Chef

1 month ago

Palo Alto, United States Neiman Marcus Group Full time

Neiman Marcus Group is a relationship business that leads with love in everything we do—for our customers, associates, brand partners, and communities. Our legacy of innovating and our culture of Belonging guide our roadmap for Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences. Our brands include Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.


Your Role

As a Chef / Restaurant Manager you will promote the excellence of a Neiman Marcus restaurant by building a professional team, driving top-tier guest experiences through quality food and outstanding customer service, managing catering and special events, and overseeing important Restaurant initiatives. You will work on-site and will report to the General Manager.


What You'll Do

  • Monitor and document daily food inventories to minimize food waste, yielding resources to work towards proper food costs
  • Maintain all Health and Sanitation standards as directed by Neiman Marcus, local and federal Health Departments, and third-party sanitation auditors
  • Guide restaurant to achieve and maintain a 90% score or better on seasonal shop reports and sanitation evaluations
  • Upkeeps current recipe book daily detailing specials, soups, and daily menu items
  • Work with front-of-house staff to complete orders and any guest requests
  • Create all daily specials and soups by instructing designated kitchen stations on roles
  • Monitor, organizes and expedites all plates leaving the kitchen
  • Work with supervisor to order food and supplies according to the Corporate Purchasing Contracts
  • Provide relevant updates in daily restaurant staff meetings
  • Oversee menu pricing, maintaining set percentages Associate Development
  • Provide feedback, conflict resolution, and disciplinary action for Associates


What You Bring:

  • 4-6 years of relevant experience
  • Culinary degree recommended
  • Has a track record in achieving business results
  • History of leading and motivating teams
  • Basic financial acumen
  • Knowledge of order of service and proper placement of table settings (e.g., china, glass, flatware), food, and beverage as indicated by the kitchen ticket and the guidebook
  • Role requires standing, bending, climbing stairs, and lifting and carrying 35 pounds
  • Associates must be be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays


Inclusive Benefits

We offer an inclusive and comprehensive range of benefits to our valued associates, including:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
  • Disability Benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave, Paid Family Leave, and Adoption Support
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Savings Plan (401K) and Life Insurance
  • Financial Solutions
  • NMG Associates Core Discount of 30%
  • Personal and Professional Development Opportunities

For more information, please click “Our Benefits” section on our career site or reference the link here:


About Neiman Marcus Group

As one of the largest multi-brand luxury retailers in the U.S., with 3,000+ of the world's most desirable brand partners, we're delivering exceptional products and intelligent services enabled by our investments in data and technology. Through the expertise of our associates, we deliver and scale a personalized luxury experience across our three channels of in-store, eCommerce, and remote selling. Our NMG|Way culture, powered by our people, combines individual talents into a collective strength to make life extraordinary. Our brands include Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.

Our legacy of innovation and culture of Belonging guide our roadmap for Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences. As a female-founded, female-majority organization that outpaces the U.S. population in racial and ethnic diversity, our people are at the heart of our progress, and we take great care to protect and empower them.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our Talent Acquisition process. If you have a disability and need assistance or an accommodation, please email us at ApplicantSupport@NeimanMarcus.com.

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