05/29/2026 updated
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Chief Operating Officer / Chief Executive Officer
USA
Only remote
Graduate Studies in Economics, International University, 2019About me
Executive in HoReCa & retail who sees the business as a whole, from strategy to daily operations. Strong in leading through crisis, optimizing processes & costs without losing quality, and building teams from scratch.
Crisis ManagementNetwork Management SystemOperations ManagementProcurement ManagementChain Restaurants
Strategic Leadership
Business Process Optimization, Strategic Planning, and Team Management with over 10 years of leadership experience in the HoReCa and retail sectors.
Financial Management
Budget Development, P&L Oversight, Cost Control (Food Cost/Labor Cost), and Cash Flow Analysis, including rigorous weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reporting.
Operations & Logistics
Crisis Management, Franchise Development, Supply Chain Management, and Regulatory Compliance, with proven experience scaling premium restaurant networks and managing multi-unit retail operations.
Crisis Management
Effective management of market-driven revenue dips by reducing operational expenses significantly to maintain business stability.
Supply Chain Management
Sourcing of new manufacturing partners to optimize the price-to-quality ratio and consolidation of warehouse operations to reduce procurement costs.
Market Expansion
Management of new retail location openings, including site selection and profitability assessment.
Experience
Professional experience5 - 10 years
Freelancer since2026
Languages
EnglishBasic knowledgeRussianNative speaker
Project history
- Revenue Growth:Revenue Growth: Achieved 91% growth between 2022–2024 (avg. 30% annually).
- Crisis Management:Crisis Management: Effectively managed a 5.5% market-driven revenue dip in 2025–2026 by slashing operational expenses by 31% to maintain stability.
- Operational Excellence:Operational Excellence: Oversaw budgeting, food cost monitoring, and margin analysis in collaboration with the Brand Chef.
- Infrastructure:Infrastructure: Established a dedicated HR department for recruitment and onboarding; managed negotiations with key landlords and regulatory bodies (Rospotrebnadzor, Fire Safety).
- Scalability:Scalability: Developed comprehensive documentation for franchise creation and brand scaling.
- Market Expansion:Market Expansion: Managed the opening of 3 new retail locations, including site selection and profitability assessment.
- Supply Chain:Supply Chain: Sourced new manufacturing partners to optimize the price-to-quality ratio.
- Reporting:Reporting: Implemented rigorous weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reporting (P&L, Cash Flow).
- Scale of Impact:Scale of Impact: Promoted within 1 year to manage two locations totaling over 2,000 sq. m..
- Cost Reduction:Cost Reduction: Reduced procurement prices by 9% through warehouse consolidation and optimized staffing by 17%.
- Financial Recovery:Financial Recovery: Reduced accounts payable by 58% and maintained debt stability thereafter.
- Growth Initiatives:Growth Initiatives: Increased sales by 4% through targeted marketing for tour groups and introduced an exclusive product range comprising 20% of the total SKU count.