- Work Experience
Minimum of 6+ years of experience in the food service or food manufacturing industry, covering at least two or three of the following roles: Food or Beverage Product Development, food technology, ideally some food or beverage procurement and some experience in a middle management operational role.
Work experience should be able to illustrate
Key Areas
- Ability to understand food trends and translate these into successful food development plans and concept or product briefs
- Ability to understand and develop recipes or product specifications and communicate these to suppliers
- Ability to develop training materials and able to train large groups and develop in store teams on food and beverage
- Understanding of food development and ability to taste and determine flavour profiles, providing clear instructions for development to meet briefs and consumer tastes
- Experience in food or beverage supplier tender processes and contractual agreements, either writing and managing them or replying to them
- Ability to project manage a number of projects simultaneously and deliver them successfully to the brief, on time and in budget
- Experience to assess and analyze projects, product launches or competitors in market, writing analytical reports and developing strategic recommendations
- Experience in successfully managing suppliers either on a food related procurement level or on a food or beverage product development level
- Ability to work within a budget
- Ability to audit to a pre-agreed standard and provide action plans to meet standards and able to deliver strategic plans for safe food
- Working comprehension of local food laws and Costa requirements
- Ability to write planograms and maintain a continual cycle of brand aligned, market competitive food offer from a Costa approved supply base.
- Be able to source and manage a Costa approved supply base
- Experience in coffee retail shops preferred
- Have good knowledge of the local market and country legal compliances
Desirable Areas
- Experience in developing food service operational manuals
- Understanding of food production and service ideally in sandwich, bakery or beverage related industry
- Experience in food or beverage merchandising
- Working knowledge of quality management systems and supplier approval procedures
Knowledge and Skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good level of creativity in food and an understanding of food and food production
- Analytical, logical with an ability to think laterally
- IT and systems literate
- Effective communicator at all levels
- Ability to inspire loyalty and influence colleagues at all levels both internally and externally
- Team player and leader
- Good supervisory and performance management skills
- Effective management of a multinational team desirable
- Results driven within the framework of company procedures and systems
- Product Costing
- Product sourcing
- Clear understanding of local Food Hygiene & Food Safety Legislation
- Overseas experience and travel an advantage
- Must be English speaking either as a first or second language
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good level of creativity in food and an understanding of food and food production
- Analytical, logical with an ability to think laterally
- IT and systems literate
- Effective communicator at all levels
- Ability to inspire loyalty and influence colleagues at all levels both internally and externally
- Team player and leader
- Good supervisory and performance management skills
- Effective management of a multinational team desirable
- Results driven within the framework of company procedures and systems
- Product Costing
- Product sourcing
- Clear understanding of local Food Hygiene & Food Safety Legislation
- Overseas experience and travel an advantage
- Must be English speaking either as a first or second language
Recruiter Name:Angelo David
Email Address:david@virainternational.com
Telephone:91-22-40567713
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