Executive Chef
About the job
POSITION OVERVIEW
Amankora in Bhutan is seeking a dynamic, innovative, and highly accomplished Executive Chef that has a combination of strong culinary experience and management skills within an international ultra-luxury hospitality environment.
Our successful candidate would be overseeing the culinary operations with a team of 70 chefs, located across 5 individual Lodges, with a total of 76 Suites.
What we offer in return:
RESPONSIBILITIES
Our preferred candidate would have the below skills and traits:
Experience of working in a remote location will be an added benefit.
QUALIFICATIONS
A strong candidate would have to be specialized in the following technical areas:
Amankora in Bhutan is seeking a dynamic, innovative, and highly accomplished Executive Chef that has a combination of strong culinary experience and management skills within an international ultra-luxury hospitality environment.
Our successful candidate would be overseeing the culinary operations with a team of 70 chefs, located across 5 individual Lodges, with a total of 76 Suites.
What we offer in return:
- An opportunity to be part of Aman family that operates unique resorts in Ultra Luxury segment.
- Competitive expatriate package with accommodation, medical and other benefits.
- A family style work atmosphere in one of the world’s highest Gross Happiness Index rated places.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Our preferred candidate would have the below skills and traits:
- Proven record of working in luxury establishments in a similar position.
- A creative flair and exposure to Western, Middle Eastern, and Asian cuisine.
- Extensive experience in curating extraordinary culinary guest experiences.
- A solid understanding of sustainable cuisine, together with experience in establishing and managing the productive Kitchen Gardens as an integral part of the guest experience.
- Strong passion and desire to work with locally sourced ingredients and fresh produce.
- Solid interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to adapt to different cultures
- Transparency and integrity, building a harmonious and productive working culture.
- Establishing teams with a strong passion for staff training and developing within various Lodge teams.
- Problem-solving skills remotely and work closely with diverse local and expertise management team.
Experience of working in a remote location will be an added benefit.
QUALIFICATIONS
A strong candidate would have to be specialized in the following technical areas:
- F&B Operations and Controls
- Cost Analysis and Profitability
- Understanding of Culinary Sustainability and unique F&B offerings
- Innovative Menu Design and Costing
- Curating Extraordinary Culinary Experiences for Guests
- Quality Improvement Strategies
- Revenue focused through upselling initiatives and creating Bespoke private dining venues.
- Staff Training & Development
- Department: F&B kitchen
