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Raed Aboghnia

Riyadh

Summary

Results-oriented Operations Excellence professional with strong experience in guest experience, team development, training facilitation, and performance improvement across SEVEN cinemas. Proven ability to drive service excellence, optimize operations, and enhance GX culture.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Cinema Manager

AMC Cinemas
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
11.2020 - Current

• Improved workflow efficiency by 20–30% through targeted operational excellence initiatives.
• Led daily operations for high-traffic cinemas serving 7,500+ guests weekly, ensuring full compliance with SEVEN standards.
• Delivered GX High Five training and surveys across 4 cinemas, impacting 120+ Fungineers.
• Leveraged data insights to boost OSAT, NPS, cleanliness, friendliness, and service behavior by 10–15%.
• Managed scheduling, onboarding, and performance reviews to maintain optimal manpower and service quality.
• Coordinated PR/PO processes exceeding 1M SAR, ensuring accurate documentation and vendor communication.
• Increased recognition program engagement and ensured 100% on-time reward distribution.
• Maintained strict adherence to SOPs, safety protocols, and LTO readiness, achieving zero compliance violations.


HR Trainee

Financial Academy
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Provided general administrative support by organising and improving filing systems and handling postage and shipping related to HR.
  • Created templates to increase efficiency of regular correspondence.
  • Supported and shadowed experienced team members in handling potential employee relations cases.

Cinema Supervisor

AMC Cinemas
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
12.2019 - 10.2020
  • Led by example to maintain team motivation, ensuring daily tasks were performed accurately and efficiently.
  • Managed staff rotas, planning workloads effectively and strategically.
  • Successfully led high-volume teams to achieve KPI targets and other department metrics.

Cinema Host

AMC Cinemas
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
06.2019 - 11.2019
  • Protected assets and prevented film piracy by monitoring audience throughout sessions.
  • Provided a warm atmosphere for guests, ensuring eye contact, smile and verbal greeting with every transaction.

Salesman

Jarir Book Store
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
03.2018 - 02.2019
  • Consistently generated target-hitting sales using powerful persuasion and negotiation techniques.
  • Proactively sought and engaged new customers, developing into profitable, long-term accounts.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Leadership and Management

York St John University
Online
06.2026 -

Diploma - Event Management

Avent Academy
Riyadh
08.2024 - 11.2024

Human Rescources

Institute of Public Administration
Riyadh, Riyadh Region
01.2021

Skills

  • Guest experience management
  • Guest satisfaction improvement
  • Service recovery strategies
  • Leadership development
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Training facilitation
  • Operational excellence
  • Standard operating procedures
  • Guest journey mapping
  • Performance management metrics
  • Excel creation
  • KPIs monitoring

Certification


• Voice of the Guest (VoG): Enhancing Experience – Coursera (Apr 2025)
• Guest Relationship Management (CRM) – (Mar 2025)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI (Feb 2024)
• Risk Management Professional (RMP) – PMI (May 2024)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – (Aug 2024)
• Project Management for Events – Advanced – GEA (Aug 2024)
• Entertainment Train-the-Trainer – Attraction Industry – GEA (Feb 2024)
• Creativity & Design – GEA (Jul 2024)
• Google Project Management Professional Certificate – Google/Coursera (Apr 2022)
• Human Resource Management Specialization Certificate – University of Minnesota (May 2022)
• Microsoft Office Applications Expert (MOS Expert) – (Apr 2022)



Timeline

Master of Business Administration - Leadership and Management

York St John University
06.2026 -

Diploma - Event Management

Avent Academy
08.2024 - 11.2024

Cinema Manager

AMC Cinemas
11.2020 - Current

HR Trainee

Financial Academy
09.2020 - 12.2020

Cinema Supervisor

AMC Cinemas
12.2019 - 10.2020

Cinema Host

AMC Cinemas
06.2019 - 11.2019

Salesman

Jarir Book Store
03.2018 - 02.2019

Human Rescources

Institute of Public Administration
Raed Aboghnia