Director of Culinary & Retail Development - Dubai - AED 38-40k per month

COREcruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An international restaurant group in Dubai is seeking a Director of Culinary & Retail Development. This role involves leading food and retail strategy, managing a team, and ensuring quality and consistency across multiple locations. The ideal candidate will have a background in restaurant chains and experience in food development. Competitive salary of AED 38,000 - 40,000 per month with a full relocation package included.

Benefits

Generous relocation support

Competitive salary

High-profile strategic role

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' experience in a food development role.
• Proven track record of rolling out plans across multiple sites.
• Excellent financial management and departmental budget experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement menu and food retail strategy.
• Lead the New Product Development process.
• Oversee content direction of the company's food magazine.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Multi-site food innovation

Retail strategy

Project management

Financial awareness

Job description

Director of Culinary & Retail Development – Dubai – AED 38-40k per month

A unique opportunity to shape the food and retail future of a global restaurant group from its new Dubai HQ.

We are seeking a strategic Director of Culinary & Retail Development for a branded international restaurant group. This Director of Culinary & Retail Development role is a key leadership position based in Dubai, requiring a candidate with a strong background in multi-site food innovation and retail strategy, ideally from the UK.

The Role:

• Developing and implementing the overarching menu, event, and food retail strategy.
• Leading the New Product Development process from conception to launch.
• Ensuring recipe consistency, quality, and ease of execution across all locations, both local and international.
• Managing and developing the in-house Development Chef, Retail Manager, and Events team.
• Working with designers to optimise kitchen workflow, customer journey, and sustainability.
• Overseeing the content and direction of the company's food magazine.

The Ideal Director of Culinary & Retail Development:

• Has a minimum of three years' experience in a food development role with a proven track record of rolling out plans across multiple sites and regions.
• Comes from a stand-alone restaurant chain environment with a strong R&D background for both kitchen and retail.
• Is a creative self-starter, motivated to deliver results within a commercial framework.
• Possesses excellent financial awareness and experience managing departmental budgets.
• Has strong project management and team leadership skills.
• Is aged ready for a senior, strategic leadership role.

Why Apply?

• A generous, all-inclusive net salary of AED 38,000 - 40,000 per month.
• Full relocation support package to assist your move to Dubai.
• A high-profile, strategic role reporting directly to the CEO/CFO.
• The chance to build and lead the development function for a globally expanding group.

Sound like the role for you? APPLY TODAY!

Send your CV to Olly at COREcruitment dot com