Kitchen Production Team Leader Retail IKEA Qatar

Overview Of The Role Strive to make people smile while providing irresistible food offers in a welcoming atmosphere that gives IKEA guests a good reason to return and provide IKEA store visitors to take a natural break in their shopping for a tasty and nourishing meal, at a competitive price, in pleasant and relaxing surroundings with a taste of Sweden. What You Will Do • Empower and encourage the team to take immediate action to meet the needs of guests and give input on how to continuously improve our meeting with them • Together with his colleagues and IFB manager, contribute actively in the development and implementation of a clear IKEA Food action plan for the store using the store business plan and country business plan based on input from the IKEA Food Direction & Strategy. Develop and execute an annual action plan for kitchen area based on agreed goals. • Actively implement the range matrix (global and national) by securing quality and availability. • Serve high-volume dishes that suit the taste of the many people on the local market. • Secure that we prepare all food in line with the product sheet and secure the quality served at all times. • Actively use the product sheets to train co-workers. Also, ensure all co-workers taste and learn about new products before they are launched. • Secure an irresistible food offer by ensuring to give customers an appealing range presentation. • Passionate about kitchen products and actively learn about their content, origins, preparation and other benefits. Share this knowledge with the team. • Ensure that his team and him know the top-selling products, 3 Aces and 1 King, and that they are available and clearly communicated and displayed at all times. To promote alternative products when these are unavailable. • Utilise everyday commercial opportunities to grow sales and profitability according to the goals in his area. Work with the Functional Commercial Review and other appropriate tools to do so. • During unexpectedly quiet times, propose commercial activities that attract store visitors and increase the take-up rate, or take other actions to secure productivity. • Co-operate with the IFB manager to enhance Swedishness and the link between the IKEA Restaurant & Café and the Swedish Food Market when appropriate. • Have relevant knowledge of the competition on the market & use this information to initiate immediate action as needed, e.g. secure a substantial price distance. • Create awareness of IKEA Food as the most important in-store marketing tool for maximising the IKEA store’s sales potential.