[Remote] National Director, Culinary Operations (New Business)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. They are seeking a National Director of Culinary Operations to standardize culinary SOPs, ensuring food quality and cost control while supporting innovation aligned with leadership objectives. Responsibilities • Effectively coordinate and work with the Regional Executive Chef/VP Culinary and SVP Culinary to achieve culinary operational excellence with common goals • Develop SOPs for menu execution, costing, and inventory management • Must be able to gain respect and credibility to influence operations personnel and enforce standards • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Support Culinary standards with operations and finance • Ensure food safety and sanitation compliance • Support scalable culinary innovation with SVP and VP of Culinary innovation • Work with VP of Culinary Innovation on development of standardized recipes for all menu items • Ensure that recipes are accurate and updated as needed • Ensures that all food products prepared meet the established specifications and standards • Ensure that Legends Global purchasing standards and vendors are being utilized and upheld • Lead culinary onboarding during new business transitions • Vendor identification and set up aligned with Legends Global Standards and in conjunction with Culinary and Purchasing leaders • Deploy menus, costing tools, and inventory standards • Train + Implement BOH inventory system (yellow dog) • Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of Legends Culinary Programs, Build Sheets and Specifications • Ensure full compliance and effectiveness of the HACCP (Food Safety) program Skills • Bachelor's degree preferred • 5+ years in a leadership role within sports & entertainment, theme parks, large hotels, or multi-unit QSR • Experience scaling standardized operating models across multiple locations • Strong change management and cross-functional leadership skills • Must have experience in managing multi-unit locations • Excellent supervisory, leadership, hands-on management and coaching skills • Good written and verbal managerial communication and customer service skills • Must have knowledge of kitchen sanitation, operation and maintenance of kitchen equipment • Detail-oriented and extremely organized with the ability to learn new programs and procedures quickly • Must be flexible to travel to and from units located in several states and work extended hours due to business requirements including nights, weekends and holidays • ServSafe Certification • Must be compassionate, consistent, and fair to the needs of the employees and of the Company • Must possess strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills • Must be detail oriented, organized, able to work independently, prioritize and multi-task • Must be willing to contribute and support fellow team members and Venues with hands on approach to our culinary operations when needed or asked in order to maintain our business Benefits • Medical • Dental • Vision • Life and disability insurance • Paid vacation • 401k plan Company Overview • ASM Global is the world’s leading venue management company and producer of live event experiences. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Apply tot his job