Director of Culinary Innovation

1 week ago


Anaheim, California, United States CKE Full time
Job Summary

The Director of Culinary Innovation will be responsible for developing and executing culinary projects to drive innovation and growth for CKE Restaurants. This individual will lead the strategy and execution to deliver best-in-class core and limited-time offer (LTO) menu portfolios, while also developing measurable and improved consumer perceptions of the respective brand's core existing products and new item innovation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and Lead Culinary Strategy: Create and execute a comprehensive culinary strategy that aligns with the company's overall business objectives.
  • Menu Development and Optimization: Develop and lead the strategy and execution to deliver best-in-class core and LTO menu portfolios, ensuring that menu items meet guest, financial, and operational objectives.
  • Consumer Perception and Market Research: Develop measurable and improved consumer perceptions of the respective brand's core existing products and new item innovation, compared to prior scores and the competition.
  • Product Development and Launch: Create a deep pipeline for new product development, employing testing and protocol to evaluate new products, and target a minimum of five successful new product offerings per brand annually.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create, commercialize, and introduce new products to market, while enhancing credibility with suppliers, franchisees, and other third-party constituents.
  • Marketing and Promotional Strategy: Partner with brand VPs to build a consolidated marketing calendar that drives consumer traffic and sales through appropriate food/value initiatives, promotions, new product news, and other tactics.
  • Team Leadership and Development: Lead a high-performing team by clearly defining the strategic purpose of roles, establishing individual performance expectations, providing continuous feedback, coaching, and developing, conducting ongoing recognition, succession management, and talent scenario planning.
Requirements
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Culinology, Food Science, or a related field.
  • Experience: A minimum of 10 years of experience that demonstrates a strong competency in Culinary Innovation or Food Product R&D, with experience in QSR or fast-casual dining industry highly preferred.
  • Skills: Deep understanding of the fundamentals of flavor development, working knowledge of product evaluation techniques and safe food handling procedures, excellent planning, prioritizing, organizational, and problem-solving skills, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.
Work Environment
  • Restaurant Support Center and Test Kitchen Environment: Fast-paced, high-volume environment with demanding tasks.
  • Travel: Approximately up to 25% travel required.

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