Demonstrator Chef – Live Cooking & Sales Support

About the role

UNOX, a market leader in high‑performance professional ovens, is looking for a Demonstrator Chef to join its sales team in Abidjan. The role will drive business growth across West Africa through live cooking demonstrations, individual cooking experiences and post‑sales training.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and develop new sales opportunities across hospitality, restaurants, cafés, bakeries and retail.
• Plan and deliver Individual Cooking Experience (ICE) sessions and product demonstrations for prospective customers and dealer network.
• Build strong relationships with chefs, operators and kitchen‑equipment partners.
• Support dealers with product presentations, customer visits, installations, product handovers and operator training.
• Deliver product and application training covering operation, programming, cleaning and best‑practice use of UNOX equipment.
• Represent UNOX at exhibitions, events, workshops and customer activations.
• Maintain accurate activity, opportunity and customer reports through the company CRM system.

Required profile

• Minimum five years’ experience in a similar Application Chef, Sales Demonstrator, Corporate Chef or customer‑facing HoReCa role.
• Professional culinary background, ideally with experience in hotels, restaurants, catering, bakery or foodservice operations.
• Confident presenting and cooking in front of customers and groups.
• Commercially minded with ability to identify opportunities and build long‑term relationships.
• Fluent English; Arabic or another regional language a plus.
• Valid driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across West Africa.

Required skills

• Professional cooking equipment operation.
• CRM system usage.

What we offer

• Flexible working hours.
• Mentorship & coaching.
• Career growth & training programs.
• Diversity & inclusion policies.
• Company car & transportation benefits.
• International mobility & relocation support.
• Team building activities.
• Hybrid work.