IKEA Food Purchaser | Cairo Festival City

Job Requisition ID: 175980 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

• As an IFB Commercial Purchasing Specialist, your primary responsibility involves managing the purchasing and supply of IKEA FOOD products nationally. You will organize, prepare, and implement national food purchases following IKEA purchasing processes and standards. Your role ensures the efficiency and optimization of the supply chain, maintaining food safety and quality while building key relationships with suppliers. Success factors include achieving competitive pricing, ensuring stock accuracy, and contributing to menu development by aligning with sustainability standards.

Operational

• Execute efficient and cost-effective purchasing of food, beverages, general, and operating equipment according to IKEA FOOD requirements.
• Liaise with IKEA Food Manager and Kitchen Production Manager to secure all F&B requirements, provide economical order quantities, and set par stock levels for all items.
• Ensure adherence to proper operating standards in purchasing, receiving, storage, and goods issuing areas.
• Maintain vendor performance files to ensure consistency in quality and service.
• Conduct regular vendor inspections in partnership with Health & Safety and culinary leadership.
• Follow IKEA purchasing policies, ensuring each product purchase is supported with three quotations compared by quality and price, approved by the Regional SO Team.
• Inspect thoroughly all F&B items received to ensure safety measures.
• Implement the monthly IFB stock take according to set guidelines.
• Prepare monthly discrepancy reports, initiate control measures, and follow up.
• Develop quick solutions in cases of overstock or product shortages.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization of IFB supplies and storages.
• Facilitate day-to-day functions of storekeepers in the department.
• Process and document supplier requisitions in the NAVISION system.
• Play a vital role in menu development with the Kitchen Production Manager to ensure sustainable and certified resources are considered (e.g., Fairtrade, rainforest, GFSI, Organic, ASC, MSC, UTZ).

Financial

• Coordinate with IKEA IFB Admin for invoice postings.
• Ability to read and analyze KPIs for financial performance.
• Seek better prices and best quality consistently.
• Ensure required accounts are accurate and match invoices.

• Multi-tasking skills to handle multiple responsibilities concurrently.
• Advanced computer and analytical skills to drive tactical decision-making.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for building relationships.
• Leadership qualities to set an example and guide teams towards results.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, finance, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of successful food purchasing experience in food trading, food retailing, or the hotel and restaurant industry.
• Strong knowledge and passion about food and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in advanced computer skills, multi-tasking, communication, and interpersonal skills.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years. 
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.

About Al-Futtaim Malls 
Al-Futtaim Malls provides development and asset management expertise, specializing in building retail-led super regional malls in prime locations across MENA and beyond. With a proven track record of creating both sustainable revenue growth and value enhancement for tenants, Al-Futtaim Malls delivers exceptional experiences and exciting shopping environments for customers. 

Part of the Al-Futtaim Group, Al-Futtaim Malls leadership team brings more than 30 years of experience and a deep understanding and knowledge of the retail sector, both from a shopper’s point of view but as curators of space or landlords to other brands. The company has a directly managed portfolio including over 9 million sqft of retail space across four malls in the MENA region and two under development. Malls under the Al-Futtaim Malls portfolio include Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Plaza in the UAE, Cairo Festival City Mall in Egypt, Doha Festival City in Qatar and Zenata Mall, Morocco.

Leveraging on the expertise of its parent company, Al-Futtaim Malls established PLEX Management Services offering a full array of services including asset management and development, leasing, and brand experience expertise to shopping mall landlords and retail organizations globally. Implementing global best practice and deploying Al-Futtaim Mall’s deep understanding of mall management and retail dynamics, PLEX promises to deliver continuous growth and long-term value for its partners.

For more information on Al-Futtaim Malls, please visit https://www.al-futtaimmalls.com/

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions. 
 
The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation. 
 
The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services. 
 
These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.