Country Manager - Food Services

Tanqeeb; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Qatar is seeking a highly-driven Country Manager - Food Services to lead growth across cloud kitchens, drive business development and manage multiple brands. You will collaborate with management, finance, and operations to build scalable plans, hit budgets, and expand the footprint in Qatar while ensuring profitability and compliance with safety standards.

You will own financial statements, partner with logistics and customer experience teams, and craft persuasive business cases for

Qualifications

• Bachelor or MBA in Business, Marketing or STEM from a top university.
• 3+ years in growth/product/strategy roles or consulting/startups.
• Experience in tech, e-commerce, food, FMCG or related industries.
• Fluent Arabic is mandatory.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Create blueprint for growing cloud kitchens presence in Qatar.
• Own country financial statements and hit budgets.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Develop business cases for future expansions and ventures.
• Identify kitchen spaces that meet defined criteria and negotiate expansions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor/MBA degree in Business, Marketing or STEM

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Excel

Job description

We are looking for a highly-driven and motivated Country Manager - Food Services for our team in Qatar. The ideal candidate will have a track record managing teams, comfortable working independently and handling data, whilst working closely with the management team. Responsibilities : Create blueprint for growing cloud kitchens presence in Qatar, closely aligned with the wider company strategy. Accountable for Business Development, Stakeholder and wide-scale project management initiatives for Talabat Kitchens in KWT. Owner of Food Services country financial statements, responsible for hitting budgets and ensuring growth initiatives across construction, new brand launches and running a profitable business. Coordinate between multiple stakeholders and ensure the delivery of perfect orders to consumers Partner with our Logistics Operations and Customer Experience teams to improve our overall site performance Work closely with the Senior Director Food Services to create compelling business cases for future endeavors Play a key role by jointly identifying kitchen spaces for expansion that meet all of the jointly defined criteria; location, size, accessibility, cost, etc. Manage the day-to-day operations of multiple brands; meeting health & safety standards, managing stock deliveries, site hygiene, etc.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor/MBA degree in Business, Marketing or STEM disciplines from a top university
• 3+ years of experience in a growth/product manager role or equivalent; in consulting; in internal strategy; or in startups
• Prior experience in tech, e-commerce, food, FMCG or a mix of these industries required
• A fluent Arabic speaker is mandatory
• Previous experience managing cross-functional teams
• Deep understanding of financial statements, planning, and investment proposals
• Understanding of analytical tools such as SQL, Tableau , and of course, Microsoft Excel
• Ability to identify key metrics of success, digest complex data sets, and build data-driven action plans to respond to market conditions
• Good knowledge of online marketing concepts and tools
• Comprehensive knowledge of cloud kitchens industry and the restaurant business in general
• Good communication skills, including the ability to present persuasive business cases to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation including C-Suite