Chipotle is looking to manage the commercialization (Scale-up) Process for menu localization efforts including end-to-end Ideation, Development, and Commercialization of Food and Beverage of Chipotle’s Core menu and Innovation efforts with International Partners and New Ventures.
Requirements
- Knowledge of food manufacturing with an emphasis on commercialized processes for cooking proteins (including sous vide), kettle-cooked sauces, fresh salsas, and linear & sheeted bakery/tortilla products.
- Ability to create technical specifications for process controls, intrinsic properties, and organoleptic properties that deliver consistency and repeatability across similar but not identical processes.
- Ability to manage commercialization trials at vendor partners and provide clear expectations of success criteria and a thorough report of trial results.
- Knowledge of service restaurants and their related support needs required.
- Project Management Training, Servsafe, Culinology certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Work with international partners to localize and scale core CMG menu and any relevant LTOs, ensuring strict adherence to domestic CMG standards.
- Partner closely with the international Supply Chain team and strategic suppliers to ensure core menu ingredients meets our global culinary & Food With Integrity (FWI) standards.
- Partner with the Operations function to drive culinary capability and brand standards internationally.
- Leveraging the stage-gate process to support the ops services efforts impacting culinary.
- In partnership with Supply Chain function, manage new vendor testing/validation/approval for new menu innovation to ensure robust supply chain redundancy.
- Partner with Culinary R&D chefs to ensure Core menu items meet CMG standards and to drive Innovation sessions including internal showcases and external showings.
- Manage culinary budgets, monitor costs, and identify opportunities for cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality or guest experience.
Other
- Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) from 4-year college or university required.
- Degree in Food Science, Culinary preferred.
- 8+ Years of experience in the Food and Beverage Industry required.
- 1-3 years of supervisory experience.
- Working BOH in restaurants, traveling to vendor facilities, cross functional collaboration required.
- A self-starter and a data-driven critical thinker with a service-focused attitude.
- A passion for food, quality and teamwork!
- Ability to travel internationally as required.
- Multilingual is a plus.
- Travel to partnership regions as needed to ensure compliance with CMG brand standards including taste, texture, look, feel, & smell of all locally produced/sourced menu items (up to 40-60% travel).
