F&B Operations Manager / Head of Culinary

Client of Ignite Search and Selection; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Ignite Search and Selection is partnering with a fast-growing UAE entertainment group to recruit a Head of Culinary & F&B Operations. The role will lead food operations across multiple venues, including an exciting pre-opening project in Abu Dhabi, and is a hands-on leadership position focused on building systems and standards from the ground up.

You will own quality, hygiene, cost, and team performance for Dubai kitchen operations, drive cost management, procurement, and event

Qualifications

• Must have deep experience in managing large-scale food operations across multiple venues.
• Strong track record in cost control, vendor management and menu engineering.
• Proven ability to build and implement SOPs and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Own Dubai kitchen operations quality hygiene cost and team performance
• Lead birthday & event food execution across high-volume weekends
• Drive food cost management manpower planning & procurement
• Build and implement SOPs across all UAE venues
• Lead the full culinary setup for the Abu Dhabi pre-opening
• Build scalable culinary systems to support UAE-wide growth

Skills

Culinary operations leadership

High-volume operations

Food cost management

Procurement

SOP development

Event execution

Job description

We are working with a fast-growing entertainment group in the UAE searching for a Head of Culinary & F & B Operations to lead food operations across multiple venues including an exciting pre-opening project in Abu Dhabi. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can run a high-volume live operation while simultaneously building the systems teams and standards for a brand-new venue from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Dubai kitchen operations quality hygiene cost and team performance
• Lead birthday & event food execution across high-volume weekends
• Drive food cost management manpower planning & procurement
• Build and implement SOPs across all UAE venues
• Lead the full culinary setup for the Abu Dhabi pre-opening
• Build scalable culinary systems to support UAE-wide growth

What We r Looking For:

• 8 12 years of culinary & F&B operational experience
• UAE hospitality background preferred
• Proven experience in high-volume, event-driven operations
• Pre-opening experience is a strong advantage