Upper level Management & Certified Wine & Spirits Sommelier (WSET), seasoned Independent Restaurant Consultant at times, boasting a track record of elevating guest experience and boosting profitability by over 90%.
Expert in vendor negotiations and POS systems, with a flair for leading high-volume, fine dining and upscale-casual dining operations and driving customer satisfaction. Excel in analytical decision-making and team leadership.
Proactive with history of success managing operations, building teams and equipping employees with skills to independently handle business needs.
Offers progressive experience combined with sound judgement and good problem-solving abilities. Strong record of surpassing organizational goals. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
All Duties that directly/indirectly related to essential functions in Micro, and Macro latitude of Daily business
● Assisted in preparing weekly/monthly forecasts, ensuring 90% forecast accuracy at minimum
● Assisted to conducting weekly / monthly department meetings, revaluation of its purpose and maximize its current capabilities
● Ensuring attendances of all FOH & BOH managers, and responsible staff members Consulting, and implemented, recruitment, Scheduling, Menu development, Drinks development, staff training & opening /closing procedures
● Maintained strictly Budget Food Cost as well as Beverage cost based on monthly COGS evaluation.
● Assisted in implementation and provide recommendations to stimulate increase of short-term sales revenue where it required for the time been
.● Monitored weekly and identify training needs within the FOH Reacted urgently to any unexpected forecasting sales, and profits shortfalls to budget
● Ensured weekly payroll is intact/ signed off, and submitted on time for FOH department
● Ensured all employees are fully inducted to each company's Department
● Operated performance appraisals for all FOH & BOH on a regularly Base Monitoring daily FOH personnel to make sure all guests receive prompt, cordial attention, and personal recognition
● Maintained Health department Grade { A } and Health department Code
● Established and monitored daily effective employee's relations Managed all FOH Managers performance and interaction withing the company, keeping high levels of Cohesive Team
● Strictly maintained appropriate standards of contact, Dress, hygiene, uniforms, and overall appearance of all company's department's employees
● Contacted selection interviews for all potential new staff as and when required
● Guests & Public relations
● Meet Regular and VIPs as needed,
● Scheduled, and regularly performed routine equipment, and areas inspections under the FOH management's departments
● Team member of the Capital Expenditure plan for the year, and provided needed feedback of suggested projects and expectations.
● P&L highly proficient
● Engaged team members and improved performance by delivering daily updates and conducting regular meetings to obtain feedback and convey new policies.
● Service and Table approaches, Inventory, scheduling, staff meetings /Training / staff dress code & appearance on floor, Hiring process, BOH & FOH
● Ordering needs, Beverages Control, and selection, Food budget forecast, Health Department regulations, all company's
procedures, regulations & staff's behavior, and productivity during operation hours
● Opening, and closing approaches, cash handling, Guests relations, payroll, P&L Highly
proficient.
● Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
● Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing
successful corrective actions.
● Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry
customers.
● BOH and FOH overall performance success.
● Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
● Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
● Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
●Service approaches, Customer satisfaction, maintain high level of returning customer's margin
● Shared knowledge of Wines / Spirits & Menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal
decisions based on taste and interest.
● Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage
needs.
●Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals, and walk-in business.
Service approaches, Inventory, scheduling, staff meetings, staff appearance, ordering.
● Showed high-level understanding of fine dining standards and practices.
● Coordinated foodservice operations between kitchen staff and dining room servers.
● Completed restaurant opening and closing functions that included POS report generation.
● Demonstrated supervisory competency with Point of Sale (POS) equipment operations and
cash handling practices.
● Handled customer complaints professionally, resolving issues through diplomatic
acknowledgment and commitment to service.
● Greeted new customers, discussed specials, and took drink orders.
● Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage
needs.
● Supervised server staff and simultaneously served personal section of tables.
● Responsible for all dining floor stages, sustainability, efficiency, and readiness, to accept high volume guest, maximizing profit outcomes.
● Handled customer complaints professionally, resolving issues through diplomatic acknowledgment and commitment to service.
● Greeted new customers, discussed specials, and took drink orders
● Upheld high standards of professionalism when dealing with customer issues, supporting serving staff, and waiting on tables.
● Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
● Managed food resources, memorized orders, and coordinated customer service. Inspected dishes and utensils for cleanliness.
Stayed up-to-date on menu changes to help customers make food choices.
● Supervised dining table set-up to prepare for diversity of event types, following strict service standards.