ali abdullah, Training manager

ali abdullah

Training manager

Arabian Food Supplies (Chili's & On The Border Restaurants)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Diploma, business adminstration
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

Training manager at Arabian Food Supplies (Chili's & On The Border Restaurants)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since April 2009

All the restaurant manager duties beside the training resposibilities like:
■identifying training and development needs within an organisation through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with business managers and human resources departments;
■designing and developing training and development programmes based on both the organisation's and the individual's needs;
■considering the costs of planned programmes and keeping within budgets as assessing the return on investment of any training or development programme is becoming increasingly important;
■working in a team to produce programmes that are satisfactory to all relevant parties in an organisation, such as line managers, accountants and senior managers at board level;
■developing effective induction programmes;
■conducting appraisals;
■devising individual learning plans;
■producing training materials for in-house courses;
■managing the delivery of training and development programmes and, in a more senior role, devising a training strategy for the organisation;
■monitoring and reviewing the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with managers;
■ensuring that statutory training requirements are met;
■evaluating training and development programmes;
■amending and revising programmes as necessary, in order to adapt to the changes that occur in the work environment;
■helping line managers and trainers solve specific training problems, either on a one-to-one basis or in groups;
■keeping up to date with developments in training by reading relevant journals, going to meetings and attending relevant courses;
■increasingly, having an understanding of e-learning techniques.

Restaurant Manager at McDonalds Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2005 to April 2009

■taking responsibility for the business performance of the restaurant;
■analysing and planning restaurant sales levels and profitability;
■organising marketing activities, such as promotional events and discount schemes;
■preparing reports at the end of the shift/week, including staff control, food control and sales;
■creating and executing plans for department sales, profit and staff development;
■setting budgets and/or agreeing them with senior management;
■planning and coordinating menus.
■coordinating the entire operation of the restaurant during scheduled shifts;
■managing staff and providing them with feedback;
■responding to customer complaints;
■ensuring that all employees adhere to the company’s uniform standards;
■meeting and greeting customers and organising table reservations;
■advising customers on menu and wine choice;
■recruiting, training and motivating staff;
■organising and supervising the shifts of kitchen, waiting and cleaning staff.
■maintaining high standards of quality control, hygiene, and health and safety;
■checking stock levels and ordering supplies;
■preparing cash drawers and providing petty cash as required;
■helping in any area of the restaurant when circumstances dictate.

project manager at Massalkhi Sign group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2003 to April 2005

◦Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
◦Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
◦Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
◦Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
◦Effectively applies our methodology and enforces project standards.
◦Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
◦Minimizes our exposure and risk on project.
◦Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

Education

Diploma, business adminstration
  • at The Islamic university
  • June 2007
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics & physics
  • at lebanese university
  • July 2006
High school or equivalent, General sciences
  • at Saeed High School
  • August 2003

■taking responsibility for the business performance of the restaurant; ■analysing and planning restaurant sales levels and profitability; ■organising marketing activities, such as promotional events and discount schemes; ■preparing reports at the end of the shift/week, including staff control, food control and sales; ■creating and executing plans for department sales, profit and staff development; ■setting budgets and/or agreeing them with senior management; ■planning and coordinating menus. ■coordinating the entire operation of the restaurant during scheduled shifts; ■managing staff and providing them with feedback; ■responding to customer complaints; ■ensuring that all employees adhere to the company’s uniform standards; ■meeting and greeting customers and organising table reservations; ■advising customers on menu and wine choice; ■recruiting, training and motivating staff; ■organising and supervising the shifts of kitchen, waiting and cleaning staff. ■maintaining high standards of quality control, hygiene, and health and safety; ■checking stock levels and ordering supplies; ■preparing cash drawers and providing petty cash as required; ■helping in any area of the restaurant when circumstances dictate.

Specialties & Skills

Training
Programmes
Planning
Petty Cash
Supervising
MICROS Systems
ALOHA Systems
OMEGA Systems
adobe photoshop
HTML Coding
microsoft office

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate

Memberships

Lebanese Red Cross
  • volunteer member
  • March 2004