
Herman Schultz
Kitchen Manager
A kitchen that runs clean, on cost and on time
Kitchen manager with thirteen years in professional kitchens, the last six running the kitchen operation of a high-volume restaurant in Munich. Owns the back-of-house business — the brigade, ordering and food cost, hygiene, and the consistent output every service depends on. Cut food cost while holding quality by tightening ordering, portioning and waste control across the kitchen. Manages rotas and the team, controls stock and suppliers, enforces HACCP and food-safety standards, and keeps service running smoothly under pressure. Strong on both the cooking and the operations and economics of running a kitchen as a business. Calm and organised when service gets busy. Looking for a kitchen-manager or head-of-kitchen role with a restaurant or group that wants its kitchen run properly.
Location
Munich, GermanyNationality
GermanGender
MaleAvailability
1 monthDate of Birth
1987-05-12Leadership
Composure
Organisation
Attention to Detail
Stamina
- Kitchen Operations
- Food Cost Control
- Brigade Leadership
- Stock & Ordering
- Supplier Management
- Food Safety (HACCP)
- Rota Management
- Menu Execution
- Waste Control
- Service Management
German
Native or Bilingual ProficiencyEnglish
Professional Working ProficiencyBavaria Restaurant Group, Munich
Kitchen Manager April 2016 to Present
Cut the food cost while holding quality by tightening the ordering, portioning and waste control.
Manage the rotas, train the team and keep the service running smoothly under real pressure.
Control the stock and the supplier relationships to keep the kitchen well supplied at all times.
Enforce all the HACCP and the food-safety standards across the whole kitchen at all times.
Maintain the consistency and the quality on every single plate through the busiest of services.
Munich Fine Dining
Sous Chef August 2010 to March 2016
Managed the junior cooks and supported the ordering and food cost.
Learned the kitchen operations, hygiene and team leadership on the job.
Gained the management certification and then moved into a kitchen-manager role.
Munich Fine Dining
Chef de Partie June 2008 to July 2010
Learned the technique, the sections and kitchen discipline under head chefs.
Built the craft and the speed that kitchen management is built on.
Then earned the move up into a sous-chef role from there.
Food Safety (HACCP) & Kitchen Management
Culinary Institute / HACCP (May 2014 to Present)
Menu Costing & Inventory
Culinary Institute (April 2019 to Present)
Cut food cost
Consistent under pressure
Seasonal Menu Relaunch
Kitchen Manager (January 2019 to June 2019)
Kitchen Refurbishment & Fit-Out
Kitchen Manager (February 2020 to May 2020)
Munich Culinary School
Associate — Vocational Diploma in Culinary Arts (September 2007 to June 2010)
Culinary Institute / HACCP
Associate — Food Safety (HACCP) & Kitchen Management Certification (January 2014 to May 2014)