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The Vice President of Culinary, Dining Experience and Procurement Logistics is responsible for identifying, creating and implementing programs that support resident satisfaction with our Dining Experience and physical environment. The Vice President of Culinary, Dining Experience and Procurement Logistics leverages strong vendor partnerships and volume purchasing to obtain quality and reasonably priced products and services. The Vice President manages large scale business partner relationships. The Vice President also has primary responsibility in the company for overseeing both the procurement and purchasing process as well as the identification of viable vendors.
You are the Ideal Profile fit if you identify with each of the following:
- Technologically savvy with proven success implementing custom dining programs
- Broad scope of responsibility across multiple sites, with new market expansion experience preferred
- Strongly aligned to our values: Called to Care, Be the Benchmark, Better Together
Primary Responsibilities
- Overseeing the Resident Dining Experience and Strategy
- Continuously evaluate our contracts and vendor services to ensure a diverse Procurement Strategy
- People Management (team of 3)
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to balance customer needs with business goals in developing solutions
- Executive-level visioning, strategic development, and influencing skills and experience
- Ability to excel as both a team lead and an individual contributor
- Ability to drive creative new approaches
- Ability to interact with senior level management combined with strong communication and presentation skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both oral and written formats
- Position will be based out of our Home/Corporate Office in Waltham, MA
- BA/BS degree in culinary or hospitality management, business, operations or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience
- 10+ years’ experience in hospitality management
- Experience in senior living environments preferred
- Servsafe certification preferred
