Marius Bester
Gauteng
Summary
Dynamic Kitchen Manager with a proven track record at SPAR, South Africa, excelling in food safety management and staff development. Successfully established quality standards and trained teams, enhancing operational efficiency. As Owner of Marjabu Cakes, I drove brand growth through strategic social media engagement and optimized financial activities, boosting revenue significantly.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Kitchen Manager
SPAR, South Africa
Gauteng
05.2024 - Current
- Established and enforced kitchen policies, procedures, and quality standards.
- Trained new employees on essential duties and responsibilities.
- Supported staff by serving food and beverages while maintaining cleanliness.
Owner
Marjabu Cakes Centurion - Memory Lane Coffee Shop
Centurion
02.2013 - Current
- Executed performance reviews to enhance team productivity.
- Directed financial activities to optimize operations and investments.
- Promoted brand identity through social media platforms to increase revenue.
- Organized trade shows and conferences to engage clients and showcase offerings.
- Coordinated departmental activities related to production, pricing, and sales strategies.
- Led development of operational procedures and workflow planning initiatives.
- Analyzed client business needs to identify appropriate resources and strategies.
Operations Manager
Centurion Hospice
Centurion
04.2018 - 06.2024
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
- Monitored progress by establishing plans, budgets and measuring results.
- Coordinated with other departments including sales, marketing, finance, human resources. to ensure efficient operations.
- Implemented policies and standard operating procedures and managed quality, customer service and logistics.
- Built strong operational teams to meet process and production demands.
- Improved productivity initiatives, managing budgets and accounts, coordinating itinerary and scheduling appointments.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Supervised day-to-day workflow of employees in order to maximize productivity and maintain quality standards.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hercules
PretoriaSkills
- Food safety management
- Inventory control
- Menu design
- Cost optimization
- Staff development
- Recipe creation
Affiliations
- I was nominated as Centurion of the year and won the award 3 cosecutive years for my roles in the community, and my ability to adapt to the environment with regards to Charity work in our community in Centurion, Im brand aware and build my legacy on doing good at work and in my private capacity.
Languages
Afrikaans
First Language
Timeline
Kitchen Manager
SPAR, South Africa
05.2024 - Current
Operations Manager
Centurion Hospice
04.2018 - 06.2024
Owner
Marjabu Cakes Centurion - Memory Lane Coffee Shop
02.2013 - Current
High School Diploma -
Hercules
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