Cluster Executive Pastry Chef

About the role

Raffles & Fairmont The Red Sea, part of the Red Sea Project, offers two nature-focused resorts with 361 rooms, 11 dining concepts and a spa. Reporting to the Cluster Executive Chef, the Cluster Executive Pastry Chef leads pastry and bakery operations across both properties, ensuring each reflects its brand identity while maintaining high standards of excellence, creativity and consistency. The role covers menu development, team leadership, quality assurance and collaboration across outlets and banqueting.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee daily pastry and bakery operations for restaurants, lounges, banquets, in-room dining and retail pastry points.
• Develop and implement standard recipes and presentation guidelines, ensuring consistency, quality and cost control.
• Collaborate with the Cluster Executive Chef and F&B leadership to align pastry with the culinary vision.
• Drive innovation in desserts and pastry, balancing modern trends with brand sophistication.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation and hygiene standards.
• Lead, mentor and schedule a team of pastry chefs, bakers, chocolatiers and decorators, including training needs, performance evaluations and succession planning.
• Manage pastry budgets (food cost, labour cost, productivity) and support menu engineering and cost analysis.
• Support business development for events, weddings and retail, and work with procurement on sustainable sourcing.
• Work with marketing and events teams on promotions and seasonal menus, and gather guest feedback.

Required profile

• Degree or diploma in Culinary Arts / Pastry & Bakery or equivalent certification.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in luxury hotels or resorts, including at least 5 years in a senior pastry leadership role.
• Proven experience managing multiple outlets or properties in a luxury or cluster setting.
• Fluent English; knowledge of Arabic is an asset.

Required skills

• Advanced pastry, chocolate, confectionery, viennoiserie and artistic presentation.
• Leadership, communication, organizational and business and financial acumen.
• Aesthetic sense, attention to detail, adaptability and cultural sensitivity.