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The most successful brands will focus primarily on delivery and take-out and use technology to nurture customer relationships that exist outside four walls.\nWe’re looking for a VP Culinary to lead our culinary strategy as we embark on our next stage of growth and expand from 35 locations to over 100+ over the next 3 years. If you think this could be you, we'd love to hear from you.\nPlease note that we encourage candidates who are interested in this role to email us directly at  with your resumé and a brief note about yourself. Please include \"VP Culinary\" in the subject line. We read every one of these emails.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nYou will be the leader of our culinary strategy across our multi-brand portfolio (with a primary focus on our flagship brand, moonbowls). As our culinary leader, you will balance creativity with a systematic approach to creating consistent, profitable, and most importantly, uniquely positive customer experiences. This role reports directly to our CEO and initially will manage a team of two (Culinary Director + R&D Chef).\nResponsibilities include:\nDefine and execute a cohesive culinary roadmap that aligns with Salted’s brand positioning (better-for-you, clean label, unique + craveable) and long-term business goals (100+ locations, highly profitable, the gold standard in digital-first)\nMaximize the culinary offerings of our core brand menus as we turn these brands into household names\nLead the R&D pipeline for both new brands as well as our core brands (every month, we test 1-2 new brands out of our Test Kitchen)\nDevelop and execute an LTO strategy that balances culinary innovation with the constraints (and benefits) of our small, extremely high volume footprints\nUse data to optimize our product mix for financial results as well as customer frequency\nServe as the culinary voice to our partners and executive team, presenting compelling, data-backed menu strategies that drive growth\nResearch and stay current with supplier opportunities to reduce costs and improve the quality of ingredients\nCollaborate with Ops to establish and enforce elite standards for prep, presentation, and safety (HACCP)\nPartner with Marketing, Ops, and Tech teams to ensure new launches are promoted effectively and executed flawlessly in every kitchen\nLead your team with candor and directness\nStay obsessed with the customer experience. Identify unmet needs and emerging trends to keep Salted ahead of the curve in a fast-changing industry.\nWHO YOU ARE\nThe ideal candidate is extremely detail-oriented, has a deep understanding for the complexities of scaling quality and consistency across nationwide locations, and has an unquenchable thirst to create food that impacts millions of people’s lives.\n10+ years experience working in the QSR or fast food industry in a culinary role\nDeep understanding for how to ensure culinary consistency at national scale\nAble to translate customer ratings, PMIX, and COGs data into actionable menu improvements\nTest-and-learn oriented mindset\nEffective planner who cares deeply about the details as well as the big picture strategy\nKnowledge of HACCP, SOP’s, and government/industry food safety and quality regulations, codes, and standards\nProven ability to collaborate with other departments, proactively identify problems/opportunities, and take ownership of deadlines and deliverables\nMust be based in the Los Angeles area with some flexibility to travel to kitchens around the US\nPassionate about building something great!\nBENEFITS\nSalary Range: $180,000 to $220,000\nHealth Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)\nRetirement Plan (401k)\nStock Options in Company\nCareer Advancement Opportunities\nWork with a team that’s transforming the restaurant industry!\nResponsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the company.Salted is an equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive team. 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