Culinary Lead, Foodservice Marketing - Arla Denmark

Are you a true Professional Foodie and passionate about Cooking, Baking and Gastronomic development? Do you strive in a pivotal role in Foodservice being on top of trends, understanding customer needs, working with chefs, driving customer workshops and working closely with local and global stakeholders?

Foodservice is a growing market and is expected to continue to grow over the coming years. We see a huge opportunity to inspire, educate and drive the gastronomic development in Denmark by offering culinary expertise to guide our customers to succeed with their agendas. We are super excited to offer this unique opportunity to join our passionate Foodservice team and be a part of our growth journey.

How you will make an impact

You will join the Foodservice Marketing team in Denmark, championing Danish gastronomy, health and sustainability with influential ambassadors. Day to day, you will collaborate closely with Brand, Channel marketing and Sales to support customers and shape go-to-market strategies. As a team we are passionate about what we do. We have high ambitions and strive to succeed together. We are driven by great energy, a positive mindset, trust and openness.

As our new Culinary Lead, you will energize Arla Pro, our dedicated Foodservice brand, by bringing expert, hands-on culinary guidance to customers across Ala Carte Restaurants, Quick Service Restaurants, Canteens, Public Health and Bakery. You will turn trends into impact by developing recipes and content (e.g., magazines), leading workshops and translating customer needs into actionable solutions that drives the business forward.

Your key responsibilities

- will be driving the culinary agenda, create relevant and inspiring content targeting professional chefs, securing relevance of innovations and drive workshops across different types of customers. It is a pivotal role, where it is important to be on top of culinary trends, engage in culinary networks and understand customer needs to identify opportunities and risks.

Furthermore your key tasks will be to:

• Understand Customer needs – be the voice of the chefs
• Be on top of culinary trends within Full service restaurants, Quick Service restaurants, Canteens, Public sector, Pastry and Bakery
• Create recipes and participate in photo shoots
• Collaborate with influential culinary ambassadors
• Application test of innovations to secure product quality, functionality and performance
• Support in creating value propositions and relevant applications as part of sell in materials
• Participate in trade fairs and other culinary events
• Educate and train customers and sales organizations
• Develop and execute customer workshops
• Drive existing and new culinary partnerships
• Part of Arla Pro Global Culinary Lead Community

You should expect 10 - 15 days of travelling, primarily in Denmark.

As Culinary Lead you will be referring to Head of Marketing i Foodservice Denmark, Anette Boye.

What will make you successful

We imagine that the ideal candidate is a qualified chef with a versatile background, such as proven experience as an Restaurant chef, Canteen chef (pastry/bakery is a plus) and possibly an education in Nutrition and Health, Management or other relevant experience. You are outgoing, driven and persistent and are comfortable joining Sales on customer visits and turning opportunities into action.

You are naturally curious and aware of trends, you stay on top of how top chefs are inspiring other chefs and translate trends into relevant recipes and content. You have experience with planning and running impactful workshops and are active in industry networks.

You are product‑savvy, with a good understanding of different dairy products and how they perform in cooking and baking. Finally, you communicate clearly in Danish and English, have a commercial mindset, build strong relationships, and have the courage to challenge conventional thinking to continuously develop Danish gastronomy.

What do we offer?

Becoming a part of Arla Pro, you will get the opportunity to join our growth and change journey in Foodservice. You will join a professional, dedicated and fun team with big ambitions in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We share an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy bouncing ideas and inspiring each other to push our agenda forward. As our new Culinary Lead, you will have every opportunity to put your stamp on an area which is highly prioritised in Arla Foods. As well as career growth and development opportunities across Arla in local and global roles.

Would you like to join us?

Please apply as soon as possible. We will review all incoming applications on an ongoing basis. For additional information, please contact Head of Marketing, Foodservice Denmark, Anette Boye by mail anboy@arlafoods.com or phone +45 9131 6015