Technical Chef

**Job Title: Technical Chef (Southern Region)**
**Location: Johor, West Malaysia**

**About the role/brand**

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the €2.5bn+ foodservice division of Unilever. It leads the dynamic Food Service market across its categories and has ambitious growth objectives, marketing a range of professional food and beverage products and services to operators across 22 Multi Country Organizations (MCOs) in 67 countries. We are **Chefs Supporting Chefs**, #stronger together as one team with one goal, **supporting** each other and our customers to **thrive and grow**.

We are proud to be part of Unilever, a truly global business, known for great **purposeful brands **and a vision to make sustainable living commonplace. As the dedicated foodservices business of Unilever, we lead the B2B industry in providing professional high-quality food ingredients, value-adding services and expert culinary support. We operate in over 70 countries.

**We outgrow our competition **thanks to our powerful purposeful brands such as UFS, Knorr, Hellmann’s and The Vegetarian Butcher and talented entrepreneurial people. We spearhead digital innovation, guided by data-driven trends and insights, to build **perfect experiences for our customers**.

Unilever Food Solutions is an inspiring global company made up of **talented, diverse professionals **who are truly passionate about the people we serve and provide the expertise to meet their needs. In this positive and open culture of ‘**Support, Inspire and Progress’**, we empower our people to make a 'bigger difference' at every level in the organization.

And it’s an exciting time to join **Unilever Food Solutions **(UFS)

**Who You Are and What You’ll Do**

We are looking for a Demand Creation Specialist (Technical Chef) who has entrepreneur mindset and able to spot on the business opportunity which are generally within a defined geography, to create and sustain demand to maximize business growth.

**Team Structure**:

- Reporting to: Executive Chef
- Indirect reports: Region’s Distributor Account Manager

**Your Role/Key Responsibilities**:
**Key Deliverables**
- Collaborate with chefs and foodservice operators to develop and optimize menus that showcase Unilever Food Solutions' products. Ensure that menus are profitable, on-trend, and deliver exceptional taste experiences.
- Works closely with Distributor Account Manager by contributing Chefs’ expertise & knowledge, include Operator insights and Diner’s trend.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, chefs, and foodservice operators. Provide culinary expertise and support to drive customer satisfaction, loyalty, and business growth.
- Increase offline and online visibility of the Unilever Food Solutions and chef team brand within the industry and among our target customers via different touch point.
- Grow tandemly with region’s assigned area on the business target, include SKU portfolio performance and penetration.

**Key Stakeholders**:
Internal: Chef Team, Region Customer Development teams, Country Channel Marketing team, other support functions e.g., R&D, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance.

External: Distributors, Sales Representative, Merchandisers, Operators (Purchasing, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality Assurance).

**Travel**:
50-70% of the time for travelling.

**What You’ll Need To Succeed**
- Diploma or Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience as a chef.
- Proficiency in standard computer skills, including MS programs and familiarity with social media platforms.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both in group settings and one-on-one interactions.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment and effectively manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.
- Must possess strong organizational, systematic, and collaborative skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact positively and professionally with all employees, co-workers, and customers.
- Willingness to travel as required.

**The Hidden Gem in you**
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Pro-active, Business orientated, focused and problem solver.
- Proven track record of managing multiple stakeholders, customers and distributors, and delivering operational excellence.
- Passion for Growth: to demonstrate “Can-Do “attitude and leadership to reach outstanding growth levels.
- Change Catalyst: To initiate and drive necessary changes.

**How to Apply**:
**About Unilever**:

- Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas, and disrupt processes: use your energy to make this