IFFCO
IFFCO is looking for an Associate Manager Bread & Ferments Formulation & Technology Development in Sharjah. You will be required to provide high level product expertise, creativity and application support to the IFFCO group. A credible, professional and articulate chef, whom customers can consult in all IFFCO food & beverage discussions. Candidate must be naturally passionate about food, culinary arts and the foodservice industry. IFFCO announced this job vacancy on 1 February 2024 and is available for all desirous candidates.
Duties of An Associate Manager Bread & Ferments Formulation & Technology Development
- Understand, reflect & practice IFFCO’s vision & values.
- Support Sales by concept selling & demonstrating product applications to customers using IFFCO’s product portfolio.
- Follows foods trends, participates in menu ideations, recipe suggestion and applications in all market segments e.g. cafeterias to 5 star restaurants.
- Develops strong working relationships with customer contacts through rapport building, earning trust and being the customer’s “go to” culinary contact and convert it into business opportunities for IFFCO product portfolio.
- Develop recipe for different cuisine such as Arabic, Western, Asian for diverse market segment catered by IFFCO portfolio.
- Design and deliver inspiring communication/presentations and product demonstrations at live or virtual events and external or internal trainings.
- Act as IFFCO Ambassador within chef community in KSA, through professional Chef Associations networking, participating in industry seminar and trade shows.
- Capture market intelligence & food trends to assist food-marketing team in developing new strategies.
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility Criteria for the role of an Associate Manager Bread & Ferments Formulation & Technology Development are as under:
- Professional chef certification, Associate degree in Culinary, Diploma/Bachelor’s degree in hotel & hospitality management, food or related field.
- Minimum 8 years of hotel culinary experience, sous chef at reputed organization required.
- Prior experience as a Chef for a food manufacturer preferred.
Competencies
- Bakery products and trends.
- Bakery technology.
- Communicating effectively.
- Customer centricity.
- Food technology and trends.
- Microsoft office tools, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Planning & decision making.
- Self and team management.