Salary: $80,000 - 90,000 (commensurate with experience)Job SummaryThe primary duty of this position is to analyze healthcare customer business models to provide value-added support and analysis to increase company purchasing income by improving compliance to negotiated programs. Duties include suggesting products and improved processes benefiting productivity and profitability.
Responsibilities:- Drive key customer business success by consulting with the customer on all aspects of culinary operations by using on-site visits, customer data analysis and established industry standards by using culinary and operations expertise to provide recommendations for improvement.
- Conduct recipe research and development to promote contract targeted products; work in conjunction with stakeholders to provide culinary input and advice; assess and evaluate new products and develop materials to increase use of contracted products and customer awareness of such products.
- Obtains specific feedback, to ensure high quality meals and diverse alternatives, from customers, likes and dislikes; provides statistical data on food preferences and wastage.
- Develop kitchen/operations assessment for customers; utilize other members of the team to build action plans to address short and long-term opportunities from the front of the house and back of the house. Deliver conclusions that assist the customer in achieving business goals.
- Introduce and inform customer about contracted products with emphasis on specific brands and partnering manufacturers to include groceries, meat, produce, specialty, beverage, COP, and disposables.
- Identifies and recommends areas of continuous improvement for products, processes, procedures that support the menu and benefit unit level economics.
- Complies with all local and state food safety and health code regulations.
- Demonstrate potential solutions including culinary, ideation, multi-task preparation and presentation of product.
- Assist customers in establishing and executing strategic purchasing initiatives to drive revenues and contract utilization.
- Provide reporting to measure impact of culinary activities for tracking, key performance indicators, customer follow up and case studies.
- Serve as product knowledge expert for support in conversion activities and opportunity analysis review.
- Support culinary activities for onboarding new customers.
- Support product match and mapping activities as requested.
- Coordinate product cuttings and showcases including ordering product, creating collateral and follow ups as needed for team members.
- Work with manufacturers on any product or program related activities.
- Coordinate nutritional/spec information and samples.
- Schedule and coordinate Business Reviews/Showcases with manufacturers.
- Establish a strong partnership with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure agreed-upon needs are met.
- Promote process improvements, services, and solutions within assigned business segment to potential customers.
- Actively pursue continuous learning of industry knowledge to ensure selection and delivery of best insights for usage with customer.
Requirements:- Bachelor's degree, culinary degree or equivalent work experience required.
- 4+ years related experience required.
- Strong culinary background and/or operational background preferred.
- Product development and/or training experience is a plus.
- Clinical experience and certification is a plus
- Extremely Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Supply chain, power BI, conversion file experience a plus.
- Problem solver
- Strong organizational skills needed to manage multiple projects.
- Strong professional presentation and interpersonal skills combined with good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in groups as well as individually while holding multiple stakeholders accountable to outcomes.
- Able to multi-task concurrent projects with quick deadlines
- Ability to travel up to 30% annually.
Apply to Foodbuy today!Foodbuy is a member of Compass Group USA
Click here to Learn More about the Compass StoryAssociates at Foodbuy are offered many fantastic benefits.- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
- Personal Leave
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
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