NJ/NY Gotham FC (“Gotham FC” or “the Club”) is a National Women’s Soccer League (“NWSL”) team representing New Jersey and New York. The team plays at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ. At Gotham FC, we don’t just play soccer; we set trends, challenge the status quo, and lead with bold creativity. While our roots are grounded in the tradition of the beautiful game, everything else about us is fiercely original. We’re here to redefine expectations, break boundaries, and build something that hasn’t been done before. If you’re ready to push the limits and make an impact, you belong at Gotham FC.
The Role:
We are seeking a dynamic and versatile individual to fill the role of Performance Chef. This position requires exceptional culinary skills to provide comprehensive nutrition and fueling solutions for athletes and individuals aiming to optimize their performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of sports nutrition, coupled with culinary creativity to design and prepare meals that align with performance goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Culinary Planning, Execution, & Meal Service
- Collaborate with team Sports Nutritionist and Performance and Medical department to create balanced and nutrient-dense menus tailored to the dietary requirements of athletes and clients.
- Design and prepare meals that meet specific nutritional goals, considering taste preferences and dietary restrictions.
- Oversee the preparation and presentation of meals, ensuring high-quality standards and adherence to nutritional guidelines.
- Implement efficient cooking techniques and maintain consistency in meal preparation and food safety.
Collaboration with Performance Team:
- Work closely with the team nutritionist, performance team, coaches, and other performance specialists to integrate nutrition and culinary strategies into comprehensive performance plans including collaboration with hotels for away games.
- Utilize feedback from athletes and monitoring tools to assess the impact of nutrition and culinary interventions on performance.
- Adjust meal plans and recipes based on individual progress, preferences, and evolving goals.
Food Safety, Sanitation, & Standards
- Ensure all food safety protocols, health codes, and cleanliness standards are consistently met or exceeded.
- Maintain a tidy and welcoming kitchen and meal room environment at all times — organized, clean, and inspection-ready.
- Monitor and confirm timely delivery, storage, and rotation of all food and supply items.
- Develop kitchen SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) to maintain consistency, safety, and efficiency.
Procurement, Inventory, & Vendor Relations
- Manage ordering, receiving, and inventory of food and supplies in alignment with weekly menu plans and operational needs.
- Maintain strong, professional relationships with vendors and purveyors, ensuring the highest quality products and reliable service.
- Maintain accurate inventory records and implement efficient systems for tracking usage, waste, and replenishment.
Administrative & Budget Responsibilities
- Complete and reconcile all credit card (CC) receipts and expense reports in a timely and accurate manner.
- Work in collaboration with the Operations and finance teams to manage, forecast, and reconcile the department budget.
- Ensure all purchasing decisions align with approved budgets and cost-control guidelines.
- Track and report expenses, ensuring financial accountability and transparency.
- Support ongoing efforts to streamline administrative systems and improve operational efficiency.
Operational Oversight
- Supervise daily operations at assigned facilities, including kitchen organization, staff coordination, and production timelines.
- Monitor and confirm timely delivery, storage, and rotation of all food and supply items.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in culinary arts and meal preparation for athletes or high-performance individuals.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of sports nutrition, dietary supplements, and the ability to translate nutritional science into practical culinary solutions.
Capability & Other Characteristics:
- Experience leading and developing food service departments.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and objectivity, practice sound judgment, build and foster trust.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity in a fluid environment, be resourceful and creatively find solutions to meet the tasks and challenges at hand.
- A doer who is able to work at a fast pace, with a bias towards action.
- Engaged leader, mentor and team player with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills at all levels and can inspire and manage people to grow professionally.
- Excellent analytical and strategic skills, as well as high emotional intelligence.
- An entrepreneurial spirit, eager to try new things and be innovative.
- As this is an exempt position, willingness and ability to work long hours, including weekends and evenings.
Location:
This position is fully in-person, based at Gotham FC’s soccer operations office and practice facility, located in Whippany, New Jersey. Ability to attend all home games and any mandatory events as well as away games, as necessary. A willingness to travel for other business-related needs, as they arise. Ability to work at the team’s business operations office in Jersey City, New Jersey, as needed. Gotham FC requires its associates to live in its market, that is, within reasonable commuting distance of Gotham FC’s offices, practice facility and Sports Illustrated Stadium.
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Gotham FC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. We are committed to broadening the pool of qualified talent for consideration, including those who have been historically underrepresented. We strongly encourage people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply.
Job type: Full-time Exempt position
Salary range: $80,000- $125,000 annually
Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision benefit plans available for Employee and Family, Employee funded 401(k) option
This job description is a broad summary of the essential job functions and general duties for this position, the additional job duties that may be required from time-to-time, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. The person in this role may be required to and must be willing to perform other duties as assigned, to meet organizational needs. This job description may be modified from time to time, at the sole discretion of Gotham FC.
This employee must follow and enforce all policies and procedures formulated by Gotham FC and be a role model for the organization.
The existence of this job description does not modify the employee’s “at-will” status. That is, unless a signed employment contract specifying a term of employment exists between Gotham FC and the employee or his/her/their representative, both Gotham FC and the employee will have the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without reason or notice, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
