**Paradies Lagardere at Detroit Metropolitan Airport**

**Job Category:** Food & Beverage

**Job Details**

**Key Responsibilities**

We are seeking a highly skilled Sous Chef to join our team at Paradies Lagardere at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. As a Sous Chef, you will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with national and local market prepared food vendors.

**Key Responsibilities Include:**

• Negotiate pricing, vendor programs, delivery, and payment terms for prepared food products.
• Develop strategic alliances based on innovation and product development.
• Conduct regular Quality Assurance tastings and evaluations to ensure recipe adherence, food quality, and consistency.
• Launch/expand successful prepared food product lines and implement successful exit strategies for unproductive merchandise.
• Lead, contribute to, and execute parts of the culinary strategic plan for the division.
• Assist in kitchen schematics design and recommend adjacencies that support the efficiency of the space.
• Orientate new cooks within their respective area, core culinary standards, and established food programs.
• Provide support for new restaurant openings and/or renovations.
• Provide leadership to culinary team members and kitchen managers.
• Assist with training, coaching, and development of culinary team members.

**Requirements**

**Education:**

**Experience:**

**Licenses & Certifications:**