John Mcgrath Email & Phone Number

Ruthin, Gb

Nationwide

Trainer in Leadership & Management Programmes, & Coaching, to Cohorts of Apprentices & Commercial Students & Learners

Matlock, England, United Kingdom

PROFESSIONAL PROFILEOperations Professional, with extensive Senior Management experience in single and multi-site hospitality operations. Extensive experience in Procurement & Franchising. A proven track record in recruiting, leading and developing teams and individuals, with Blue Chip & SME companies and in the Third Sector. Excellent track record of sales growth and cost management in hospitality brands. Skilled in site acquisition and development, and in partnership creation. Versatile, with significant experience in training, human resource, finance, & marketing disciplines. ____________________________________________________________________________________________KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE• Bid, Tender & Contract Negotiation• Financial Management• Supply Chain Management• Operations Management • Project & Change Delivery• Commercial Awareness• Service Transition Provision• Coaching & Mentoring • Franchising Operation• Contract Management• Business Transformation• Food & Beverage Development_______________________________________________________________________________________________CAREER SUMMARYYHA (England & Wales) Head of Franchising Operations, Procurement and Food & Beverage. May 2011 to Present Remit:- Reporting to the Operations & People Director, with 4 direct reports and with P&L responsibility as front line account manager for up to 63 existing branded franchises & licensed partner sites, delivering 180,000 overnights, and the associated impact on young people along with £240k of income in fees and commission. Responsible for 96 catering and licensed sites. Accountable for £12m of procurement, including all Contract & Tender negotiation in Food & Beverages, Operational Consumables, Paperware, Stationery, Waste, Cleaning Chemicals, Facilities and Maintenance, Laundry Provision etc. across the Hostel Network and at the National Office. Responsible for £15.5m of F&B turnover, standards and menu development.

Matlock, England, United Kingdom

Over three years, grew sales of retail, and food & beverages from £10m to £12m in 132 managed hostels, and increased margin by 8% representing £960k, by consolidation of supply, and operational focus, on quality management and process improvement. Additionally driving supplier support payments from £60k to c. £275k per annum

· Smart Storage – Operations Manager: With a regional retail self storage company, with full P&L responsibility, growing from 2 to 5 sites in 9 months through acquisition and development, and with line responsibility for 12 direct reports.

with full P&L responsibility for a diverse range of 18 Bar & Restaurant & Hotel sites from 6 to 70 bedrooms with 24 Manager line reports and 266 full; part time team members. Ø Undertook 10 major capex developments (£200k to £500k) between August 2004 and March 2007. Ø Held full P&L responsibility for £12m sales & £4.4m of profit at EBITDA. Ø Financial year to January ‘06, grew L4L sales 6.1%, and including the invested estate by 17.6%, and EBITDA by 8% L4L, & 15.5% in the invested estate.Ø Held project management responsibility, and sales and profit responsibility for ten major branded cap-ex developments, (£200k to £500k).

With full P&L responsibility for 16 “Premier Travel Inn” hotels, with “Brewers Fayre” branded restaurants, turnover £19m p.a. & £7.1m operating profit with 26 manager line reports, & 484 full & part time team members.Ø Drove sales, yield & room stock management within 16 “Premier Travel Inn” branded hotels, 762 bedrooms, with full P&L responsibility, delivering 3% L4L occupancy growth, and 11% operating profit growth. Ø Managed successful commercial cap-ex investment programmes from £5k to £1.5m with responsibility for ensuring ROC targets. Ø Implemented a programme of “Brand Awareness” for Premier Travel Inn, focussing on identifying key value indicators, and brand differentiators following segmentation.Ø Developed & delivered cultural change programmes within the Travel Inn and Brewers Fayre.Ø Sat for three years on the Menu Development Committee for the Brewers Fayre Pub Restaurant brand.Ø Led “Strategy Implementation” team at Whitbread Inns North West, developing and implementing operational plans from corporate strategy.Ø Drove tangible service quality, margin and productivity gains by leading steering group implementing introduction of Micros business POS & MIS system across the top two food brands in the value convenience sector of the market.Ø Created & led F&B project, driving quality and efficiency through the food delivery system from supply chain management, through new product development, to service quality initiatives front & back of house aimed at margin growth.

Ba(Hons), Marketing & Consumer Studies

Gce O'Levels