Pastry Chef📣 Job Ad
in Leylaty Group
22 days ago
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Riyadh |
Position Purpose
The Executive Pastry Chef is the Chief Creative and Financial Strategist for the pastry division, holding ultimate creativity, quality, and fiscal accountability. This role is focused on defining and executing the artistic standard for all desserts and baked goods while ensuring maximum profitability, technical perfection, and operational scalability of the pastry program.
Main Responsibilities
Qualifications And Requirements
Key Competencies
The Executive Pastry Chef is the Chief Creative and Financial Strategist for the pastry division, holding ultimate creativity, quality, and fiscal accountability. This role is focused on defining and executing the artistic standard for all desserts and baked goods while ensuring maximum profitability, technical perfection, and operational scalability of the pastry program.
Main Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership and Financial Management
- Vision and Standards: Define and enforce high artistic and quality standards.
- Financial Control: Own financial performance including budget management and cost analysis.
- Team Command: Recruit, train, and mentor the pastry team.
- Menu Development and Quality Assurance
- Menu Engineering: Develop innovative and scalable pastry menus.
- Recipe Documentation: Maintain standardized recipes ensuring consistency.
- Procurement: Oversee the purchasing strategy for ingredients.
- Final Quality Control: Conduct tastings and inspections.
- Operational and Event Execution
- Production Oversight: Manage production flow for efficiency.
- Logistical Strategy: Plan logistics for off-site pastry execution.
- Client Interface: Act as the senior pastry representative during events.
Qualifications And Requirements
- Minimum of 7+ years in pastry, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Demonstrated expertise in pastry and baking techniques.
- Strong financial literacy and budgeting experience.
- Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
- A degree or certification from a recognized culinary institution is required.
- Advanced food safety/sanitation certification is mandatory.
Key Competencies
- Culinary Innovation and Creativity
- Fiscal Accountability
- Organizational Command
- Mentorship and Team Development
Requirements
- Requires 2-5 Years experience

