Food & Beverage Technical Manager for Costa in Bahrain

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


Recruiter Name:Angelo David
Email Address:david@virainternational.com
Telephone:91-22-40567713