Executive Chef

Boulevard Hotels and Resorts—a hotel development, management, and franchise group across the African hospitality sector—is recruiting an Executive Chef for its hotel facility in Lagos State. This executive culinary position leads overall kitchen operations, drives menu development across international, continental, and traditional Nigerian cuisines, manages food cost ratios, and enforces health, safety, and hygiene standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Kitchen Leadership & Shift Operations: Oversee daily kitchen staff operations, delegate brigade responsibilities, conduct staff training, and ensure service delivery meets 4/5-star standards.

• Menu Engineering & Culinary Innovation: Design, test, and implement innovative menus spanning international, continental, and Nigerian local specialties.

• Financial Management & Cost Control: Manage food and kitchen operating costs, track portion controls, optimize ingredient sourcing, and monitor departmental profit margins.

• Hygiene & Food Safety Governance: Enforce food hygiene, safety guidelines, and sanitation standards across all food preparation and storage zones.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Culinary Mastery: Extensive hands-on experience in high-volume, multi-cuisine menu development (International, Continental, and authentic Nigerian dishes).

• Leadership Experience: 3+ years leading culinary teams specifically in a 4/5-star luxury hotel or resort environment (7+ years total culinary experience).

• Certifications: Mandatory food safety, hygiene, or HACCP certification.

• Core Competencies: Kitchen inventory management, menu pricing, quality assurance, culinary leadership, and cost accounting.