Project Manager, F&B Innovation
Location.
Hybrid, within daily commute of our HQ in San Francisco.
About us.
The Culinary Edge, a CORE foodservice company, is the USA’s leading food & beverage innovation consultancy. We work with, or have worked with, over 30% of the top 200 restaurant brands in the USA. We create the f&b brands of the future, and sometimes we create and operate our own, like Starbird.
At TCE you’ll find classically trained chefs working alongside designers, branding experts and food anthropologists. We fuse culinary excellence with human-centered design, to forge the future of how we eat and drink.
We work at a fast pace on multiple projects, simultaneously traveling, exploring, tasting, learning, communicating and planning. If this sounds like the food & beverage adventure of your dreams, we want to hear from you.
Our method is simple:
Lead with empathy.
See and solve from every angle.
Inspire action.
Follow through with know-how.
Join us.
We are committed to creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Our goals and commitments are shaped and strengthened by our team. There is more work to be done. Join us, and help us build a future where all voices are heard and everyone can feel they belong.
About you.
You embrace ambiguity, and seek to turn this into clarity for your team. But you can accept that, sometimes, even the most bulletproof plan needs to turn on a dime. You can admit when you don’t have the answer, but you have a point of view on the best path forward, and can connect the creative, strategic, and business thinkers on your team with grace and good humor.
About the role.
Project Managers make life on each project the best it can be. Project Managers partner with a close-knit team of Strategy and Culinary leads, designing project plans from inception through completion, and are responsible for keeping teams on task and deliverables on time.
Core Skills.Communication: Demonstrated excellent written and verbal skills. To develop and maintain schedules, you will need to be aware of the challenges or obstacles that team members may be facing.
Team oriented problem-solving: We are looking for proactive, collaborative and creative thinkers, ready to lead and to follow in the rapid ebb and flow of consultancy life.
Flexibility and adaptability: A self-starter, you bring structure to ambiguous situations where we are breaking new ground.
Time management: One stage of a project often relies on another stage meeting its deadline or maintaining its schedule. This kind of coordination makes it vital that project Managers keep tight schedules.
Responsibilities.Coordinate internal resources and third parties for the flawless execution of projects.
Translate project scope and requirements into tasks and schedule.
Consult with your team-leads, to develop a clear plan of action on your programs.
Convey the process and work plan to clients and your teams.
Ensure all deliverables are clearly specified.
Keep the team current with critical information, and filtering information effectively.
Keep studio resourcing and time-tracking systems up-to-date.
Requirements.3+ years of work experience in a range of project management and/or problem solving contexts.
Strong critical thinking and verbal communication.
Business writing skills and ability to produce project documentation.
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail, prioritization and stakeholder management.
Experienced user of MS/Apple/Gsuite toolset (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and equivalents).
Ability to work well with large and/or diverse teams.
Ability to travel to client sites when required.
Remuneration.$75,000 - $90,000 Base Salary, depending on experience.
Company bonus up to 10% of Base Salary.
$200/month Culinary Research & Development Stipend for meals & ingredients, books, and other culinary research materials.
Health, Dental and Vision plans.
Flexible spending account, life insurance, short & long-term disability, 401k with matching, Legal benefits, employee assistance program, etc.