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Head of Food

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Place: Kyiv
Work Type: Full-time
Salary: Your expectations

Our partner, a fast-growing international retail chain, is considering candidates for the position of Head of Food.

This is an opportunity to lead the full cycle of building a new business direction: from concept and menu development to operational standards, financial modelling, and scaling.

Your decisions will define the success of the FOOD direction across the entire network.

Objective: to develop and implement a new service format for an existing international retail network. The goal is to build a profitable FOOD direction within the chain.

About the partner:

  • An international retail network with strong presence in European markets and Ukraine
  • Over 400 locations and 3500 employees
  • Combines modern merchandising concepts, customer experience and operational efficiency
  • The goal of the new service is to bring together taste, speed and accessibility for every customer
Main responsibilities:
  • Develop the FOOD concept: target audience, service format, assortment and value proposition
  • Define space allocation, zoning, menu, services and service speed
  • Build the roadmap for implementing the service format: project phases, KPIs, budget, timelines
  • Launch and scale the FOOD direction in existing stores: coffee, bakery, hot snacks, quick bites
  • Implement the new Food & Fun format: concept, activities, partnerships and promotions
  • Manage pricing, assortment and promo plans
  • Analyze and monitor financial performance: revenue, margin, net profit, conversion rate, average ticket
  • Manage projects and cross-functional teams: marketing, procurement, IT
  • Develop operational efficiency standards: layout processes, visual merchandising, customer journey
  • Collaborate with local markets and partners, prepare materials for management and KPI reporting
Requirements:
  • Experience in Food/Retail format management, category management or similar roles, 5+ years
  • Participation in launching new formats, restaurants or food zones in shopping malls or street retail
  • Strong understanding of food formats, merchandising, customer journey and operational efficiency in retail
  • Project management experience: new format launches, scaling, etc.
  • Outstanding analytical skills: data analysis, KPIs, financial literacy, data-driven decision-making
  • Proven experience in launching and scaling projects, budget management and roadmap development
  • Ability to develop concepts, form them into requirements and coordinate implementation
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders at various levels
Company offers:

Salary – based on your expectations

  • Opportunity to influence strategy and shape a new profitable FOOD format within a global network
  • International environment and experience across multiple markets and cultures
  • Official employment
  • Professional development: training programs, conferences, access to internal learning modules

This is a unique opportunity to build the FOOD direction from scratch within a large international retail network and influence how the future format will look across hundreds of stores.

You will have the freedom to create the concept, introduce innovations, and scale solutions that will be seen by millions of customers.

We are waiting for Your CV: escadra@escadra.agency

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