Catering Business Analyst

Job Purpose: To analyse all catering related data (food and non-food) and
provide timely information on financial and operational aspects of the
business to support the catering department leadership team with making key
processes and strategic decisions. Job Outline: - Design, maintain and
circulate financial information to the aircraft catering management team on
catering cost and its drivers at a global, regional, country, station, and
flight and cabin level. Specify trends and variance to budget to determine
forward action. - To provide commercial and financial evaluations for route
catering managers prior to, during and after periodic menu presentations to
support the selection of cost effective products during the life cycle of a
catering contract. - Produce detailed reports on every sector and menu cycle
including cost per ingredient and loading costs. Analyse this data to
highlight price, service or continuity anomalies to the regional catering
managers. - Benchmark station catering costs down to ingredient level by
referencing to costs at comparable stations and global food price trends.
Research commodity fluctuations online, advice and record accordingly. - To
monitor commodity trends (food and non-food). Engage with the food product
development team to ensure menu development takes account of specific cost
trends. - Provide commercial support and analysis for decision making on
strategic or ad-hoc product changes or enhancements. Provide detailed costing
information on various options to enable effective decision making. - Support
the ongoing development of the CAT ‎360 catering management systems to
continually make the catering department business processes more efficient. -
Develop big data management capability that analyses information flows on
daily stock movements into and out of DXB and highlight deviations to plan
early and assist the operation team to target corrective action. - Analyse
stock usage at a global, regional, country, station, and flight and cabin
level to identify trends, variances to the budget to determine forward action.
- Responsible for managing the department annual budgeting process and
steering the departmental cost saving streams through effective project
management process.
Qualifications & Experience: - Degree or Honours (‎12+‎3 or equivalent),
preferably in business administration, commerce or economics Experience: - ‎5+
years of experience in In-Flight Services and In-flight Catering Knowledge &
Skills: - Practical experience in a medium to large food production, catering
or hospitality environment. - Management experience - Commercially literate
with financial acumen - Exposure to a high volume food/cuisine environment
Leadership Role: No Safety Sensitive Role: No
Salary & Benefits: Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary
and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on
flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information
about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website
www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what's it like to live and
work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle
section.