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Millman Search lists this Corporate Executive Chef (Gulf Shores) opportunity in gulf shores, Alabama. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Corporate Chef
Confidential search — multi-unit coastal restaurant group
Based: Alabama Gulf Shores | Regular travel to Florida and South Carolina
Compensation
$115,000–$135,000 base salary, structured bonus plan, medical coverage, and retirement benefits.
About the group
An established, independently owned group of three high-volume waterfront restaurants on the Gulf and the Carolinas. Scratch coastal and Southern cooking, live entertainment, and a strong guest experience. Peak periods can exceed 500 seats with multiple turns; off-season volume is materially lower. The priority is consistent food quality and kitchen leadership across all three locations.
Position summary
The Corporate Chef is the culinary leader for the group. This is an on-the-floor role responsible for recipes, training, food cost, sanitation, and plate standards. It is not a hotel or banquet position and is not a corporate desk role. Purchasing is structured to avoid vendor conflicts; the Corporate Chef specifies product and quality but does not control vendor relationships for personal gain.
Responsibilities
Protect the group’s scratch recipes, sauces, dressings, and allergen programs
Improve food quality and consistency across all three restaurants
Lead, develop, and hold accountable Executive Chefs and kitchen managers
Develop, cost, and train recipes; execute menu changes on calendar and to spec
Own food cost, waste, prep systems, and health-department performance
Direct high-volume scratch production capable of serving thousands of guests in a day
Partner with finance (including cost accounting) and General Managers
Travel on a defined cadence among the Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina locations
Qualifications
Executive Chef, Chef de Cuisine, or multi-unit culinary leadership experience
Demonstrated success with Southern and coastal/seafood cuisine at volume
Culinary degree preferred; proven results required
Strong ethics, direct communication, and willingness to travel among three restaurants
Experience managing both peak-season volume and off-season operations
Measures of success
Consistent product across all locations, improved guest feedback on food, food cost at target, stable kitchen leadership, and no vendor conflicts.
Worksite address
gulf shores, AL, 36547, US
Who can apply
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