F&B Brand Manager

Job description / Role

The F&B Brand Manager is responsible for guiding the strategic development and growth of the assigned brand and for contributing to its development.

Key Accountabilities
- Maximize profits and ensure high quality standards for sales, rotation and loss through coordinating brands activities
- Suggest and guide specific brand training while ensuring compliance with the set standards and making recommendations for effectiveness improvement
- Analyze prices, competition and market segments in order to achieve set store target and submit brand related reports and data on a regular basis
- Take charge of new markets opening/expansions while liaising with franchisors, Country Managers and different corporate departments for new outlets validation and designs
- Plan and organize events, promotions, sales and special marketing activities, while liaising with the Marketing department and the suppliers to properly execute marketing strategies
- Coordinate with the Operations Managers on the menu items/products selection in adherence to the markets taste
- Determine the seasonal budget in coordination with Country Managers and review performance against operating plans and standards
- Draft and submit, on a monthly basis, financial and non-financial brand performance reports to the F&B President
- Assist in recruiting, training, coaching, motivating and evaluating team members to ensure they have the necessary skill base and that their potential is maximize

Requirements

- Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management or Business Administration; HACCP certification is a must
- 7-8 years experience in Food and Beverage, out of which 3 years in a managerial position
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Fluency in English; Arabic and French are a plus
- Strong knowledge in financial / accounting systems and procedures

Competencies
- Attention to details
- Commercial Understanding
- Decision Making
- Developing and Motivating Others
- Driving and Achieving results
- Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Strategic Thinking

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.