Sr. Specialist Partnerships Kitchens

Role Summary

The role will be responsible for managing the acquisition of right brand partners across the MENA region: negotiate & close contracts, support in equipment movement, onboard acquired partners on the platform, and work with different regional functions while maintaining a relationship with all our prospective partners.

What's On Your Plate?

• Support the Head of Business Development in translating our value proposition in an adequate commercial model and include in the business cases;
• Lead the end to end acquisition of top restaurants and local partners to join our kitchens and handover the closed contracts to the constructions department;
• Identify and generate leads, reach out to our AMs for leads, and network / engage with all prospective partners;
• Provide support in business case development when possible in collaboration with construction, legal and finance teams;
• Have a good understanding of the businesses and services and be able to advise vendors about them;
• Understand the business needs for our partners and support them in expanding their business through cloud kitchens;
• Support in moving the partner equipment and kitchen stall designs in collaboration with the constructions team optimizing our current processes;
• Ensure a smooth onboarding experience for all acquired partners on our platform;
• Bring in best practices from other platforms to improve DHK’s value proposition;
• Improve first time success rates on quality and acquisition.

What Did We Order?

• 3+ years of previous experience in partner acquisition / business development / sales in a similar industry preferably (Cloud Kitchens, F&B)
• Strong communication skills in Arabic and English (must be fluent in both)
• Must have a car and a valid driving license
• The ideal candidate has to be data driven. Experience with Tableau, Looker is an advantage
• Strong analytical thinking skills and ability to lead negotiation with vendors & partners
• Exhibit a strong track record of on-time project delivery for large, cross-functional projects
• Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple groups with competing priorities

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