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Abdullah Mohammed Salih Al-Harazi

Summary

To apply my technical expertise and extensive professional experience to deliver measurable value and drive organizational growth. Committed to embracing challenges as opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement, while expanding my skills and contributing to the success of a dynamic, forward-thinking organization.

Passionate for coffee, a strong enthusiasm. Expertise in project management. Recognized for adaptability, resilience under pressure, exceptional communication skills. Committed to achieving excellence through strategic thinking, efficient executioner, and a positive, results-oriented mindset.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2003
2003
years of post-secondary education

Work history

R&D-Research and Development Manager

AL-Amjaad Trading and Manufacturing Co
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: Barns Cafe
  • Responsible for managing the operation tasks, locations, cost, forecasting, analyzing costs and sales
  • Create Systems, protocols, policies and operation Control methods
  • Inventing new methods or developing the one at hand
  • Tracking sales, costs and revenues
  • Develop New Menu, Products or Packages
  • Project Manager for all new opening
  • Barns Cafe

Training Manager

AL-Amjaad Trading and Manufacturing Co
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: Barns Cafe
  • Responsible for managing the operation tasks, locations, cost, forecasting, analyzing costs and sales
  • Create Systems, protocols, policies and operation Control methods
  • Inventing new methods or developing the one at hand
  • Tracking sales, costs and revenues
  • Develop New Menu, Products or Packages
  • Project Manager for all new opening
  • Barns Cafe

Operation and Sales Manager

Esnad AlDyafah
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Company Overview: Esnad Group (ESS0 Cafe)
  • Responsible for managing the operation tasks, locations, cost, forecasting, analyzing costs and sales
  • Create Systems, protocols, policies and operation Control methods
  • Inventing new methods or developing the one at hand
  • Tracking sales, costs and revenues
  • Develop New Menu, Products or Packages
  • Project Manager for all new opening
  • Esnad Group (ESS0 Cafe)

Quality & Training Manager

The Coffee Beans and the Tea leaf
01.2014 - 12.2021
  • Company Overview: SAFOOD Intl Catering LLC (EXAB Investment- Al Faisaliyah Group)
  • Responsible for Creating and Developing Training and enhancing programs for CBTL Saudi
  • Managers & Team Members Building
  • Create & Development Training, Menu, Machines & Methods along with Operation Needs
  • Tracking Managers & Employees for TQE 'total quality experience, CBTL requirement'
  • Responsible New Opening for Machine & Staff path flow diagram
  • SAFOOD Intl Catering LLC (EXAB Investment- Al Faisaliyah Group)

Operation Manager

AL-RAWAFED ALMUTAKAMELAH EST
11.2012 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: BinMahfooz Group (Cafe Larica)
  • Responsible for Company Vision and Goals
  • Inventing and Improving all working areas
  • Develop Marketing Plans with General Director
  • Project Manager Consultant
  • Recruitment Staff from Philippines, Manilla
  • Recruitment Staff from Nepal throw conference call
  • BinMahfooz Group (Cafe Larica)

Assistant Operation Manager

AL-RAWAFED ALMUTAKAMELAH EST
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Company Overview: BinMahfooz Group (Cafe Larica)
  • Responsible for managing the operation tasks, locations, cost, forecasting, analyzing costs and sales
  • Create Systems, protocols, policies and operation Control methods
  • Inventing new methods or developing the one at hand
  • Tracking sales, costs and revenues
  • Develop New Menu, Products or Packages
  • Project Manager for all new opening
  • BinMahfooz Group (Cafe Larica)

Area Stores Manager

The Coffee Beans and The Tea leaf
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Company Overview: SAFOOD Intl Catering LLC (EXAB Investment - Al Faisaliyah Group)
  • Responsible for managing and operating five (5) stores for the group including
  • Profit and Loss, Profit Margin, Staff Performance and Operations Management
  • Launching of four (4) branches (Danoob, Sultan Mall, Effete College and Gold Moor)
  • SAFOOD Intl Catering LLC (EXAB Investment - Al Faisaliyah Group)

Store Manager

The Coffee Beans and The Tea leaf
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Company Overview: SAFOOD Intl Catering LLC (EXAB Investment - Al Faisaliyah Group)
  • Responsible for staff and store supervision including
  • Opening team for SAFOOD Intl Catering
  • Lead by example to be an icon at the CBTL
  • First branch supervision (Coffee bean & Tea Leaf – licensed franchise)
  • SAFOOD Intl Catering LLC (EXAB Investment - Al Faisaliyah Group)

Education

B.S. - Computer Science

American University in London

PMP. - Project management

Strategic Achievement Seminar - undefined

Rashad Fakiha Institute

HACCP & Food Safety Certificate Program - undefined

Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Center Inc

Ausha Training Course - undefined

SAC Training and Consulting
Jeddah, KSA

CTA’s Senior Certified Professional Coach Training Program - Professional coaching

Coach Transformation Academy

AIPMM-Certified Product Manager - Product Management

The Association of International Product Marketing & Management

AIPMM-Finance for Non-Finance - Finance Management

The Association of International Product Marketing & Management

SCA Barista Skills Certified - All the practical skills needed behind the espresso bar

SCA Specialty Coffee Association

SCA Brewing Certified - Cover brewing coffee methods as well as the variables that affect quality and taste

SCA Specialty Coffee Association

Skills

  • Research & Development
  • Innovation
  • Operational Improvements
  • Recipe Enhancement
  • Production Workflow Optimization
  • Quality Assurance
  • Product Consistency
  • Testing
  • Quality Control
  • Market Trend Analysis
  • Sustainable Ingredient Sourcing
  • Training Manual Development
  • Team Empowerment
  • Continuous Learning
  • Professional Growth
  • Sustainable Practices
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Excellence
  • Accountability
  • Budgeting
  • Cost Optimization
  • Strategic Financial Planning
  • Funding Identification
  • ROI Evaluation
  • Resource Allocation
  • Risk Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Process Optimization
  • Adaptability
  • Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Accomplishments

  • R&D Head, Barns
  • Build the foundation of the R&D dept with fabulous team.
  • Create the integrated roadmap for the process with marketing, Supply chain, planning, purchasing, operation, factory, WH, Finance.
  • Working with professional roasters to dedicate to manufacturer the best Coffee of the Day -and to Launched 'STAR' & 'HERO' the NEW BLACK COFFEE for Barns 'The B blend' for the Barns brand.
  • Launched 'STAR' & 'HERO' products was trending in 2024 -Flat Croissant 2 SKU & Ice Turkish shaken with more than sales above for Barns Café.
  • Launched 'STAR' & 'HERO' products was trending in 2023 -Matcha shaken with more than sales above for Barns Café.
  • Planned and launched variety 'Cash cow' food products with more than sales above.
  • Increase revenue with the new launching products over Riyal per 2024 alone for Barns Café.
  • Strategic planed for launching 25 new food menu items product for Barns Café in 2024.
  • Strategic planed for launching 60 merchandise products for Barns Café in 2023/2024.
  • Expose 6 kind of new crops of specialty coffee for Barns X brans in 2024.
  • Long term projects: Closure a project for Non sugar add raw material for 1 SKU's ultimate saving of 7-million-riyal worth of sugar tax.
  • Long term projects: Soft ice cream project, ROI, Menu, survey.
  • Register 20 SKU's products in SAUDI MADE platform under the Saudi Export Development Authority.
  • Planned and launched 6 SKUs for the CSD 'Commercial Sales Dept', line in Modern trade and General trade (Supermarkets').
  • Planned and launched 4 SKUs for the HORECA Dept, supplying Hotels & restaurants, Cafes as whole sales.
  • Project manager for the Frozen product project: to measure the efficiency, Cost, handling for replacement of fresh products.
  • Developing the BOM recipe for all Brans menu to integrate with ERP system.
  • Committee member to Implementing the ERP System project with our BOM (Bill of Material).
  • Committee member to complete and implement the Corporate Excellence program for Developing and improving the main internal processes of Al-Amjad Company (Departments authorities & Communications).
  • Committee member to Implementing the Sustainability Program in consumable items 'paper cups, to go bags etc....'
  • Member of the Work group project to for the sponsorship for the great Saudi E-Sport tournament with FALCON TEAM – representing Bann's falcon Drink 'Falcon Punch'.
  • R&D Member of the great opening Global team to implement our first branch opening in Bahrain Kingdom (the 1st branch opens internationally out of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
  • R&D Member of the great opening Global team to implement our first branch opening in Egypt, Kingdom (the 2nd opening internationally out of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
  • Established the foundation of The Kitchen Laboratory in Barns Co. Creating the structure, Goals, objectives and the strategy to launch our on exclusive recipes, SOP's for all food items to replace developing with third parties and the challenges we face with them.
  • Collaboration with Marketing research companies to direct the products for the company 2024 allaying with Alamjadd Co. strategic direction.
  • Member of the Work group project to turn to profit by use our leftovers coffee to Organic fertilizer with partners.
  • Training Head, Barns
  • Established the foundation of the training center in Barns Co. Creating the structure, Goals, objectives and the strategy.
  • Creating the training manuals, materials & Planograms guides for both operations and quality side for the levels, Barista, Supervisors & Area Managers.
  • Established & created the training for employees according department needs by collaborating with international and local training providers such as MEIRC, INFORMA, GLOMAX & AlTaweel consulting & training.
  • Creating, Developing and Implementing the training road map for the Coworkers and the coffee artists 'Barista'.
  • Complete Training for more than +3000 barista (new hiring & retraining) between AlAmjaad Co & Franchise agents.
  • Complete Training for more than +180 Supervisors & Area managers (new hiring & retraining) between AlAmjaad Co & Franchise agents.
  • Achieving conducting and completing approximately 33 multiple courses for 180 company employees to raise the level of performance and improve skills.
  • Achieving qualifying 4 trainers under SCA -Specialty Coffee Association in 4 categories (Roasting -Brewing-Barista skills -Sensory skills).
  • Achieving qualifying 3 quality Q graders under Coffee Quality Institute.
  • Operation Manager, Cafe Larica
  • Open, Established and Running 32 stores in total.
  • Create, Develop, Implement and Operate work systems according to needs.
  • Training more than 320 staff.
  • Reducing expenses 17 % for 2011, 2012 at CafeLarica.
  • Achieve sale target more than two million Riyal for 2011, 2012 at CafeLarica.
  • Opening Team and Roaster at the National Coffee Factory 2013, sister company with Cafe Arica.

Languages

English
Arabic

Custom

  • Reading
  • Jogging
  • Basketball

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 01/01/77
  • Marital status: Married

Timeline

R&D-Research and Development Manager

AL-Amjaad Trading and Manufacturing Co
01.2021 - 01.2024

Training Manager

AL-Amjaad Trading and Manufacturing Co
01.2021 - 01.2022

Operation and Sales Manager

Esnad AlDyafah
01.2021 - 12.2021

Quality & Training Manager

The Coffee Beans and the Tea leaf
01.2014 - 12.2021

Operation Manager

AL-RAWAFED ALMUTAKAMELAH EST
11.2012 - 01.2014

Assistant Operation Manager

AL-RAWAFED ALMUTAKAMELAH EST
01.2010 - 01.2012

Area Stores Manager

The Coffee Beans and The Tea leaf
01.2007 - 01.2010

Store Manager

The Coffee Beans and The Tea leaf
01.2004 - 01.2007

PMP. - Project management

Strategic Achievement Seminar - undefined

Rashad Fakiha Institute

HACCP & Food Safety Certificate Program - undefined

Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Center Inc

Ausha Training Course - undefined

SAC Training and Consulting

CTA’s Senior Certified Professional Coach Training Program - Professional coaching

Coach Transformation Academy

AIPMM-Certified Product Manager - Product Management

The Association of International Product Marketing & Management

AIPMM-Finance for Non-Finance - Finance Management

The Association of International Product Marketing & Management

SCA Barista Skills Certified - All the practical skills needed behind the espresso bar

SCA Specialty Coffee Association

SCA Brewing Certified - Cover brewing coffee methods as well as the variables that affect quality and taste

SCA Specialty Coffee Association

B.S. - Computer Science

American University in London
Abdullah Mohammed Salih Al-Harazi