Jimmy Sandifer

Business Leader with an excellent track record of success in directing business operations, leading teams, increasing sales, and delivering visible results. Demonstrated expertise in business development, process improvement, strategic planning, and project management. Broad background in identifying prospects and expanding the market share within DMAs.

Focused leader who is adept at leading team towards success by providing effective support, training, and ensuring achievement of set KPI'S. Maintains robust interpersonal skills with the ability to forge long-term relationships and maintain liaisons with key stakeholders. Seeking a challenging leadership role within the restaurant industry where prior experience and relevant skills of these fields can be utilized to achieve targeted outcomes.

Professional traits include, decision-making, problem-solving, adaptability, and a strong work ethic.

Senior General Manager - Wendy's

(2022-01)

• Maintain communication with the Regional Director in the quality of their operations.
• Measures and provides counsel on improving operational performance.
• Supports and advises the other manager's training, Management Development, provides direction to improve the pace of team, and individual development.
• Regularly do evaluation of the Service and Quality standards with the Management Team to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Ensure staffing needs are met by partnering with the Restaurant Management team.
• Follow up on P&L performance with teams - sales building strategies, cost savings needed, etc. Responsible for financial success of the restaurants
• Budget and profit responsibility and ensuring cost control.
• Responsible for developing local store marketing strategies for all area restaurants.

Training General Manager - KFC-Taco Bell

(2018-01 - 2022-12)

• Maintain communication with the Regional Director in the quality of their operations.
• Measures and provides counsel on improving operational performance.
• Supports and advises the Management Team on training, Management Development, provides direction to improve the pace of team, and individual development.
• Regularly do an evaluation of the Service and Quality standards with the General Management Team to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Supervises regular management performance evaluations to ensure the development of all managers.
• Responsible for the selection and on-boarding of MIT'S monitoring the training progress and assisting with the graduation to their home restaurant.
• Acts as a liaison between the field (Team Members/Guests, Home Office and any other appropriate support departments.
• Budget and profit responsibility and ensuring cost control.
• Responsible for developing local store marketing strategies for all area restaurants.

District Manager - Fowler Foods-KFC/Taco Bell

(2009-01 - 2018-12)

• Leadership provided to ensure that standards are met and follow up to praise or redirect.
• Responsible for financial success of the restaurants
• Selection and development of RGMs to provide successful guest experience for the guests, managers and crew.
• Ensure staffing needs are met by partnering with RGM'S
• Follow up on P&L performance with teams - sales building strategies, cost savings needed, etc. Responsible for financial success of the restaurants
• Selection and development of RGMs to provide successful guest experience for the guests

Diploma - Woodlawn High School

2 year degree - LSU-College