Lunch Chef

bloomon is turning the flower industry on its head – for the better. How? By disrupting the traditional supply chain! We skip the auction and wholesale, to shorten the journey for our flowers. And we harness technology, brand and innovation to deliver gifts and subscriptions that delight our customers across Europe. We launched in Amsterdam in 2014, and in 2021 joined forces with Bloom & Wild, the UK's fastest growing ecommerce company (according to the Financial Times). Our group is backed by top tier investors and is now home to a family of 3 strong brands, Bloom & Wild, bloomon and Bergamotte. Together, we’ve delivered over 20 million orders (and counting!), making us the largest direct to consumer flower business in Europe. Our vision is to create the destination for making life a little more thoughtful and beautiful. And we won't stop at flowers and plants. Starting with the Bloom & Wild brand, we're expanding our gifting offering to other categories like cakes, candles and cocktails. This is all part of our ambition to build Europe's #1 direct to consumer gifting destination. We care wildly about people and our planet. Which is why we’re so proud to be a certified B CorpTM – committed to making long-term positive change for our community, and the world around us. 🛠️ About the Role As Lunch Chef, you are bloomon’s culinary rock. Where we try to make the world a bit more beautiful - and happier - with flowers, you do the same for us by preparing a daily lunch buffet. Variation, freshness and sustainability are of paramount importance to us, furthermore, we fully rely on your experience and creativity.

⚙️ What you'll be doing:

• Plan and manage weekly lunch menus for 30–35 colleagues, including bread, salads, soups, and a hot dish, always aiming to surprise and delight.
• Take ownership of ingredient purchasing within a set weekly budget.
• Consider sustainability in all aspects of menu planning and ingredient sourcing, prioritising seasonal, local produce and responsible suppliers.
• Keep stock organised and up to date, minimising excess and spoilage.
• Bring our office kitchen to life — it’s fully equipped.
• Set up and coordinate the lunch buffet each day from 11:30 to 13:00.
• Keep the team informed about lunch updates or changes, including days off, menu tweaks, or special occasions.
• Maintain cleanliness and replenish kitchen essentials, such as cleaning the coffee machine.
• Prepare special lunches on occasion (e.g., for team meetings or events) when possible.

✅ You’ll love this role if you...

• Are available four days a week, ideally Monday to Thursday. Working students are welcome!(If you’re available for fewer days, we still encourage you to apply — Tuesdays are essential.)
• Are flexible with working hours, except for the core lunch service (10:00–14:00).
• Have relevant experience in the hospitality or food service industry — you know your way around the kitchen and can organize efficiently.
• Enjoy being a consistent, valued part of a team and get energy from connecting with colleagues — after all, food brings people together.
• Love creating varied, fresh, and healthy mealsCare about sustainability and minimising food waste
• Are proactive when working with suppliersStay cool under pressure — some days will be busier than others
• Communicate with empathy and professionalism.

These are some of the skills and experience we think will enable success in this role, but please don’t worry if you are missing some of these. We’re committed to building a team made up of different strengths, skills and experiences, so if you’re excited about our values, passionate about what you do and would like to join us in doing things more thoughtfully, we’d love to hear from you. 🏡 Belonging at Bloom & Wild Group We know that we learn through our differences, and building a diverse team has always been central to creating the best experience for our customers. We value all backgrounds, perspectives, ideas and experiences, and encourage everyone to share their opinions openly within our caring and inclusive team. 🧭 Our ways of working We do things a little bit differently. From inventing letterbox flowers to founding The Thoughtful Marketing Movement. We’re big on collaboration, empathy, knowledge sharing and growth, and our values drive our priorities every day: Lead change for good: we have the guts to try new things and step up to do what matters most Think deeply, act swiftly: we make sure there’s thoughtful rationale behind our approach and always act swiftly to implement ideas Care wildly: we pour care and creativity into everything we do and pay attention to the things that make a difference Stay open, be curious: we’re open about what we’re doing and why, and we welcome challenges from each other We really believe in the power of face-to-face connections - be that through a shared project, a learning and development opportunity, or an after work social - and trust our teams to make the right decisions (for them and us) about where and how they work each day. Our working patterns are flexible and vary across the business, depending on the type of work, need for collaboration, and personal and wellbeing circumstances. 🌟 (Some of) The good stuff To care wildly for our customers, firstly we care wildly for our teams. We work hard to craft a culture of thoughtfulness and care, where there is a strong sense of inclusion and belonging, enabling all of our people to thrive and be successful each day. 🌻 Work that works for you - 1 day per year to volunteer on a project that’s close to your heart - We’ll support your commute to our office and site locations. Depending on your journey to work, this may include a Swapfiets, an NS business card or expense reimbursement - Phone allowance 🌴 Time off - 24 vacation days and an option to buy an extra 5 each year - Happiness days (1 extra day each quarter for your personal ‘me time’) - 1 celebration day per year, to celebrate a holiday that’s important to you - Flexible bank holidays - trade a bank holiday for another day that fits your beliefs, values and celebration calendar 🌱 Health and wellbeing - Mental health support through Open Up, including access to online therapy sessions - Allies and champions groups - Mental Health First Aiders and awareness training for our managers - In person and virtual yoga every week - Our office kitchen is stocked with healthy drinks and snacks to keep you going - Workplace pension contributions 🌳 Growth & Development - A flexible training framework for every stage of your career development through our Bloom & Learn programme - Internal & external Speaker Sessions on a variety of different inspirational topics. 💐 Moments that matter - Social & wellbeing monthly calendar - We love to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other important milestones! - Summer and End of Year events, team lunches and post-peak celebrations - Irresistible discounts on our products, blooms & subscriptions! 🫱‍🫲 Getting hired We know that job searching can be daunting, and we want to do everything we can to ensure that your experience with us is a good one. Interviewing is a 2-way process, and we’re keen to answer all of the questions you have, so that you can be sure (and excited!) that we’re the right move for you. The majority of our interview process will take place remotely via video. This will involve an initial chat with Estelle from the talent team, followed by a first interview with Lina (People Manager in Amstelveen) onsite, and then a final interview with someone from the leadership team. We believe in leading change for good, so do let us know if there’s anything we can do to support your application process. Also, if you have any feedback, please help us to improve our candidate experience by sharing (anonymously) here.