Regional Manager – Facilities & Equipment

Kitopi is the world���s leading managed cloud kitchen platform – we partner with restaurants and food concepts to help them expand beyond borders. Founded in 2018, our mission is to satisfy the world���s appetite and we currently work with over 150 brands.Kitopi (pronounced: ���Kee-Toh-Pee���) stands for Kitchen Utopia. We serve as enablers to our brand partners in the food market by providing services centered around (but not limited to) sourcing, preparing, producing, and packaging – working closely with our delivery partners to help deliver exceptional food, on our customer���s terms. We are able to achieve this with our in-built, pioneering cloud kitchen technology – a first-of-its-kind innovation.Our services have also expanded beyond the kitchen to include subscription-based meal plans, and a first-of-its-kind on-demand food court concept Mix ���N��� Match . Kitopi currently operates more than 80 kitchens across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, and Bahrain, thanks to more than 3000 amazing Kitopians.And we can���t wait for you to join us.As our Regional Manager – Facilities and Equipment, you will oversee the upkeep and maintenance of all our kitchens across the region. You will be responsible for preserving the good condition of infrastructure and ensuring that facilities are safe and well functioning to ensure smooth operations and the safety of our staff.What You’ll DoDevelop processes and procedures that support the local facility management teams in executing the right standard (PPM frequency, insourced and outsourced AMC scope, workload planning, etc.).Implement and continuously monitor the correct local execution of processes and procedures related to facility management.Implement and maintain a regional facility, asset and portfolio management system and ensure adaptation across all countries.Maintain regional asset database for existing and new kitchens in alignment with the companies ERP system.Continuously drive infrastructure improvements to review and reduce utility consumption costs of operating kitchens.Responsible to ensure that the local teams manage the upkeep of equipment and supplies to meet health and safety standards.Implement and maintain (PAR levels) a spare part strategy that supports the local facility teams to meet SLAs agreed with operations.Monitor vendor performance through pre-agreed SLA���s and negotiate contracts in line with set quality standards within the countries approved budget.Handle regional insurance plans and service contracts.Perform analysis and forecasting.Keep financial and non-financial recordsPlan and coordinate all equipment installations and refurbishments with the local facility team and equipment onboarding specialists in line with Kitopi standards.Point of contact for strategic manufacturing partners to agree on ex-works factory annual price schemes in alignment with procurement. Develop annual equipment forecast and maintain minimum stock levels with regional suppliers of critical equipment.Select preferred suppliers in each country of operation together with local procurement teamsWhat We Look For10 years+ experience in Food and Beverage / Restaurant facility management.FMP, CFM or FMC accredited is not a must but valued.Strong familiarity with SFG20 standards.Ability to travel 20% of your time.Strong negotiation skills.An excellent working knowledge of MS Excel.In depth knowledge of various kitchen equipment specifications.Basic MEP knowledge related to kitchen equipment.The ability to work in- and lead a team across multiple countries.Drive to continuously innovate and provide solution to ensure Kitopi���s kitchen remain the best in class.Strong ability to structure and define processes in a continuously changing environment.Attention to detail and a methodical approach to workSo, what does it really mean to work at Kitopi?We are constantly striving to make Kitopi the best place to work, in the world. We want to empower you to be the best version of yourself every single day – we wouldn���t have it any other way. Our Kitopi values act as our guiding principles to help ensure that everyone feels safe, included, and that they belong.While we have offices in 6 countries, we are over 75 different nationalities of talented Kitopians. We celebrate our rich diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures and have a 0 tolerance policy against racism, bigotry, and hate.Along with offices in all the markets we operate in, we also believe in a ���work from anywhere��� policy – you get to choose the environment you want to work in the countries your role is based because we believe that will help you deliver work you���re proud of.Tech-enabled and customer-obsessed, at Kitopi, we are a team of passionate humans who are on a mission together to satisfy the world���s appetite.