Yahya Sayed Email & Phone Number

Dubai, UAE

• Food Quest is the FNB Division of National Holding, established in 2013. Food Quest has diverse brands in FNB retail which starts from;
• Gourmet Burger Kitchen: - Fastest growing Gourmet Burger brand in U.K. Food Quest operates couple of outlets in U.A.E, K.S.A & Oman.
• Denny’s:-Biggest Casual dining concept in U.S.A, with 1700 stores in U.S.A, Food Quest to open 6 stores in 2015 across G.C.C, with 2 under construction in U.A.E.
• Asia-7:- Casual dining Asian Cuisine from India. Food Quest to open 1 in Nov, 2014 and 3 IN 2015 across G.C.C.
• Zambar:- Casual dining Costal Kitchen from India, a very successful concept.Food Quest to open first store in Nov,2015 in U.A.E and 3 in 2015 across G.C.C
• Punjab Grill: - Fine dining concept, Restaurant cum Lounge concept, which stores in USA & Singapore. First store for Food Quest under construction in U.A.E.Role & Responsibility:

• 1. Supply Chain Manager – GCC, F&B Div., Apparel Group, Dubai Sep., 2008 - till dateAs of date, Cold Stone Creamery and Tim Hortons are the brands managed by F&B Div of Apparel Group - the GCC Territory.Apparel Group.
• Vendor Management – develop vendors both domestic and international, trade-off Product & Quality with cost and time benefits.
• Logistics and Distribution Management.
• Procurement Systems & Procedures.
• Warehouse & Inventory Management
• Costing and Recipe management. Review vendors and pricing with the objective of keeping the consumables cost and investment at target level or below.

Kuwait

•  Responsibilities
• Purchasing and Procurement, locally and globally.
• Planning and ordering overseas perishable products with lead time up to 6 months.
• Banking and Transaction with Letter of Credit.
• Shipment Clearance and coordination with local Authority.
• Managing efficient storage and Distribution network. Achievements

Kuwait

•  Responsibilities
• Training upto level of Area Managers, Store Managers and Crew Members.
• Creating workshop for different segments and train the same.
• Follow-up at store level Training and create career path for each and every member at store level.
• Introduce new menu items and perform Basic R&D.
• Work closely with IT and Operations to establish ERP system and roll-out the same.

Kuwait

•  Responsibilities
• Sales developing and achieving Budget.
• Making cross promotions with Schools, universities and Banks.
• Conducting QSCE.
• Opening of New stores.
• Coordinating between Head-Office and Stores for routine Medicals and other governmental formalities.

Mumbai Area, India

• Worked as a Shift Manager, department handled at Store level were Training, Maintenance, and Food Cost.

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