Tony Bayer Email & Phone Number

Brunswick, OH, US

United States

Ohio And Pennsylvania

• Director of OperationsDirectly supervised double digit number of locations in multiple states in turn around situation.
• Led multiple city bars thru turn around of sales from negative double digits to positive single digit growth. Exceeded company sales and EBITDA goals within 3 months of initial responsibility.
• Instituted off premise sales manager position in Cleveland market that led to annualized $ 1.2 M sales growth in that market.
• Implemented performance based metrics in scheduling and labor controls to improve labor costs by 120 bp
• Led largest group of locations in the brand, contributing over 12% of total brand sales and profit for fiscal year 2019

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Directly recruited by owners to lead rapidly growing fast casual brand thru multiple system implementations. Created accounting, Human Resources and financial systems that were absent prior to arrival. Oversaw new restaurant development and led 10-member executive team Completed integration of new financial system, HRIS platforms and collaborative vendor.

Multiple State Locations

Vice President of Operations (2015- 2017)Promoted to direct leadership of $ 40 M multi-state region Responsible for all aspects of operations including talent assessment, selection and development of franchise leadership team. Directly responsible for marketing, product development and new site selection.Completed new restaurant opening with sales in.

Multiple States

Franchise Business Director (2013-2015)Promoted to responsibility for 11 state region and 70+ locations with sales in excess of $ 230 million. Responsible for over 25% of total franchise income for the company. Consistent leader in guest satisfaction measures in the organization, increased guest satisfaction rating from 3.1 stars to 4.7 stars Responsible.

Baltimore, Maryland Area, Virgina, West Virginia

Director of Operations ( 2012-2013)Direct P&L responsibility for multi-state division. Chosen as test market for $ 12 million company re-image project which resulted in double digit positive sales growth and increased guest satisfaction scores by 20+%. Successfully executed re-image efforts consisting of roll-out of company test initiatives, management.

Multiple States

Directed change management initiatives through sale of company to private equity firm. Developed and directed staff of more than 800 hourly employees and 45 management personnel.Successfully executed reorganization efforts consisting of brand renewal, management restructuring, systems implementation, and menu improvements. Led 2 of company’s 8 test.