Projects Manager - Cold Chain

Talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

• Responsible for defining country expansion plans to reach growth targets

  
  

• Full functional knowledge of maintenance and engineering works required, including end-to-end planning and execution of store scouting, layout design, tender analysis, contract awarding, construction, and commissioning

  
  

• Leads and coordinates between different functions to reach the right decision on areas to expand in (logistics, commercial, operations, legal & city heads)

  
  

• Accountable for the creation and implementation of best practice maintenance vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance

  
  

• Manages the construction & procurement cycle from the Pre leasing until the go live (tendering, drawings, BOQs & negotiations)

  
  

• Negotiates contracts with landlords to reach the targeted budget

  
  

• Ensures alignment between the different functions until the go live date (operations, commercial, legal & logistics)

  
  

• Leading a team of maintenance supervisors, technicians, and multiple external vendors to ensure that all maintenance requirements are properly fulfilled for all stores in Egypt (equipment list, equipment maintenance, facilities management)

  
  

• Owns the maintenance related overhead budget and accountable to drive optimization to reach the business targets

  
  

• Designs and manages the maintenance team resources to ensure efficient utilization

  
  

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses analytical thinking, tools and judgement to identify innovative solutions

  
  

• Manages & accountable for delivering the operations optimization initiatives along with the operations team (e.g. Layout optimization, dispatch areas...etc.)

  
  

• Manages & accountable for the CPAEX & OPEX related to maintenance & construction

  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering, with at least 5 years of experience in cold chain maintenance. 

  
  

• Great stakeholder management experience both internally and externally. 

  
  

• Team management 

  
  

• You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job. 

  
  

• Language skills: Fluent English and Arabic would be a plus.