Roland Foods, LLC

Roland Foods, LLC

Culinary Coordinator

115 W. 18th Street, New York, NY 10011

Sponsorship not specified$85k-$95kDetected 61 days ago
SparkPublic SpeakingAdaptabilityOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft OfficeFood Safety

About the role

  • As a response to the pandemic, Roland Foods office employees have transitioned to a hybrid working schedule, requiring employees to report in-person Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to telework on Monday and Friday each week.

Responsibilities

  • Support culinary events and customer engagements, including kitchen visits, internal tastings, and customer meetings, by assisting with culinary preparation, setup, and breakdown
  • Manage kitchen inventory at the office, including tracking supplies, maintaining organization, and ensuring ingredients and tools are stocked and ready for use
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and functional kitchen environment in accordance with food safety, best practices
  • Create and update PowerPoint presentations for customer meetings, culinary demos, and internal presentations, ensuring materials are accurate, organized, and visually polished
  • Collaborate closely with Culinary, Sales, and Marketing teams to support cross‑functional initiatives, customer needs, and meeting preparation
  • Provide general administrative and logistical support to the Culinary team
  • The Culinary Coordinator will work closely across Culinary, Sales, and Marketing teams to support culinary events, maintain kitchen operations at the office, and help deliver polished, customer‑facing materials and experiences.
  • Roland Foods hires exceptional people to perform a wide variety of important functions that contribute to the success of the Company.

Requirements

  • Culinary background or prior experience working in professional kitchens (restaurant, test kitchen, catering, culinary school, or food service environment) required
  • Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities and timelines
  • Strong collaborative skills, proactive, service‑oriented mindset and demonstrated ability to work cross‑functionally with Culinary, Sales, and Marketing teams
  • Experience working with or procuring through broadline foodservice distribution (e.g. Sysco, US Foods, PFG, etc.)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint
  • experience creating customer‑facing presentations
  • Comfortable working hands‑on in a kitchen environment and supporting food preparation
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Ability to work flexibly to support meetings and events, including occasionally early mornings or extended hours as needed
  • Based in or able to commute to the New York City office
  • Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint; experience creating customer‑facing presentations
  • NYC Food Handler Certification and/or ServSafe Manager Certification

Compensation

  • One of the ways Roland Foods does that is through a competitive compensation package.
  • The base salary for this role will be $85,000 - $95,000.
  • Based on your qualifications, previous experience, and transferable skills, the Company will determine at its sole discretion, the salary offered.

Benefits

  • The Culinary Coordinator plays a key support role within the Culinary team, helping bring Roland Foods' products and culinary vision to life through hands‑on preparation, organization, and presentation support.
  • Adapt quickly to shifting priorities and provide flexible support across multiple projects and teams as needed

Company info

  • Roland Foods, LLC, based in New York City, is an importer and distributor of high-quality specialty food products from more than 40 countries.
  • Founded in Paris in 1934 and established in the U.S. in 1939, the Company provides customers with exceptional specialty foods, primarily offered under the Roland brand.
  • The company sells its quality foods across the foodservice, retail, and industrial channels as well as internationally.
  • Foodservice is the heart of the business, with the Roland® brand being one of the esteemed back-of-house brands in the industry.
  • Roland Foods' is the original purveyor of the world's finest flavors and its assortment is unrivalled, with products spanning global cuisine segments: from French Dijon mustard, to Israeli couscous, to Thai fish sauce, to Mexican salsa macha, Roland Foods procures ingredients from the places that make them best.
  • And for this the Roland® brand is synonymous with quality, authenticity and creativity for the consumer and chef alike.

Equal opportunity

  • Roland Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at peopleandculture@rolandfood.com.

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