Operations Manager/Director Fooda and Beverage

RANDI EGAR

Culver City, CA. ***** 310-***-**** ad1ost@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPIERENCE

Fooda, Inc 07/21 – present

Operations Manager

Account manager overseeing $15 million employee meal replacement programs

Develop and own relationship with core client corporate team

Drive and execute deployment strategy, including day-to-day operations and continuous improvement opportunities

Recruit and onboard local restaurants to participate in program

Develop catering schedule from network of local restaurants

Create, design catering menus with robust descriptions with accurate allergen information

Recruit, train, schedule, and manage on-site and hourly staff

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield-LAX 06/18 – 07/21

Assistant General Manager

Business relationship manager overseeing operations for 72 retail, travel essentials, and food & beverage locations across two terminals, representing $60M in revenue, conducting business with Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA)

Focused, hands-on approach with upscale retailers, maintaining gold star standards

Cultivate strong relationships with LAWA and tenants, serving as liaison between them

Maintain frequent, in person contact with tenants to ensure complete understanding and representation of customer needs and brand

Lead tenant improvements projects, from strategy development through to execution, including construction and concept changes

Implement LAWA policies, standards, and codes of conduct

Levy Restaurants – Dodger Stadium 02/14 – 06/18

Director of Concessions

Oversaw $80M food and beverage concession operation at Dodger Stadium, with up to 125 locations

Rebuilt food & beverage portfolio through development and implementation of standard operating procedures, inventory controls, and reorganization of roles and responsibilities including staffing and training strategy

Oversaw daily workforce of 800+ union frontline employees with a roster of 1200 union and non-union employees, including resolution of labor union workforce issues

Managed daily open/close strategy and labor staffing requirements

Daily in person survey of all concession locations to ensure operational excellence

Strong relationship with union leaders, clients, and building sponsors

Concept development and menu engineering

Represented excellence in food and beverage for the Dodger organization to outside vendors, fans, and the public

Comcast – NBCUniversal Theme Park, Hollywood 08/06 – 02/14

Multi-Unit Business Manager

Strategic business partner providing leadership support overseeing food and beverage concessions throughout the theme park

Responsible for $20M revenue operation leading a team of 275 employees including culinary, warehouse staff, and multiple levels of management

Training Champion for the food department, designed and implemented training program for internal and external management including onboarding new employees across the business

New Hire Recruitment/Interview Coordinator

Served as liaison between F&B and local union chapter

Achieve Comcast Compliancy daily

Surfas Restaurant Supply and Gourmet Food 01/06 – 08/06

Equipment Buyer

Responsible for all operations in purchasing department as sole purchaser of all equipment

Created delivery log to ensure customer satisfaction and receipt of payment

Created daily temperature log for refrigerated display cases to uphold county health codes

Managed and assisted sales department

Created and oversaw delivery schedule

Outsourced new vendors for day-to-day operations

Interviewed and hired new employees

OhCal Foods Inc., Los Angeles County Market 06/05 – 09/05

Business Consultant

Responsible for assisting 7 multi-unit Subway franchise with 29 stores in achieving their goals by ensuring franchisee satisfaction through optimal profitability and superior brand protection

Consulted with franchisees and their management teams on daily operations, including labor, cost of goods, hiring, equipment maintenance, productivity, customer service, and marketing

Identified target areas and design plan to overcome obstacles

Jamba Juice

District Manager/Franchise Regional Manager 08/04 – 06/05

General Manager 10/96 – 08/04

Responsible for the overall production of California markets and east coast/Texas franchise stores

Central point of communication between corporate Support Center and stores

Implemented, trained, and enforced corporate policies and procedures

Worked with unit managers to increase sales

Oversaw execution of all category and product rollouts

Managed labor, turnover, and development

Assisted with community marketing and local brand awareness

LinkedIn Profile:

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