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Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
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ARLAN MEJIA

Lloydminster,Canada

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven management professional with extensive experience in retail and hospitality sectors. Proven ability to lead and develop teams to achieve high levels of customer service and operational efficiency. Skilled in managing budgets, controlling labour costs, and overseeing inventory while ensuring compliance with safety protocols and corporate policies. Adept at fostering customer loyalty and engagement through exceptional service and operational excellence. Experienced in staff recruitment and training, market research, sales strategy development, and visual merchandising. Currently enhancing managerial expertise through post-secondary studies in Business Administration at Lakeland College. Holds a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Recognized for strong leadership, effective communication, problem-solving skills, and adaptability in fast-paced environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Department Manager (Produce)

Sobeys
Lloydminster, Alberta
06.2024 - Current

• Support a coaching and development culture for all employees, which embraces a passion for food.
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership while serving as a role model.
• Assist in managing employees, including selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, succession planning and compensation.
• Communicate operational requirements and changes to department employees.
• Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit.
• Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs.
• Demonstrate growth in product knowledge, including awareness of product changes, promotions, and seasonal trends.
• Order, receive, organize, rotate, merchandise and present products and stock in accordance with company standards.
• Monitor the implementation of all corporate policies, initiatives, and Standard Operating Procedures, including timely and accurate submission of all relevant documentation as required.
• Ensure OH&S, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Assist the Department Manager in achieving financial targets and maximizing sales and margins, including forecasting, variance analysis and correction, and labour cost control.
• Support with managing the department budget.
• Thorough understanding of all relevant company programs; attend training as required.
• Supports an environment of employee engagement.
• Provide feedback for continuous improvement.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment as per Company requirements.

Restaurant General Manager

Perf Restaurants Inc. (Burger King Philippines)
Marikina City, Philippines
04.2015 - 11.2023
  • Define and achieve Restaurant Sales Targets and Sales Growth targets.
  • Led the management team in effectively implementing Restaurant Sales Building activities.
  • Regularly review Sales Performance as part of business review process.
  • Prepare Restaurants’ P&L (Profit and Loss) budget and achieve the P&L targets.
  • Ensure achievement of QSC (Quality, Service and Cleanliness) Targets.
  • Lead the management team in creating an atmosphere that lives the Burger King values.
  • Ensure achievement of targeted competency levels.
  • Ensure restaurant compliance with labor requirements such as government remittances and business permits.
  • Ensure restaurant adherence to Burger King's King'sing systems, policies, procedures, and standards, i.e., Security, Safety, Office and other reportorial and administrative requirements.
  • Resolved customer complaints in a professional manner.
  • Prepared and led food service training programs to teach staff various tasks.
  • Coached team members on food safety and sanitation processes, customer service, menu education and up-selling techniques to drive revenue.

Area Sales Supervisor

JFRL Enterprises (Retail)
Quezon City, Philippines
04.2014 - 04.2015
  • Setting Sales Targets- Developing strategies to achieve them and ensuring the effective implementation of sales plans.
  • Monitoring of Market Trends – analyzing competitor activities and providing feedback to improve product offerings.
  • Inventory Supervision- ensures having the right stock at the right outlets, analyzing new styles in assigned stores adjudged to be salable by sales personnel; also, compression or consolidation of styles reduces the inventory levels of non-moving styles in outlets.
  • Personnel - Selection Recruitment in charge of Orientation and Training of Personnel
  • Visual Merchandising - auditing the visual Merchandise in every store.
  • Reports and Analysis - analyzing different kinds of marketing strategies to achieve monthly quotas.
  • Set individual sales targets with the sales team to align with company objectives.
  • Analyzed sales statistics to formulate policy and drive KPI benchmarks.
  • Analyzed customer feedback to improve overall customer experience.
  • Cultivated strong professional relationships with suppliers and key clients to drive long-term business development.
  • Led, trained, and mentored a team of sales professionals, enhancing their skills and performance.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Hotel And Restaurant Management

Philippine Women's University
Philippines
04-2013

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration Major in General Business

Lakeland College
Lloydminster, AB

Skills

Technical Skills:

  • Leadership and Management
  • Budget and Financial Management
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Compliance and Safety
  • Product Knowledge
  • Operational Excellence
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Analytical Skills
  • Training and Development
  • Inventory Management

Soft Skills:

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Customer Service
  • Team Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving
  • Adaptability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Motivation
  • Time Management
  • Feedback and Improvement

Affiliations

  • Culinary Enthusiast: Passionate about exploring global cuisines and experimenting with new recipes, reflecting a continued passion for food beyond the professional sphere.
  • Sports and Fitness: Engages in activities like jogging, yoga, or team sports, promoting a healthy lifestyle and teamwork skills.
  • Music and Arts: Plays a musical instrument or participates in local theater groups, showcasing creativity and dedication.
  • Continuous Learning: Enrolled in online courses or workshops related to leadership, management, or other areas of interest.

Accomplishments

  • Dean's List: Lakeland College
  • Consistent Quality, Service and Cleanliness Gold Awardee: Burger King
  • Consistent A - 0 (Critical Food Safety) Rating on Audits: Burger King
  • Achieved High Sales Target Store During Pandemic

Certification

  • ServSafe Food Safety Certification Cash Control Certification
  • Crisis Management Certification Customer Recovery Certification Feedback Investigation Certification Feedback is a Gift Certification Fundamentals Certification
  • Food Safety and Cleanliness Problem Solving Certification
  • Managers foundation Restaurant General Manager Certification Managers foundation Service Certification
  • Global Safety Information Project Certification

Languages

English
Full Professional
Filipino
Native/ Bilingual

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Assistant Department Manager (Produce)

Sobeys
06.2024 - Current

Restaurant General Manager

Perf Restaurants Inc. (Burger King Philippines)
04.2015 - 11.2023

Area Sales Supervisor

JFRL Enterprises (Retail)
04.2014 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Science - Hotel And Restaurant Management

Philippine Women's University

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration Major in General Business

Lakeland College
ARLAN MEJIA