Corporate Chef - Northwest Arkansas
About the role
Griffith Foods is hiring a Corporate Chef to drive business growth by strengthening strategic customer partnerships, leading culinary innovation and commercialization efforts, delivering actionable customer and market insights that influence business strategy, enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction, and representing Griffith Foods as a trusted culinary and innovation partner. This is your opportunity to serve as a strategic culinary partner in Northwest Arkansas, driving culinary innovation, customer collaboration, and business growth. At Griffith Foods, you can be a member of a globally connected team that is known for true, collaborative innovation, guided by our purpose to Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish The World. We are a family-owned business, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA. Our product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet. At Griffith Foods, we aim to create a regenerative future and build food systems that are sustainable and resilient for both people and the planet. A sustainable supply chain enables us to deliver high-quality products in a way that supports the growers and farming communities. Learn more about us at https://griffithfoods.com/careers/
Responsibilities
- Serving as the primary culinary partner in Northwest Arkansas
- Leading culinary innovation from concept and prototype through commercialization
- Representing the voice of the customer by identifying priorities, needs, and opportunities
- Translating customer needs into business opportunities through cross-functional collaboration
- Leading customer presentations and project execution, including samples and product refinement
- Building strong customer relationships across Culinary, R&D, Marketing, Procurement, and Operations
- Applying culinary expertise in flavors, ingredients, menu development, and product applications
- Identifying culinary and consumer trends that inspire customer-focused innovation
- Functioning as an independent contributor and shall not have any direct reports
Requirements
- At least an Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts.
- At least 2 years’ experience in food industry.
- At least 3-5 years Culinary experience.
- Must be able to consume and taste meat, poultry, alternative protein and seafood products that may contain allergens including but not limited to wheat, dairy, and egg.
- Serve Safe sanitation certification.
- Willingness and ability to work onsite in Springdale, Arkansas 4-5 days per week.
- Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
- Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 30%.