Head of Food – MENA | Marks & Spencer | Retail Job Requisition ID:
Overview of the role: The job holder delivers a strategic model to ensure profitable stand‑alone model and acts as the technical and operational expert for food and hospitality business across 7 markets (UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, KSA).
What you will do:
Business Planning
- Transforms M&S food business in line with new Retail Food Strategy.
- Defines & develops local sourcing supplier network to create a profitable model that drives scale and efficiency.
- Work with suppliers to ensure M&S technical standards are adhered to.
- Liaises and establishes influence on M&S UK to deliver AFG M&S Food business plan.
- Liaises with the Global BPOs for Planning, Marketing and Operations in order to understand and monitor customer consumption habits, profiles, demands and leads Buying teams to plan and man...