Sous Chef

We are currently recruiting for a Sous Chef to join Harrods’ passionate and high‑performing Private Shopping Team within our iconic Knightsbridge store. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key leadership role in our Penthouse kitchen, helping to deliver exceptional dining experiences defined by craftsmanship, consistency and quality.

About The Role 

As a Sous Chef, you'll be responsible for the day to day operations of your brigade. By leading your team from the front and assisting the Senior Head Chef in all managerial duties.  

You’ll be responsible for setting daily production levels, monitoring all goods received from internal and external vendors and production, ensuring that quality standards are met. You’ll manage the day-to-day administration and production ensuring compliance to internal systems including SAP.  

In this role, you’ll also be responsible for effective storage, ordering food stock and planning production levels to minimise wastage and ensure that stock checks are completed in a timely manner. By adhering to all Health & Safety regulations and procedures, you’ll set a high standard of food safety in the daily operations. 

About You 

You’ll have a strong track record of hospitality experience, preferably within a fine dining environment at Sous Chef level or above. 
Having a great knowledge and passion for food and drink is essential.
You’ll have great time-management skills and a strong customer focus when dealing with both internal and external parties.

You’ll have exceptional interpersonal skills and a good attention to detail, which will be evident through paperwork completed, organisation of department and sufficient stock levels. You’ll be able to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills by coaching, inspiring and motivating the team.

By reporting to the Senior Head Chef, you’ll build effective relationships with support functions including Food Halls, Restaurants, Food Safety, Distribution, and HR. Having good PC literacy is a must (Word, Excel and preferably SAP). 

About Us 

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You  

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.  

In return for your hard work as Sous Chef, you’ll learn every aspect of working in a busy, premier kitchen and will receive some great benefits including: 

• Competitive annual salary up to £48,000 and additional annual bonus
• Set contracted hours – paid additional working hours at an overtime rate of 1.5 p/h 
• Minimal late evenings by industry standard – majority finished by 10pm 
• Access to our subsidised staff canteen 
• Supportive HR and Training Opportunities 
• 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) + birthday off 
• Up to 33% Harrods discount 

Uniquely You 

Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply. 

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

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