Charbel Saad, F&B Operations Manager

Charbel Saad

F&B Operations Manager

Saudi Union

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
12 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months

F&B Operations Manager at Saudi Union
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since December 2022

• Leading the pre-opening establishment of Multi F&B concepts in KSA including all operational and commercial aspects such as pricing strategies, organizational and workforce management, financial reports and market R&D.

•Handling the back-office duties including but not limited to SOPs and manuals, hiring, training plans, technical dashboards setup and macro level reporting system.

Operations Senior Manager at Obeikan Investment Group
  • Jordan
  • October 2020 to October 2022

• Handled the operations and commercial management in terms of pricing, contracts negotiation, customer service, business planning and office duties.
• Communicated and managed expectations by fully utilizing macro and micro reports, CRM technologies and available resources.
• Developed and maintained existing action plans.
• Worked closely with BOH team to ensure the food safety, SOP's and menu engineering reports are properly executed.
• Conducted competitive analysis R&D focusing on top competitors.
• Created business models based on the market positioning and pricing mechanism along with the stakeholders' vision and direction.
• Collaborated with the marketing team, including Backoffice support, customer success and sales team for reporting and B2B agreements.

Operations Manager / Consultant at GLEE HOSPITALITY SOLUTIONS
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2019 to June 2020

• Managed daily operations of multiple concepts for different Investors to meet business goals.
• Supervised and guided managers from different Brands (Hotels, Catering and Restaurants) towards goals achievements.
• Setup of SOPs, manuals and objectives for different concepts.
• Developed a safe, supportive and positive work environment for team members to ensure customer satisfaction' consistency.
• Analyzed budgets and expenses to find opportunities for cost effectiveness and profitability.
• Maintained food quality and hygiene standards properly.
• Participated in major events based on yearly calendar.
• Developed marketing and business development plans to achieve sales targets and increase brand visibility within the assigned area.
• Performed market research for the latest trends and competitors' activities.
• Evaluated existing business procedures and recommending improvements using specific dashboards and data analytical tools.
• Ensured compliance with company's policies and HSE guidelines.

Restaurants Manager at IKEA DFC, Al Futtaim Group
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2016 to March 2019

• Managed the Restaurant and Exit Bistro operational and commercial aspects by handling daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports.

Restaurant Manager at Reem Al Bawadi Group
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2014 to June 2016
Restaurant Manager at Ajman Saray Hotel
  • United Arab Emirates
  • December 2013 to September 2014
Team Leader at Lebanese Beirut Airport Catering Company
  • Lebanon
  • September 2007 to November 2009

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at USEK
  • June 2008

Specialties & Skills

Team Development
Business Operations Management
Creative Vision
Decision Making Skills
Operations Management
Planning
Operation
Problem Solving
CUSTOMER SUCCESS
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
MENU ENGINEERING
CUSTOMER SERVICE
COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MARKET RESEARCH
NEGOTIATION
RESEARCH

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Languages

English
Expert
Spanish
Expert
French
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Cert Prep: Project Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2020
Become a Marketing Specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Time Management Level 1 (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Futtaim Learning Center
Date Attended:
November 2017
Duration:
24 hours
Frontline Leadership (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Futtaim Learning Center
Date Attended:
June 2017
Duration:
24 hours
Emergency First Aid including CPR & AED (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2017
Valid Until:
May 2020
Fire Marshal (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2017
Valid Until:
April 2019
Train The Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
Starwood Hotels
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
24 hours
Competency in English (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2009

Hobbies

  • Traveling and Discovering new cities