Maher Azzoqa, Founder

Maher Azzoqa

Founder

Recruiting

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
12 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 1 Months

Founder at Recruiting
  • September 2012 to June 2014

Since September 2012: Founder
• Decide on the design and environment of the restaurant: set the restaurant Concept.
• Devolve and plan the menu: Set menu's content and design
• Develop and test the different dishes and set taste, quantity, quality and presentation of dishes.
• Recruiting
• Marketing: utilizing different marketing strategies to spread and familiarize the market with BEEFY'S concept
• Financial tasks: providing and interpreting financial information, monitoring and interpreting cash flows and predicting future trends, managing a company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems, monitoring and measuring food cost, managing budgets.

Operations Manager
  • February 2008 to June 2014

Since Feb. 2008: Operations Manager. Experience and skills include: • Work with GM to develop objectives and plans for sales and financial KPIs
• Align teams on business strategy, goals, and performance expectations
• Manage and oversee new projects and project rollouts, equipment replacement, test programs and vendor relations.
• Manage and analyse restaurants financial performance and monitor progress
• Prioritize activities and goals and direct resources to achieve goals
• Stay ahead of the operation through site visits per company policy
• Evaluate restaurant practices against company standards.
• Improve performance by coaching and monitoring staff continuously
• Work with other dept's for optimal work efficiency

Partner at BEEFY'S
  • Russian Federation
  • January 2012 to December 2012

BEEFY'S (Burger Gourmet Restaurant) Kiev- Ukraine
Position: Partner
Est. 2012

Operations Manager at Popeye's - Jordan
  • January 2008 to July 2012

Popeye's - Jordan Position: Operations Manager
Since 2008 - July 2012

Training Manager
  • August 2006 to February 2008

Aug. 2006 - Feb. 2008: Training Manager. Experience and skills include:
• Progresses from being crew member to store manager.
• Due to leadership skills, I was chosen to attend a one month training program in Atlanta, Ga. - USA, to help train and advance management skills of the Jordan Popeye's team.
• Responsible for scheduling & rolling training programs for fifteen stores.
• In 1 year, improved certified management training target from 20% to 96%
• I became utilized by Popeye's Int'l to train managers at all levels to help expand the concept in the entire Middle East.

Training Manager at Popeye's - Jordan
  • January 2006 to February 2008

Popeye's - Jordan Position: Training Manager
Since 2006 - Feb. 2008

Marketing Manager at KFC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2000 to March 2003

Americana (KFC) - Jordan Position: Marketing Manager
August 2000 - March 2003
• Responsible for all marketing and advertising activities
• Responsible for local media booking and coordinating with both Tricon and Americana regional offices.
• Preparing monthly progress reports of performance against action plans.
• Proposed and executed the menu mix analysis to ensure growth of sales by understanding customer behavior and responding to local needs
• Launched 2 new products (Twister, Zinger Twister, Popcorn)
• Managed grand opening of new outlets
• Attended one month training program at Americana Head Quarters, Egypt.

Marketing coordinator at Pizza Hut - Saudi Arabia
  • September 1999 to July 2000

Pizza Hut - Saudi Arabia Position: Marketing coordinator
Sep. 1999 - Jul. 2000
• Responsible for all marketing and advertising activities.
• Responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
• Monitoring local store marketing implementation techniques
• Local media booking
• Managed the Jeddah summer festival campaign by allocating sponsors and a budget of one million SR.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Yarmouk University
  • September 1999

Sept.1999: Bachelor Degree in Business Administration Yarmouk University, Jordan.

Specialties & Skills

Marketing
Administration
Management
Hospitality
Restaurants
COACHING
FOR SALES
MARKETING
NEW PRODUCTS
OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS MANAGER
PROGRESS
TEST PROGRAMS
TRAINING