Manager Real Estate
Resume:
KEY SKILLS
- Languages:
o Mother Tongue: German / French / Dutch
o Fluent: English / Hebrew
o Advanced: Italian / Spanish / Persian
o Business Conversational: Bulgarian / Romanian / Polish /
Hungarian / Czech
- Education:
o B.Sc. General Business Administration, University of Arizona,
Tucson, USA
o M.Sc. Accountancy and Finance, Catholic University of Leuven,
Belgium
o LLM European and International Taxation law, Catholic University
of Leuven, Belgium
- Information Technology:
o Computer literate in Microsoft Office
o Basic understanding of Opera and Micros systems.
- Management Experience:
o Leading up to 300 staff over 10 countries
o Cross departmental and cross country liaison officer
o Weekly direct reporting of key financial data and commercial
activities to owners for Central and Eastern European Zone.
- Specialization:
o Food Production: Strong knowledge of food production for
specialty outlets and hotels.
o Logistics: Developed the only three temperature groupage system
from BENELUX and France to Central and Eastern Europe for food
products.
o Finance: Proven track record to set up cost control mechanisms,
savings on purchases and direct reporting of financial data.
o Commercial: Proactive and innovative with in depth knowledge of
Central European market consumer F&B trends, demands and
pricing.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Logistics:
o Developed, put into practice and managed three temperature
domestic and international logistics for KFC and Burger King in
Bulgaria; for Starbucks in Bulgaria and Romania; Coffeeheaven in
Slovakia and Czech Republic.
o Created a single three temperature groupage logistics from
BENELUX and France to Central and Eastern Europe used by De
Messier Group of companies in Central Europe and local three
temperature detailed distribution for HORECA clients in
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia,
Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania.
- Food Production:
o Initiated and put into practice complete outsourced pastry
production in for Hilton, Marriott, Intercontinental and Sofitel
from one single production kitchen; in Sofia (Bulgaria) for
Billa Rewe supermarkets and in Budapest (Hungary) serving
Hilton.
o Development of business plan for Holder Groupe production
kitchen in Ghent (Belgium).
o Advised Costa Coffee for suitable food production candidates in
Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.
o Developed on-hands skills to train cooks in food production,
maintaining standards and HAACP / ISO requirements.
- Finance:
o Sourcing of food commodities in Central and Eastern Europe for
Western European market for De Messier Group of Companies;
netting a yearly increase of 2.3 million euros net profit in
2006, 2007 and 2008 for the commodities department.
o Put into a practice a uniform financial reporting structure in
Central Europe based on Microsoft Excel due to the unwillingness
of corporate to invest into elaborate MIS software.
o Responsible for monitoring and advising third party accounting
and legal firms working for de Messier group of Companies thanks
to knowledge of finance, local accountancy and legal
regulations.
- Commercial:
o From 2004 to 2008 initiated operations for the Group in
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia,
Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania resulting in a consolidated
turnover from 0 Euros in 2004 to 26 million Euros in 2008 as
well as 300 staff recruitments.
o Developed major accounts for the F&B distribution business of De
Messier Group of Companies as well as supported the F&B
distribution as key account manager for Hilton / Marriott /
Intercontinental / Accor group / Costa Coffee / Starbucks /
Carrefour / Metro and Billa amongst others.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- June 1999 - December 2004: GEC NV, Antwerp, Belgium
o GEC NV is a Financial Holding active in Real Estate / Music
Business / Outdoor Advertising
o Incorporating US based reporting structure as liaison officer of
sold divisional companies of GEC NV (Music Business and Outdoor)
to Clear Channel Communications; a US Based conglomerate listed
on the NYSE.
o Rehaul of all F&B activities in its owned concert venues in
Belgium: Forrest National (Brussels - capacity 10.000),
Stadschouwburg (Antwerp - capacity 2.000) and Capitole (Ghent -
capacity 2.000).
o Rehaul included:
. Setting transparent financial transaction system and
reporting.
. Negotiating group purchasing with F&B Suppliers.
. Incorporating marketing revenue from F&B Suppliers (Coca
Cola and Interbrew).
. Recruiting, design, set up & complete costing of F&B
operations.
. Managing the entire operation from a commercial and
financial perspective.
- January 2004 - December 2008: De Messier Group Of Companies, Zurich,
Switzerland
o Assessment of Central and Eastern European market potential for
HORECA F&B distribution.
o Developed pilot investment in Slovakia that was extended into
Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Hungary,
Bulgaria and Romania with general management tasks of putting
into place HR, logistics, purchasing system and commercial
sales.
o Optimized net profit and reduced operational fixed logistics
costs by becoming a niche third party logistic provider in the
region.
o Initiated, worked out and put into practice a pastry outsourcing
production in Warsaw which is being implemented by the group in
2008 in Hungary and Bulgarian and in 2009 in Belgium, Norway,
UK, Austria, Germany and the US.
o Started in 2004 as Junior Development Manager CEE region to Area
Director and owner representative CEE Region.
- January 2009 - : Independent consultant
o Assessment of Western, Central and Eastern European market
potential / development / acquisitions for industrial food
players.
o Independent set up of multi-temperature full load and groupage
system in CEE region active as of March 2009 in joint venture
with American equity firm.
o Outsourcing and relocation studies for major food players from
Western Europe to the CEE region with one industrial customer
applying a cost saving plan of 2.500.000 euros in August 2009.
o Consulting private investors in hotel acquisition opportunities
with the help in depth back of the house knowledge of all major
hotels in the CEE region.
o Head Consultant for one of Central Europe's largest supermarket
chain in terms of outsourcing, project development and
referencing .
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