Culinary Development Manager - Stadia
2 days ago
London
Elior - A Workplace That Works for You We're looking for a Culinary Development Manager to lead recipe development and menu delivery in partnership with culinary and operational teams, ensuring all offerings meet commercial, sustainability, and nutritional goals. This is a field-based role covering our stadia hospitality, working across high-volume venues and live events. You'll collaborate with site teams to deliver consistent, high-quality food experiences and contribute to menu innovation and operational improvements. What you'll be doing? Collaborate with sector Development Chefs to create cost-effective, compliant, and operationally feasible recipes and menus. Monitor food trends to support innovation and sales growth. Improve menu compliance through better processes, guidance, and training tools. Engage stakeholders to ensure successful menu implementation with clear recipes. Lead recipe development, testing, and innovation, ensuring appropriate cost, portioning, and suppliers. Work with Marketing to deliver aligned promotional activity. Optimise ingredient and SKU usage to support APL and sales targets. Use site and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement. Mitigate inflation impacts and manage ingredient ranges in line with purchasing strategy. Support supplier reviews and manage menu margins to meet profit targets. Integrate new recipes into menu cycles, ensuring compliance and viability. Contribute to food concepts, support other sectors, and stay current on trends, nutrition, and legislation. Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week Job ID: 6166 What can you bring? Experience with menu management systems and Microsoft Office. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Knowledge of allergen regulations, calorie labelling, and legislation. Ability to analyse data and strong operational food knowledge. Excellent organisation, problem-solving, and attention to detail. Flexible, commercially aware, and confident working independently or as part of a team. Brilliant Work Deserves Brilliant Perks! At Elior, we believe that when you love where you work, it shows. That's why we make sure our team feels appreciated, supported, and set up for success! Here's what's waiting for you: Free, tasty meals • Enjoy tasty, nutritious food on us while you work! Flexible working, • including part time roles, because life doesn't run on a 9-5 schedule. Plenty of Time to Unwind, • generous holiday allowance of 33 days, with the option to buy more. Leave for life's important moments, • whether family, personal or unexpected. Give back time, • paid volunteering days for the causes you care about. Room to grow, • career development and learning opportunities for all stages of your career. Wellbeing first, • mental health support and wellbeing perks. Financial security, • pension schemes and life assurance. Drive in Style, • Enjoy a company car or car allowance One small thing- we welcome you to apply using the name you feel most comfortable with! No need for legal names at this stage. Why You'll Love Working Here We're a people-first business with over 10,000 colleagues across the UK , serving everything from stadiums to hospitals, schools to workplaces. Our mission? To enrich lives everywhere, every day. And here's the best part - 87% of our team say they're proud to work here! Why? Because we create a place where you're listened to, trusted, supported, and valued. Not sure you match every single requirement? Apply anyway! Research shows that many people - especially women and those from underrepresented backgrounds - hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria. But we hire for potential, not just experience. If you're passionate and ready to grow, we want to hear from you! We Celebrate You! At Elior, diversity and inclusion aren't just policies, they're who we are. We know that different perspectives make us stronger, and we're dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered to succeed. Need any support or adjustments during the application process? Just let us know - we're happy to help! Ready to join us? Hit 'Apply Now' and let's chat! TPBN1_UKCT