Culinary Director
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Job summary
The Culinary Director will lead the culinary vision of Great Hospitality Group, ensuring excellence, consistency, innovation, and profitability across all food concepts. The role involves menu development, recipe standardisation, kitchen training, food cost optimisation, and mentoring culinary teams across the organisation.
Min Qualification:
HND
Experience Level:
Senior level
Experience Length:
7 years
Language Requirement:
English
Working Hours:
Full Time - Rotating Schedule
Applicant Location:
Lagos, Nigeria
Job descriptions & requirements
Responsibilities:
- Develop and refine menus for existing and future concepts.
- Standardise recipes and food presentation across all locations.
- Train and mentor executive chefs, head chefs, and kitchen teams.
- Introduce innovative dishes aligned with market trends and brand positioning.
- Monitor food quality, consistency, and kitchen performance.
- Conduct regular kitchen audits and operational reviews.
- Collaborate with procurement teams on sourcing and supplier relationships.
- Analyse food cost performance and recommend improvements.
- Support new restaurant openings and menu rollouts.
- Ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.
Requirements:
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in senior culinary leadership roles.
- Proven experience managing multiple outlets or brands.
- Strong knowledge of menu engineering and food cost management.
- Experience developing training programmes for kitchen teams.
- Excellent leadership and coaching abilities.
- Ability to balance creativity with commercial performance.
- Formal culinary qualifications are advantageous.
Success Metrics:
- Consistent food quality across all outlets.
- Improved kitchen efficiency and reduced waste.
- Successful menu launches.
- Achievement of food cost targets.
- Development and retention of high-performing culinary teams.
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