Food Professional
Resume:
CHANDRASEKAR MADHAIYAN, M.Sc., MBA.
Tel.: +971-********* / +91-949*******
Email: ********@*****.**.**
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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