Associate Developer, Global Culinary Innovation

4 weeks ago


Charlotte, United States Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Full time

Since its founding in 1937, Krispy Kreme's focus has remained the same - making fresh doughnuts using our founder's original recipe. The brand's iconic Hot Light lets consumers know when doughnuts are being made in the shop so they can stop in and enjoy them hot, right off the line.

Krispy Kreme's Associate Developer, Global Culinary Innovation will be a key contributor to the global culinary innovation team, responsible for supporting promotional and core menu projects. You will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day business, acting as a culinary and technical resource within global product development, working closely with XFN partners throughout the organization.

A TASTE OF WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

  • Assist manager with core doughnut product development in support of the culinary innovation strategy from the initial briefing process to prototype development, through to commercially viable solutions.
  • Develops a deep understanding of development requirements that allows for the potential for products to be scaled globally.
  • Ensures products consistently meet marketing, financial, and operational goals.
  • Brings creativity and technical expertise to all aspects of the development process.
  • Ability to train and independently run shared production line in test kitchen.
  • Communicate test results and next steps to the manager, with recommendations for changes and improvements.
  • Serves as culinary representative for innovation and shop-based simulations, ensuring program viability and/or identify potential go forward optimizations.
  • Maintains proper documentation on product formulations/ingredients specifications, processing aids, testing evaluation, along with any other technical documentation and vendor communications that allow for consistent and reliable execution.
  • Administers culinary documentation in recipe management system, along with development of formula cards and job aids.
  • Stays current on food technologies and products, leveraging supply chain partnerships, vendors, and culinary experts, to proactively bring a continuous flow of new ideas and products to the product innovation pipeline.
  • Share cleaning and sanitation responsibilities to ensure safe and sanitary work area. This includes dish washing; disassembly, cleaning, and setting up of equipment; and organization of all smallwares.

YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS:

  • 4+ years of progressively responsible culinary development experience.
  • Experience in multi-unit retail/QSR restaurant preferred.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Culinary Arts/Food Technology or Process Engineering required.
  • Has Serv-Safe Managers Certification.
  • Has an awesome passion for food, and specifically a love of doughnuts, pastry, coffee, and the broader sweet treat category.
  • Leverages culinary and technical knowledge and insights to generate compelling concepts.
  • Displays knowledge of and empathy for operational priorities, systems, methods, and processes.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines in a high-pressure and continuously evolving environment.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of current consumer and industry behaviors, trends, attitudes, preferences, and needs.
  • Outstanding communication skills, with an ability to effectively speak to varying levels and sizes of an audience with confidence and influence.
  • Self-motivated, with a can-do spirit; always ready to lead and to learn.
  • Proactive, result oriented.
  • Ability to travel up to 20% with no restrictions.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. The official job description will be provided during the application/interview process.

BENEFITS:

Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance)

Employee discount program

401K plan

PTO and "dream" days

Company events

Education Reimbursement

Adoption Assistance

Life Insurance

FSA/HSA Plans

Pet Insurance

Learn more at www.kkbenefits.com

WHY KRISPY KREME?

At Krispy Kreme, we focus on:

Loving People:

o Our global culture is best captured by our Leadership Mix, a dozen behaviors that define how we work with one another across the world and give back to our communities. Check out our leadership mix here.

o Belonging happens once each Krispy Kremer knows their bold authentic self is welcomed, dignified, and loved, where their wonderfully original identities flourish and thrive.

Loving Communities:

o At Krispy Kreme, sharing joy is at the center of everything we do, and we strive to inspire this in our communities. Our brand purpose truly shines through our Acts of Joy and community fundraising initiatives.

o In the U.S., we have been donating unsold doughnuts to local food banks, with a goal of bringing a smile to our consumers as they enjoy a small, sweet treat. We partner with Feeding America and Convoy of Hope, who in turn partner with organizations nationwide to distribute donations to people in need through diverse types of programs and services.

o In 2022, we helped community groups raise $40 million globally. Last year in the U.S., we supported more than 83,000 fundraising events, raising nearly $37 million.

Loving Planet:

o We have been conducting a multi-year global GHG emissions assessment to establish an emissions baseline, using this foundation to soon set goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions.

o We are working on reducing food waste through donation efforts, animal feed, and composting programs.

About Krispy Kreme

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14,000 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.KrispyKreme.com, or on one of its many social media channels, including www.Facebook.com/KrispyKreme and www.Twitter.com/KrispyKreme.



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