CHANDRASEKAR MADHAIYAN, M.Sc., MBA.

Tel.: +971-********* / +91-949*******

Email: ac96b9@r.postjobfree.com

Seeking Senior Management role in Food Retail and F&B Operations

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Food Retail Operations

Operations, Procurement & Retail Distribution of Food & Beverage Products

Import & Export of Chilled & Frozen Food

Sales & Marketing – Super, Hyper Markets, Food Service / HORECA

Seafood Sourcing, Production, Quality Control, Retail Sales

New Products Launch, Branding, Advertisement & Media Planning

GCC Experience – Oman, Bahrain, Qatar & UAE

Auditor for ISO 9001-2000 Quality Management System & HACCP

Retail Software Exposure: Oracle ERP

Product Portfolio

Fresh, Frozen, Live & Value Added Seafood, Premium Coffee & Chocolate, Fresh & Frozen Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, Frozen Chicken, Eggs, Olive Oil, Mineral Water, Energy Drinks

F&B Operations

Operation of Franchise Restaurants

Setup & Operated Branded F&B outlets – Crepe Café, Slitti Café & Chocolate, Hyderabad House

Inventory Management, Food Costing, Menu Planning

Operating Software – Pixel Point

Start up Operations, Leasing, Fit Out, Procurement, Approvals, Customer Service, Sales & Business Development

Franchise Development

WORK EXPERIENCE

RAK Fish and Food Drying (RAK Ports Group)

Commercial Head (Since April 2017)

Responsible for commercial operations - global procurement, retail sales and exports

Sourcing of fresh and frozen seafood

Retail Sales – Fresh, Frozen and Dry Seafood

Exports – Frozen and Dry Seafood

ENPI Group – UAE

General Manager (Aug 2015 – March 2017)

Salmon Farm LLC : Responsible for GCC Business Development, Distributor Managment and Exports.

Titan Foodstuff Trading LLC : Responsible for launching Titan Energy Drinks, Retail Listing at Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores across UAE.

Achieved annual turnover of AED 38 Million within the span of two years

SAIC (Qatar & UAE)

General Manager (June 2012 – July 2015)

Responsible for the Management of: The Secret of Quality WLL, SAIC WLL (Qatar); Foodie & Co LLC, Dubai (UAE)

Responsibilities

Import and Retail Distribution of Food & Beverage Products for Qatar & UAE

Operation of Slitti Coffee & Chocolate Outlets

Setup Storage and Distribution System

Handle import procedures, food standards, logistics

Handle outlet setup, food safety issues

Handle Government Approvals, Customs Clearance

Achievements

Sourced a wide range of food & beverage products at competitive prices for the Qatar & UAE Food Service sector – Coffee, Chocolate, Mineral Water, Fresh & Frozen Poultry, Olive Oil, Frozen Vegetables, Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Eggs

Identified Italian Premium Coffee & Chocolate brand Slitti and entered into GCC Franchise Agreement

Setup Slitti Coffee & Chocolate Shops

Retail Distribution of Slitti Chocolates & Pure Swiss Mineral Water to corporate and top end hotels & restaurants

Branding – Slitti Coffee, Slitti Chocolates, Pure Swiss Mineral Water

Additionally handled Fresh, Frozen & Live Seafood Retail Sales, Frozen Vegetables, Edible Oil – Hypermarkets, HORECA (Dubai)

Annaul P&L responsibility of QAR 150 million.

Unique Concepts WLL, Bahrain

General Manager (April 2010 – May 2012)

Business Development Manager (2009April – March 2010)

Responsibilities

Import of food products & Retail Sales

Setup and operation of Franchise Restaurants

Operation, Purchase, Inventory, Manpower Management

Sales, Marketing and Business Development

Catering & Delivery Services

Overall P&L of the Company

Achievements

Setup food import division

Setup Fine Dining Franchise Restaurants - The Crepe Cafe, Hyderabad House & Bowl O‘ China

Established Operational & Marketing Budget and handling entire operations within the set budget

Oman Fisheries Co.

Project Manager – Seafood Retail Sales, Quality Control & Quality Assurance

(2002 January – 2009 March)

Responsibilities

Fresh, Frozen & value added seafood sales

Seafood sales to Hotels and Catering Companies

Successfully bid for Royal Oman Police for 5 continuous years

Sales Promotions & Marketing Campaigns

Launching New Products & Brand Promotion

Liaise with Advertising Agencies & Distributors

Responsible for Quality Control and Quality Assurance

Seafood Sourcing

Internal auditor of ISO Quality Management System & HACCP

Fish Farm Projects

Project proposals, feasibility studies and liaison with government agencies

Achievements

Launched new Ready to Eat Seafood Brand Taqa

Handled Brand Promotion throughout Oman

Improved Retail Sales Value from 2 Million RO in 2003 to 10 Million RO by 2008

Increased product range from just Frozen Seafood to Fresh & Ready to Eat Products

AFTM, Iran

Consultant – Seafood Quality Control and Export Marketing

(2001 February – 2001August)

Short term contract

Implementation of HACCP

Assisted in Export Marketing to Europe & Japan

Implemented Quality Control & Food Safety systems to facilitate export of seafood

Improved the standards of seafood processing line from purchase to cold storage

Previous Assignments: (1990 – 2000)

Hilsa Aqua, India Jan 1996 – Dec 2000; Consultant – Seafood & Aqua Feed

The Waterbase Ltd, India, Sept 1992 – Dec 1995; Technical Officer – Feed Marketing & Solution Support

George Maijo, India, July 1990 – August 1992; Management Trainee – Seafood Processing & Aqua Feed Marketing

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Successfully completed ISO 9001-2000 Auditor Course in 2003

Training in HACCP Principles for food safety and hygiene in 1990 & 2006

SCHOLASTICS

MBA, 2000 in Technology Management through distant mode from APESMA – Deakin University, Australia

M. Sc., 1990 Marine Biology and Oceanography by research, Centre for Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University. INDIA

B. Sc., 1988 Environmental Zoology, National College, Bharathidasan University. INDIA

IT SKILLS

Well versed with Windows, MS Office and Internet applications.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 25th July 1968

Present Address: PO Box 8700, Dubai, UAE

Permanent Address: 402, BRK Residency, KRM Colony, Visakhapatnam – 530013, India

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