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Arla Foods is an international cooperative based in Aarhus, Denmark, and the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia. Arla Foods was formed as the result of a merger between the Swedish dairy cooperative Arla and the Danish dairy company MD Foods on 17 April 2000. Arla Foods is the seventh largest dairy company in the world measured by turnover. Among the cooperative dairy companies Arla is the third largest in the world.
Food service Culinary Lead – MENA – Dubai
At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’s favourite dairy products. With Brands like Puck®, Dano®, Lurpak® and Castello® –make our products a vital, natural part of modern life in over 100 countries around the world. There are 1,300 employees in the Middle East and Africa and 19,000 global employees at the heart of our business. Every single one of us plays an important role to establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world.
Would you like to be part of developing and executing Arla’s food service strategy in the MENA region? If your answer is yes, this is an exceptional opportunity to grow your career with Arla Foods!
About the Role:
We are seeking an exceptional Executive Corporate Chef with specific skill set to join the MENA Food Service team at our regional office in Dubai. In this role, you will work closely with strategic, marketing, NPD, and commercial teams across diverse markets. Your primary responsibility will be leading and developing the culinary agenda for our MENA food service organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the culinary agenda for the Arla Pro brand throughout the MENA region.
- Take charge of training and developing the culinary knowledge and chefmanship skills of Arla Pro’s frontline team.
- Collaborate with the marketing team as the culinary pillar to provide insights and a chef’s perspective for executing campaigns and activities.
- Become a product expert, showcasing the features, benefits, and applications of Arla Pro across various channels and dishes.
- Provide support for the food service channel strategy and culinary activity calendar.
- Collaborate with the marketing team in creating digital assets.
- Serve as an Arla Pro ambassador, bridging the gap between Arla and the chef community.
- Work closely with regional and global stakeholders to drive Arla Pro’s agenda in the MENA region.
- Engage in regular travel, customer visits, acquisitions, and regional support.
- Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams within Arla Foods to ensure the effective delivery of KPIs.
- Play a critical role in creating, testing, and benchmarking current and future NPDs (New Product Developments) across all functions.
- Develop the future roadmap for Arla Pro’s culinary team.
Join our team and shape the future of food service in the MENA region with Arla Foods where innovation, collaboration, and passion are the core ingredients for success.
Requirements:
3 years’ experience in a similar role and fluency in Arabic will be an advantage
We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?
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