Calo Hiring for Food Purchasing Officer Job at Dubai Full Time

About Calo

Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019, Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. We’re a team of dedicated people driving this mission by providing better, faster, and cheaper ways to access food through technology.

Role overview
We are looking for an experienced Food Purchasing Officer to utilize the operation of purchasing, receiving, and the management of food supplies. Additionally, they will establish and maintain good working relationships with key food suppliers to ensure that all of their food supplies are of high quality and arrive on time.

The ideal candidate has great analytical and negotiation skills, ability to identify the most profitable offers, and evaluating vendors. They are also well-versed in food supply management principles and practices. The goal is to ensure the smooth operations of a variety of channels aiming for maximum efficiency.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the food ingredients supply network for Emirates market.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers, ensuring food ingredients consistently supplied at the right time, in the right quantities, with the right quality.
• Receive and analyse food requisitions.
• Manage and coordinate the daily deliveries in the warehouse.
• Develop and maintain a food management database to keep accurate records of inventory, purchases, and food waste.
• Purchasing ingredients of the highest quality standards.
• Ensuring the availability of ingredients through safety stock planning.
• Coordinate with the head chef and Research & Development team to test the quality of new ingredients.
• Work closely with warehouse teams to ensure stocks are properly stored and maintained including proper stock rotation in fridges, freezers, etc.
• Use a food inventory management database to track food and beverages ordered, amounts used, and costs.
• Coordinate with account team for invoices processing, Payments, and and reconcile invoices weekly and/or monthly.

Ideal Candidate

• Must have had a minimum of 2 years of previous proven experience in restaurant , hotels or catering businesses
• Possess a certification in HACCP or any similar food safety certification is a plus
• Experience with ERP systems is a plus.
• Sufficient knowledge in supply chain management.
• A knack for negotiation and networking
• A strong team player with solid judgment along with analytical skills
• Must be located in UAE

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