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Manager Culinary Standards

7 minutes ago

Doha, Baladīyat ad Dawḩah, Qatar Qatar Airways Full time

Job title

Manager Culinary Standards (Arabic Cuisine)

Ref #

231433

Location

Qatar - Doha

Job family

Corporate & Commercial

  • Closing date: 31-Mar-2026

At Qatar Airways, we blend precision, creativity and efficiency to ensure every meal served meets the highest standards of quality, taste and presentation.

From sourcing premium ingredients to seamless coordination with airline operations, our team works behind the scenes to create unforgettable dining moments for travelers worldwide.

If you have passion for food, service and innovation, this is your opportunity to make a difference in the skies

Join our Catering Services Team and be part of the force behind delivering world-class inflight dining experience

*About The Role*
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all menu planning—across both food and beverage elements—meets Qatar Airways' high-quality standards. This includes leading the development and integration of authentic Arabic cuisine across multiple regional styles (Levantine, Gulf, North African, and Middle Eastern) to elevate the inflight dining experience.

You will manage the process and delivery of Qatar Airways' culinary standards across Doha-based catering and the global network of catering partners, ensuring consistency, authenticity, and quality across all routes. You will maintain a global perspective on food and beverage trends, with a strong focus on the evolution of Arabic culinary traditions and modern interpretations, ensuring all suppliers possess the capability to deliver these standards.

As part of your role, your responsibilities will be inclusive of, but not limited to the following:

  • Lead the formulation of the company's product development strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals, customer expectations, and feedback—while embedding authentic Arabic culinary identity into menu concepts and offerings
  • Develop new sourcing opportunities, including suppliers specializing in Arabic ingredients and products, to enhance product consistency, authenticity, and cost efficiency across the network.
  • Build and deliver robust Food and Beverage Plans, maximizing product development with a focus on integrating Arabic and international cuisines, and elevating inflight fine dining experiences through authentic flavors adapted for high-altitude performance.
  • Maintain and communicate menu planning structures and timelines, ensuring consistency in food and beverage services system wide—particularly in the representation of Arabic culinary elements across routes.
  • Provide creative direction for the overall culinary program, leading new menu development, concept refinement, and sourcing—especially for modern Arabic culinary concepts and regionally inspired dining experiences.
  • Develop, test, and evaluate products based on industry best practices, ensuring Arabic dishes meet high operational, sensory, and quality standards suitable for inflight service.
  • Create, implement, and uphold Culinary SOPs, including food safety, storage, recipe development, production procedures, and execution standards—ensuring that authentic Arabic dishes adhere to halal, safety, and airline regulatory requirements.

Be part of an extraordinary story
Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You'll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what's never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

Qualifications
About You

  • Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management, Culinary Arts, or equivalent, with at least 8 years of hands on culinary experience, including demonstrable expertise in Arabic cuisine across multiple regional styles (Levantine, Gulf, North African, and Middle Eastern).
  • Deep knowledge of global cuisines, Arabic culinary traditions, techniques, and food trends, preferably within the airline catering industry, with the ability to apply authentic flavors while adapting dishes for high altitude food performance.
  • Proven ability to design and develop inflight menus that integrate Arabic and international cuisines, balancing taste, presentation, and operational feasibility, while ensuring special dietary requirements, cultural sensitivities, and food allergen management are fully considered.
  • Ability to collaborate with suppliers—particularly those specializing in Arabic ingredients and products—to ensure full compliance with airline, halal, and regulatory standards. Strong skills in cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
  • A change management champion with the capability to drive culinary transformation, leading the evolution of inflight dining by introducing modern Arabic culinary concepts, sustainable practices, and passenger driven innovation.
  • Excellent spoken and written English skills, with strong negotiation, presentation, and influencing capabilities; Arabic language skills are an added advantage.
  • Leadership and strategic thinking abilities, with a proven track record of leading cross functional and multicultural teams in a fast paced, high volume catering or hospitality environment.

*About Qatar Airways Group*
Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We've grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don't slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what's never been done before.

So, whether you're creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

*How To Apply*
If you're ready to join a progressive team and have a challenging and rewarding career, then apply now by uploading your CV and completing our quick application form.

*About Qatar Airways Group*
Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We've grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don't slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what's never been done before.

So whether you're creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.