Corporate Chef Key Accounts and Partner Markets Europe, Heerbrugg, Switzerland (m/f/d)

Do you want to take your culinary expertise beyond the kitchen and inspire chefs across Europe?

At RATIONAL, you’ll turn your passion for cooking into a driving force for innovation, training, and culinary excellence. 

In this international role, you represent the RATIONAL brand across diverse markets. Developing chefs, supporting our partners, and creating unforgettable culinary experiences at live events, academies, and trade shows. Your creativity, leadership, and deep understanding of professional kitchens will help shape how thousands of chefs cook every day. 

If you’re ready to make a real impact, share your expertise on an international stage, and grow within a company that’s redefining the future of professional cooking, then we’d love to meet you. 

Responsibilities: 

• Continuous development and qualification of the Corporate Chefs of our Partners in the region 
• Development and implementation of division-specific product and application training courses 
• Implementation basic and advanced product training courses for our partners  
• Qualification and auditing of RATIONAL product presentations such as RATIONAL Live, target group events, expert kitchens, trade fairs, academies and Unit Introductions  
• Culinary expert for all areas of application 
• Development and implementation of culinary concepts for trade fairs and on-site trade fair support 
• Development and implementation of RATIONAL after-sales concepts 
• Key account support and development from application. 
• Support in the development of new application concepts (countries and target groups) with Culinary Excellence 
• Advice on application questions and problems by telephone and in person 
• Consolidation of application requirements in the area 
• Networking within local chefs, consultants and all relevant multipliers 

Your profile: 

• Completed culinary education (e.g., professional chef training) and several years of experience in an international setting (Executive Chef, Corporate Chef or equivalent). 
• Proven experience coaching, training or developing chef teams or partner organizations. 
• Excellent presentation and communication skills — confident on-stage and one-on-one. 
• Excellent understanding of professional kitchen operations, workflows and application contexts. 
• Passionate about culinary excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement; highly structured, proactive, and self-motivated. 
• Fluent in English and willingness to travel across Europe (~50 % travel). 
• Experience with RATIONAL systems (iCombi, iVario, ConnectedCooking) or similar advanced kitchen technology would be a strong advantage. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust and influence at all levels (chefs, partners, key accounts). 
• Adaptive to change, culturally sensitive and comfortable in diverse partner settings. 

What counts for us are your qualifications – regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation/identity or social, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. We welcome applications from all people with diverse backgrounds.

If you have any questions, please contact Vildane Hasani.

+41 71 727 90 12