Central Executive Chef

Job description / Role

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 40 leading international franchise concepts in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishings, sporting goods, multimedia, and beauty and cosmetics across the Middle East and Africa, spread across 13 countries overseeing more than 700 stores.

Job Purpose

The Central Executive Chef is responsible for overseeing all back-of-house operations for multiple restaurants and kitchens within a single market. He/she ensures quality and food safety standards, maintains food consistency, implements cost and inventory control measures, and oversees effective menu rollouts.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to the organization's Health, Safety, and Environment (HS&E) policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Implement brand-specific hygiene procedures and ensure continuous compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
• Coach and train kitchen staff on new recipes and cooking techniques to promote their development and enhance food production efficiency.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop new menu items and recipes, ensuring alignment with the brand's concept and cost parameters.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to procure high-quality ingredients and ensure their availability through local suppliers.
• Ensure proper food storage, minimize wastage, and maintain pre-set food costs in collaboration with local kitchen chefs.
• Oversee end-of-month inventory, daily wastage tracking, requisitions, and deliveries to uphold quality standards and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure the proper operation and maintenance of kitchen equipment as a safety measure.
• Conduct quality assurance inspections as directed by senior management.
• Monitor and manage food costs in accordance with brand guidelines and targets.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and evaluate the team to ensure that the department has the necessary skill base, and that staff are optimally motivated and enabled to maximize their potential and contribution to the company.

Qualifications

Language & Technical Skills

• Fluency in English.
• Food Safety Level: Level three.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management, or a related field.

Experience

General Experience

Six to eight years of experience in Culinary Management, or a similar role.

Managerial Experience

Three years of experience in a managerial role.

Behavioral Competencies

• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Develops Talent: Develops people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• Nimble Learning: Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

Azadea Group is an Equal Employment Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by relevant local laws.

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.