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Job description / Role
Head of Brand Services & Food Development - Kuwait
With more than 750 cafes, stores and restaurants the Alshaya Food division offers a range of roles for different hospitality backgrounds. Brands such as The Cheesecake Factory, Starbucks, P.F. Changs, Pizza Express and Shake Shack provide everything from quick service and casual up to fine dining. We launched 8 new brands across 2012 and 2013 and have more planned for 2014.
The role:
This newly created role will lead and develop a combined team of Service Managers and New Product Development Managers, to capture best practice across brand supply chains and to guide Alshaya's food brands toward a standard supply chain operating model.
As the face of Alshaya for all new food product development, you will be responsible for:
* Instilling a planned approach throughout the team by the introduction of solid project management disciplines for the execution of all change related to supply chain
* Working with brand leaders to assess long term product development opportunities and then ensure the correct skills are in place in the team to unlock these opportunities
* Overseeing the creation and ongoing execution of supply chain development plans for each brand.
Requirements
To be successful in this role you will have in-depth knowledge and extensive experience of food supply chain markets and new product development relating to the food services or restaurants sectors. Your strong influencing and communications skills will enable you to build, develop and maintain successful external stakeholder and host brand relationships while ensuring the quality, cost and suitability of new product within the MENA region.
About the Company
As a leading international franchise operator, with nearly 90 of the world’s most recognised brands in its portfolio, Alshaya Group brings great shopping, dining, leisure and hospitality experiences to millions of customers across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Europe and beyond.
Alshaya Group is a dynamic multinational business and family owned enterprise with a consistent record of growth and innovation. For 35 years, Alshaya has been a pioneering force in brand franchising, using its exceptional knowledge and experience to expand at pace.
Our portfolio of well-loved international brands includes Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn, KidZania and, coming soon, Hampton by Hilton.
From one retail franchise store opened in Kuwait in 1983, Alshaya Group has consistently grown and diversified and today offers customers an unparalleled choice of brands across multiple sectors; Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings, Leisure & Entertainment, and Hotels. A diverse, skilled team of 53,000 people from 120 nationalities support more than 4,000 stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, a growing online business and a commitment to delivering great customer experiences.