As a Culinary Specialist you will have a key role to develop the brand & products awareness in the French HoReCa channel (both independent and chains) using your culinary skills and know-how. In this position you will be part of the FrieslandCampina Professional French team, our passionate Marketing team of 5 people (including a Pastry advisor) and an international team member of peer chefs.

The Culinary Specialist position is based in Paris region area (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 94).

What we ask:

• Bac Pro level minimum
• More than 5 years of experiences in HoReCa as a chef, affinity for pastry
• Strong expertise in savour cooking and desserts, bakery applications, dairy-based solutions, and menu development
• Experience delivering demonstrations, workshops, or culinary trainings is highly desirable
• Knowledge in basic IT tools (e.g. PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Fluent French & good level (minimum B2) of English (both written & spoken)
• Agility/flexibility on hours & working days (some demonstrations/fairs during weekend)
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Commercial awareness and customer-oriented mindset
• Ability to inspire and influence chefs, customers and commercial teams
• Valid driving licence, willingness to travel frequently around France

What we offer:

• Salary according profile & experiences
• Company car (frequent visits/demonstrations in total France)
• Flexible working arrangement, with a combination of working from home/in our professional kitchen, participating in customers visits & joining trade events
• Annual bonus
• Lunch allowance & Ticket Resaurants
• A dedicated Professional kitchen

Vacancy description:

Culinary Expertise & Customer Support:

• Act as the culinary expert and ambassador for FrieslandCampina
• Inspire chefs, pastry chefs and foodservice professionals through innovative applications and menu solutions
• Develop recipes, concepts, and applications that demonstrate the value and versatility of FrieslandCampina products

Commercial & Customer Development:

• Support the sales team in developing business opportunities with distributors, wholesalers, key operators, culinary schools, and chain customers
• Participate in customer visits, presentations, workshops, and business development activities
• Help build long-term relationships with key customers and foodservice influencers
• Contribute to customer retention and acquisition through culinary expertise and value-added support

Brand Activation & Marketing Support:

• Support Marketing team to develop sales tools and content for Horeca channel (Offline & online content) into creating culinary inspiration and selling stories for brochures, magazines and social media
• Support local activation of marketing campaigns and product launches
• Create engaging culinary content for customer presentations, social media, digital platforms, and trade publications
• Represent FC at industry events and relevant Horeca exhibitions

Innovation & Trend Translation:

• Monitor foodservice, dessert, and gastronomic trends
• Translate market insights into relevant culinary concepts and business opportunities
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Innovation teams to develop solutions that meet customer needs
• Test and validate new product concepts and applications

Training & Capability Building:

• Deliver product and application training to customers, distributors, and internal teams
• Support onboarding and continuous development of sales teams through culinary education
• Develop training materials, recipes, and best-practice guidelines

Key Performance Areas:

• Increase engagement and preference for the FC brands among Horeca professionals
• Support commercial growth through culinary expertise and customer collaboration
• Build strong relationships with key operators, distributors, culinary schools, and industry influencers
• Identify and implement relevant culinary trends and innovation opportunities
• Strengthen the culinary competence of customers and internal stakeholders

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

The Culinary Advisor role is to support the global business. As part of the Marketing Team, he/she works closely with the International Culinary advisors community, Sales & Marketing departments and key internal & external stakeholders to increase brand awareness, brand credibility and physical distribution of FrieslandCampina products.