The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  JCPenney is hiring a Sous Chef in Louisville, KY.

• Role description

  Ready for your next move? JCPenney is seeking a Sous Chef to drive results in Louisville, KY. Plainly put, JCPenney wants 3 years of Back of House, will pay $56,000 - $80,000, and expects you to own the result.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
  • Juggle wildly-collaborative priorities without dropping the ones that matter
  • Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered
  • Step in on additional duties that support the wider JCPenney mission
  • Surface risks early, loudly, and with a proposed fix attached
  • Deliver scrappy results that align with broader business objectives
  • Convert Catering Logistics chaos into a backlog someone can actually work
  • Sense when a Louisville relationship needs a call, not an email

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort steering general conversations toward a decision
  • Comfort with a JCPenney pace that rarely sits still
  • A KY work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
  • The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
  • Hands-on proficiency with Hospitality Sales, ideally paired with Property Management Systems

  JCPenney builds general tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Louisville, KY, and with a values-led respect for the craft. We measure Sous Chef success by problems solved, not hours logged at your Louisville, KY desk.

  Open with $56,000 - $80,000, grow your ServSafe Certification under a mentor, lean on full benefits, and flex your hours the way grown-ups should.

  The search is live, the seat is funded, and we are interviewing this week.

  If you've read this far, you're probably the calmly-fast-moving kind of candidate we want, so apply.

• Required skills

  • Pastry Arts
  • Hospitality Sales
  • Knife Skills
  • Property Management Systems
  • Catering Logistics
  • Upselling
  • Multilingual Communication
  • OpenTable
  • Back of House
  • ServSafe Certification
  • Coaching
  • Public Speaking
  • Decision Making
  • Conflict Resolution

• Benefits & perks

  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Flexible working hours
  • Maternity Leave
  • Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Backup childcare assistance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
  • Corporate Rates
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Deferred compensation plan

• Apply before 2026-08-21

  Submit your application for this Remote general position.