs on food handling

Perks/Benefits

• N/A

Skills/Tech-stack

Allergen management | Budgeting | Cost Control | Food Quality | Food Waste Reduction | Food cost | Food cost control | Food presentation | Food production | Food safety | Forecasting | Hygiene standards | Inventory Management | Local Sourcing | Media management | Menu development | Microsoft Excel | Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Word | Online reputation management | People management | Profitability analysis | Purchasing | Recruiting | Recycling | Reputation management | Social Media | Social Media Management | Succession planning | Supplier management | Sustainability | Team leadership | Training | Waste reduction | Workforce Planning