Executive Chef

PermServ AG connects people and companies. The experience and competence of our consultants guarantee you an excellent, fast and individual service. We accompany and support you on the way to your professional goal. For our client, a renowned hotel in German-speaking Switzerland, we are looking for an experienced and inspiring leader as Executive Chef. In this key position, you will assume overall responsibility for several gastronomic concepts and decisively shape the gastronomic experience with your culinary signature and your quality awareness. Executive Chef ### #### Tasks & Challenges • Overall operational responsibility for 4 kitchen areas • Leadership, promotion and further development of the kitchen managers, the stewarding team as well as a 50-member kitchen team • Development of innovative, seasonal and market-oriented food and menu concepts, including for modern event formats • Ensuring and continuous further development of the highest quality, hygiene and production standards (HACCP) • Responsibility for recipes, calculations, food costs as well as budget and cost control • Selection and development of sustainable supplier relationships in cooperation with purchasing • Optimization of processes, logistics and inventory management to increase operational efficiency • Responsibility for purchasing, warehousing, inventories as well as compliance with legal requirements • Recruitment, development and promotion of employees as well as conducting qualification interviews • Conception, organization and implementation of a modern, practice-oriented culinary apprenticeship • Professional support, training and promotion of apprentices as well as ensuring a structured training process • Close cooperation with internal specialist departments, management as well as external partners and vocational schools Qualifications & Competencies • Completed training as a chef with corresponding professional further training • Further training as a vocational trainer or comparable qualification in the training field • Several years of leadership experience in upscale hotels or gastronomy with several gastronomic outlets • Demonstrable success in the leadership, motivation and development of teams • Passion for modern culinary arts as well as a sense for trends and innovative concepts • Sound knowledge in quality management, HACCP, inventory management, purchasing and cost control • Experience in optimizing operational processes and organizational workflows • Joy in the training and promotion of young professionals • High organizational ability, entrepreneurial thinking as well as strong quality awareness • Strong communication, assertive and authentic leader with a role model function • Very good German and English skills, French an advantage • Good IT user skills Opportunities & Perspectives A versatile leadership task with great scope for design awaits you in a demanding and dynamic environment. You will have the opportunity to actively help shape the culinary direction of several gastronomic areas, further develop sustainable quality standards and at the same time specifically promote gastronomic talent. Look forward to a professional working environment, short decision-making paths, international teams as well as the chance to contribute and further develop your professional and strategic skills in the long term. Become curious and want a change? Please take a few minutes and apply using the application form below. For questions, Jesscia Agoras is at your disposal at +41 44 552 71 11. Ref-No. 23394 PermServ AG Schulhausstrasse 12 8002 Zürich +41 44 552 71 00 http://www.permserv.ch