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Food Operations & Brand Manager – ️ Chief Chilli Officer Jobs in Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France at Chilli No. 5
Title: Food Operations & Brand Manager – ️ Chief Chilli Officer
Company: Chilli No. 5
Location: Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Food Operations, Events & Brand Growth Manager🌶️ Chief Chilli Officer
Chilli No. 5 | Sophia Antipolis, French Riviera
This is not a normal job.
We’re looking for someone who wants to help build an international food brand, not someone looking for a comfortable 9-5.
Chilli No. 5 is an award-winning gourmet food company creating internationally inspired sauces, oils, spices, gifts, events and experiences. We operate a production facility, fulfilment operation, event venue, catering business, online store, Amazon channels, wholesale distribution network and a growing international community. Chilli No. 5 is built around adventure, flavour, gifting and bringing people together.
www.chilli-no5.com – website
www.sophia245.com – factory events website
www.buy5trade.com – wholesale website
We need an ambitious, entrepreneurial food-loving operator to work directly with the founder and become one of the key people driving the company forward.
This role is perfect for someone who thinks like an owner.
YOUR MISSION
Help us grow Chilli No. 5 from a small but ambitious gourmet food company into one of the world’s most exciting flavour brands.
You’ll be involved in almost every part of the business:
- Sauce production
- Food safety & quality control
- Logistics & fulfilment
- Amazon & online sales operations
- Wholesale and distributor support
- Stock control
- Purchasing
- Events & catering
- Customer service
- Social media content
- Product development
- Supplier relationships
- Reporting & administration
No two days are the same.
One day you might be producing sauces in the factory.
The next you might be loading deliveries, helping at a BBQ event, preparing Amazon shipments, filming content for social media, or helping launch a new product.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Production & Food Operations
- Assist with production of gourmet sauces, oils, spices and food products
- Ensure food hygiene standards are maintained
- Manage stock levels and ingredient ordering
- Liaise with suppliers across Europe
- Assist with product development and testing
- Help improve production efficiency
Logistics & Fulfilment
- Manage B2B and B2C order fulfilment
- Coordinate deliveries across Europe and internationally
- Work with Amazon FBA and fulfilment partners
- Manage stock transfers between locations
- Monitor inventory and forecasting
- Ensure customer orders are dispatched on time
Wholesale & Sales Support
- Support distributors, retailers and hospitality clients
- Prepare quotations and wholesale orders
- Manage customer enquiries
- Assist with account management
- Maintain CRM and reporting systems
Events & Hospitality
- Help organise events at the Chilli No. 5 Factory
- Assist with catering operations
- Support corporate events, BBQs, private parties and product launches
- Help create memorable guest experiences
Social Media & Brand Building
- Film behind-the-scenes content
- Appear on camera when required
- Create stories, reels and posts
- Help showcase life inside the factory
- Assist with influencer and community activities
Business Operations
- Weekly reporting
- Purchasing and supplier management
- Cost control
- Administrative support
- Continuous improvement projects
WHO YOU ARE
You might be:
- A chef
- A sous chef
- A food entrepreneur
- A hospitality graduate
- A food production specialist
- An operations manager
- A highly organised foodie
More important than your CV is your attitude.
We want someone who is:
✔ Entrepreneurial
✔ Hungry to succeed
✔ Highly organised
✔ Positive and energetic
✔ Solutions-focused
✔ Obsessed with customer service
✔ Comfortable working hard
✔ Happy getting their hands dirty
✔ Excited by food, flavour and hospitality
✔ Interested in social media and content creation
✔ Comfortable speaking to customers, suppliers and partners
✔ Looking for a long-term opportunity
WHAT WE DON’T WANT
❌ Clock-watchers
❌ “That’s not my job” people
❌ Corporate bureaucracy lovers
❌ People who need constant supervision
❌ People looking for a temporary stop-gap job
IDEAL EXPERIENCE
- Food production
- Professional kitchen experience
- Catering
- Inventory management
- Amazon Seller Central
- Shopify/WooCommerce
- Logistics and fulfilment
- Event operations
- Purchasing
- Hospitality
- Social media content creation
Not all are essential.
WHAT YOU GET
- Competitive Pay Package – (potential lodging)
- Direct mentorship from the founder
- Exposure to every aspect of building a food brand
- Fast progression opportunities
- Opportunity to influence the future of the business
- Work in a unique rainforest-inspired factory and event venue in Sophia Antipolis
- Work with chefs, entrepreneurs, influencers and distributors
- Learn food production, logistics, ecommerce, events, branding and sales
- Be part of a passionate team building something special
THE REALITY
This role won’t suit everyone.
There will be early mornings.
There will be busy weekends.
There will be events.
There will be deadlines.
There will be challenges.
But if you’re the type of person who wants to help build an exciting international food brand from the inside, there are very few opportunities like this.
We’re not looking for an employee.
We’re looking for a future business leader.
#JoinTheRevolution
www.chilli-no5.com
