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Catering Cost Analyst
The Position:
To provide contract and commercial management services post contract award for a defined region. To provide commercial and financial support for Route Catering Managers for Food Presentations. To provide timely management information and supplier oversight for the Vice President Aircraft Catering and the Food and Operations areas within Aircraft Catering. To monitor commodity trends and engage with the Food Product Development team to ensure appropriate menu development.
Job Outline:
- Proactively account manage a diverse range of suppliers at 65 plus catering stations to ensure that all contractual warranties, terms and prices are maintained throughout the life of the catering agreement.
- Liaise with both Procurement and Finance to ensure that all contractual terms agreed by Procurement are maintained and delivered by suppliers. In the event of non-compliance the post holder will be expected to work with suppliers to correct any commercial non-conformity.
- To provide commercial and financial evaluations for Route Catering Managers prior to, during, and after Food Presentations to support the selection of cost effective products during the life cycle of a catering contract (i.e. after contract award and up until the contract end date).
- Produce detailed reports on every sector and menu cycle including cost per ingredient and loading costs. Analyse this data to highlight price, service or continuity anomalies to the Regional Catering Managers.
- Design, maintain and circulate management information reports for the Vice President Aircraft Catering, Route Catering Managers and Manager Operations to monitor catering cost, volume, product and quality trends against individual sectors, routes, regions and globally. Specify high level trends and variance against budget.
- Support the introduction and maintenance of a new catering IT system by ensuring that the system is developed to record and report on commercial data.
- Benchmark station catering costs down to ingredient level by referencing to costs at comparable stations and global food price trends. Research commodity fluctuations online and advise and record accordingly.
- To monitor commodity trends (food and non-food). Engage with the Food Product Development team to ensure menu development takes account of specific cost trends.
- Proactively ensure cost efficiency where-ever possible through market research and benchmarking.
- Provide commercial support and analysis for decision making on strategic or ad-hoc product changes or enhancements. Provide detailed costing information on various options to enable effective decision making.
Salary & Benefits:
We offer an attractive tax-free salary, paid in Dirhams, the local currency of the UAE. The Dirham is linked to the Special Drawing Right of the International Monetary Fund. It has been held constant against the US dollar since the end of 1980 at a mid-rate of approximately US$1= Dh3.66. Besides travel benefits normally associated with an airline, more information on employee benefits is available within the 'Working Here' section of this site. By viewing the 'Dubai Lifestyle' section in the site you can also consider the benefits of Dubai as a location to live and work in.
Minimum Qualifications/Experience/Knowledge/Skills:
- The post holder will be expected to be a University Graduate in Business Administration, Economics, or Commerce with a minimum eight years of practical experience with-in a medium to large food production, catering or hospitality environment.
- Must be able to demonstrate management experience to at least a mid-management level and be commercially literate with strong financial acumen.
- Degree or Honours level from an internationally recognised institution
- 8 Years in a 'food' environment or related organisation
- Exposure to a high volume food / cuisine environment is preferable.
To Apply:
To express your interest in the above vacancy please apply on-line by clicking below, and complete our application form. We will then consider your application and contact you should we wish to shortlist you for an interview. Should you not receive an invitation for an interview within 5 weeks please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. We will retain your details for 12 months unless advised otherwise and re-consider you for future opportunities as they arise. Please also note that if you are not shortlisted you can also update your application at anytime and apply for other opportunities.
Thank you for your interest in a career with the Emirates Group.
This job expired on 06/02/2012
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