Corporate Chef

Electrolux Professional • Vicksburg, MS

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Chef, COE, serves as a culinary Trusted Advisor and Brand Ambassador, based at our headquarters in Vicksburg, MS. This role manages the corporate kitchen and culinary training center, hosting major corporate events, customer visits, and hands-on training sessions. The chef is also central to supporting product development, working closely with engineering and product management teams to test equipment and contribute to design improvements, product innovation, and recipe creation/testing.
Key responsibilities include overseeing culinary applications, training, facility operations, development of culinary internship program, and field culinary and sales support. The chef develops tools such as demo kits, training modules, video libraries, and best practices to enhance product awareness and user experience. They also lead culinary activities including webinars, in-person events, and collaboration with rep chefs and industry partners to support sales and brand growth.
A deep understanding of end-user challenges is essential to translate operational needs into product solutions. The chef will report on activities monthly, manage budgets and resources, and represent the brand through trade shows, meetings, and direct engagement with influencers and customers. While focused on the Vicksburg territory, support across regions may be required based on strengths and business needs.
IDEAL CANDIDATE:
The ideal Executive Chef for the Center of Excellence is an engaging, confident culinary leader who thrives in front of large audiences and knows how to captivate a room through exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling. This person blends deep culinary expertise with the ability to translate product capabilities into compelling demonstrations that resonate with chefs, operators, reps, and industry partners. They are equally comfortable hosting live trainings, leading hands‑on sessions, presenting at trade shows, or producing on‑camera content. With a strong understanding of real‑world kitchen challenges, they connect authentically with users while bringing valuable insights back to product development teams. Part chef, part educator, part brand ambassador, this individual elevates the company’s voice through clear, charismatic communication and a natural ability to align culinary craft with strategic brand and product goals.

Requirements

• Engaging, confident culinary leader
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
• Deep culinary expertise
• Ability to translate product capabilities into compelling demonstrations
• Strong understanding of real‑world kitchen challenges
• Ability to connect authentically with users
• Clear, charismatic communication
• Natural ability to align culinary craft with strategic brand and product goals

Responsibilities

• Manage the corporate kitchen and culinary training center.
• Host major corporate events, customer visits, and hands-on training sessions.
• Support product development, working closely with engineering and product management teams to test equipment and contribute to design improvements, product innovation, and recipe creation/testing.
• Oversee culinary applications, training, facility operations, development of culinary internship program, and field culinary and sales support.
• Develop tools such as demo kits, training modules, video libraries, and best practices to enhance product awareness and user experience.
• Lead culinary activities including webinars, in-person events, and collaboration with rep chefs and industry partners to support sales and brand growth.
• Translate operational needs into product solutions.
• Report on activities monthly, manage budgets and resources, and represent the brand through trade shows, meetings, and direct engagement with influencers and customers.
• Support across regions may be required based on strengths and business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed