Executive Chef

Trách nhiệm chính

• Lead culinary vision, pre‑opening planning, and ongoing operation of all kitchens at Mandarin Oriental, Da Nang.
• Oversee all operational and administrative aspects of the Culinary Division, including policy formulation, menu design, product specifications, sanitation, and cost control.
• Monitor industry trends and collaborate on culinary development initiatives, leading concept development, menu innovation, and culinary programming.
• Recruit, train, evaluate, and schedule culinary colleagues, fostering a culture of excellence, teamwork, development, and accountability.
• Drive culinary excellence across all outlets, ensuring consistency, creativity, presentation, and guest satisfaction.
• Maintain highest standards of hygiene, food safety, equipment maintenance, and operational readiness, collaborating with Procurement and Finance for cost‑effective sourcing and inventory management.
• Lead kitchen pre‑opening activities including recruitment, SOP development, recipe standardisation, menu engineering, kitchen setup, equipment commissioning, and operational testing.
• Engage VIP guests and stakeholders on culinary requirements and bespoke dining experiences, ensuring dietary needs and special requests are met.
• Conduct regular coaching, counselling, and disciplinary discussions, maintain strong communication across teams, and mentor future culinary leaders.
• Monitor and control departmental P&L performance, manage staffing levels and scheduling, oversee menu development, recipe costing, and menu pricing, and conduct menu engineering exercises and outlet performance reviews.

Yêu cầu công việc

• Luxury Resort Experience: Proven track record as an Executive Chef or senior culinary leader within internationally recognised luxury resort or luxury hotel brands.
• Asia Experience: Extensive experience operating within Asia, with a strong understanding of regional culinary trends, guest expectations and supplier networks.
• Hotel Opening Experience: Demonstrated success in luxury hotel or resort pre‑openings, including recruitment, menu engineering, recipe costing, kitchen commissioning and team development.
• Strong knowledge of international cuisine, destination dining concepts and contemporary culinary trends.
• Experience leading large, multicultural culinary brigades.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing food cost, labour cost and profitability.
• Advanced knowledge of HACCP, food safety and hygiene standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in English is required.

Yêu cầu ưu tiên

• Additional language capabilities will be considered advantageous.

Phúc lợi

• Learning & Development programmes tailored to various career stages.
• MOstay programme offering complimentary nights and attractive rates on rooms for you and your loved ones.
• Health and wellness programmes to support work‑life balance.

Thông tin khác

• Mandarin Oriental, Da Nang is a forthcoming ultra‑luxury beachfront resort located on Vietnam's central coastline, approximately 15 minutes from Da Nang International Airport, slated to open in 2027.
• The resort will feature around 60 resort villas and 80 branded residences, offering dining venues, wellness facilities, curated resort experiences, water sports activities, beachfront amenities, and private villa pools.
• The Executive Chef will play a pivotal role in establishing Mandarin Oriental, Da Nang as one of Vietnam's leading luxury resort dining destinations.