More Than Just A Job

As a proud B Corp, we focus on using business as a force for good, prioritising people and the planet alongside profit. Since starting in 2015, Mindful Chef has shot to the top of Trustpilot's rankings making us the UK’s #1 rated recipe box, we’ve donated 15 million meals and the top 3% of Food & Beverage Bcorps globally, this is more than just a job.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a 'Culinary Operations Manager’  to join our Product team supporting our Culinary Lead in some key commercial functions.

You are

• Passionate about food and have a good understanding of recipe development 

• Analytical and confident using g-suite; in particular google sheets

• Able to project manage well and coordinate across multiple functions

• A clear communicator, able to juggle multiple stakeholders 

• Organised:- You have the ability to manage priorities simultaneously and meet time-sensitive deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• A problem solver who thrives under pressure

• At least 3 years experience within the food industry

You will

Ingredients Scheduling

• Responsible for managing new ingredient process with Buying & Technical teams 

• Researching new ingredients that fit with the company ethos and would complement the recipes 

• Accountable for testing new samples, identifying cost savings where possible

• Liaise with buyers/suppliers to organise kitchen samples for chefs; assist with formulating briefs 

• Ensuring seasonality calendars are up to date

• Responsible for liaising with the Operations team to manage stock control or supplier issues 

• Manage and advise on last minute ingredient amendments to weekly menus due to product availability

Coordinate the Menu Planning

• Record & track new proposition launches to aid menu planning process

• Own the recipe library analysis, gap identification and efficient NPD scheduling

• Support weekly menu checks on the weekly booklet

Analysis on the Menu

• Weekly reporting on menu performance

• Drive insights through data collection and analysis 

• Look back over menu categories and data points to feed insights into new menu planning 

Recipe Scheduling

• Managing all weekly ingredient & recipe changes then liaising with with stakeholders on recipe changes, ensuring amends are actioned in a timely way for accurate supplier forecasting & magazine content

• Working with the Marketing and Kitchen teams on recipe + shoot scheduling

• Oversee the weekly checks of recipes in menu planning to ensure they are correct and up to date on Back Office - checking scheduled recipes are using approved/seasonal ingredients and the photography is aligned with this

Your profile

Why us?

• We are a proud B-Corp who pride ourselves on making healthy eating easy.

• We have donated over 15 million meals to school children living in poverty through our One Feeds Two partnership

• We've built one of the most admired startups in the UK and won a whole bunch of awards.

• We have the backing of the largest food and beverage company in the world.

• We have unrivalled benefits including 38 days holiday, flexible working, 6 months enhanced parental leave, free food in the office, dog friendly space, 

• We also take your well being seriously with free Vitality health insurance, a gym in the office and lots of mental health first aiders.

The process