Operations Manager
Platinum Fit
Total years of experience :14 years, 3 Months
• Managed a staff of 80 in the Central kitchen and in the front-of-house team including baristas, supervisors, customer service, data entry, drivers and purchasing.
• Oversaw the operation of a diet center, 6 Cafés and a Central Kitchen.
• Returned underperforming diet center to a successful brand
• Developed and implemented cost-saving measures that reduced operational costs by 12%
• Developed and implemented sales strategies that increased average transaction values by 25%
• Resolved customer complaints involving food quality and delivery service
• Built stronger food and beverage menus and packages aligned with trends and raised number of monthly subscribers
• Performed various office duties, including coordinating employee schedules, payroll, new hire training and calling for service repairs
• Securing that the preparation of food is always in line with the product sheet and securing the quality served.
• Securing an irresistible food offer by ensuring we give customers an appealing range presentation.
• Utilizing everyday commercial opportunities to grow sales and profitability.
Ensuring daily work routines are in place, e.g., goods flow, stock control, ordering, production and waste management.
• Securing optimal productivity by ensuring a people planning process aiming for the right number of competent co-workers, at the right times, in the right places to meet customers’ needs.
• Ensuring the proper production levels in order to ensure freshness, maximize sales and minimize waste
• A field role with key focus on operational and regulatory compliance by regular structured store visits to check compliance on Health and Safety, Food Safety & Hygiene, Inventory Management, People Practices, SOP’s and ministry regulations.
• Constant review of current trends and shared best practices to maximize commercial opportunities.
• Escalating non-compliance to brand operators and support functions to ensure immediate corrective, with action plans in place to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Monitoring marker trends, research consumer markets and competitors’ activities to identify opportunities and key issues.
• Act as the single point of contact for the Food Division and operators in the country for all regulatory matters ensuring compliance to Ministry rules and regulations.
• Plan, develop and overall management of “Dean & Deluca Catering” project in both Kuwait and UAE
• Set up the Catering system for Alshaya Brands: Starbucks, Dean & Deluca, Potbelly, Le Pain Quotidien, Katsuya, Pei Wei and Pinkberry.
• Overall coordination between all stakeholders: Finance, IT, Brands, Call Center, HR, QA …
• Deliver regular team communications through weekly update meetings
• Participate in formulating the ‘SOP’ of the Business Catering project.
• Deliver training for staff in both Kuwait and UAE.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Control and track the financial reports.
Major responsibilities included: Social attache in the Tunisian Embassy
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