Abhay Mahale, F & B Supervisor

Abhay Mahale

F & B Supervisor

Swiss Belhotel, Seef

Location
Bahrain
Education
Bachelor's degree, Hotel Management
Experience
15 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 0 Months

F & B Supervisor at Swiss Belhotel, Seef
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since February 2015

 Joined the company as a pre-opening supervisorial staff.
 Organizing and managing “Swiss-Cafe” Multi-Cuisine Restaurant, Mini Bar and Room Service during the shift.
 Responsible for guiding all service personnel assigned in the restaurant of their duties and responsibilities.
 Responsible for following up the implementation of the policies and procedures in operating the outlets.
 Responsible for checking the sufficiency of operating equipment and supplies for service.
 To ensure that all areas of the outlets are maintained up to the required standards.
 To ensure that proper maintenance of all equipment and furniture in the restaurant is monitored.
 Approach guest requests / complaints with professionalism, lead those tactfully and refer / keep posted to the Outlet Manager with continues follow ups for achieving maximum guest satisfaction.
 Build a personal but professional relation with regular guests to increase loyalty.
 Analysis of guest comment cards on weekly basis and submit to the Manager.
 Suggestive selling to guest to exceed their expectation and to maximize average revenue per cover.
 Motivate the team to up sale & practice quality of the service.
 Follow all company’s safety and security policies and procedures; report accidents, injuries and unsafe work conditions to Manager.
 Maintaining a positive and co-operative relationship with management and service employee as well as other Restaurants.
 Conduct everyday briefing to pass operational information down the line for better performance.
 Ensure opening and closing checklists are completed on daily basis.

F & B Executive at Oakwood Premier Hotel
  • India - Pune
  • March 2014 to February 2015

 Joined the company as a middle management staff.
 Responsible for directing all efforts in the restaurant service to achieve financial goals of the outlet.
 Responsible for following up the implementation of the policies and procedures in operating the outlet.
 Played a pivotal part in executing activities in all the areas in F & B service including Coffee shop, specialty Restaurants, Room service, Bars & Banquet.
 Ensuring & maintaining high quality of service standards.
 Inspect the cleanliness and presentation of all chinaware, glassware and silverware prior to use.
 Implementing & maintaining maximum guest satisfaction by interacting with In house & potential guests.
 Coordinating with guests for resolving their concerns.
 Handling operational functions like staff briefings, creating duty roster & shift management.
 Implementing & conducting appropriate F & B training for service excellence & team work.
 Handling the F & B promotions, theme nights, festivals Such as; Italian, Thai, Japanese, Indian food festivals.
 Maintaining a positive and co-operative relationship with management and service employee as well as other outlets

Outlet Supervisor at Novotel, Accor Hotels.
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • January 2012 to January 2014

 Organizing and managing “Zytoun” Mediterranean Restaurant and Meeting rooms.
 Assist Outlet Manager in running smooth & efficient operation of the outlets.
 Responsible for guiding all service personnel assigned in the restaurant of their duties and responsibilities.
 Generated better revenue within a short period by overcoming various operational challenges.
 Responsible for checking the sufficiency of operating equipment and supplies for service.
 To ensure that all areas of the outlets are maintained up to the required standards.
 To ensure that proper maintenance of all equipment and furniture in the restaurant is monitored.
 Approach guest requests / complaints with professionalism, lead those tactfully and refer / keep posted to the Outlet Manager with continues follow ups for achieving maximum guest satisfaction.
 Build a personal but professional relation with regular guests to increase loyalty.
 Analysis of guest comment cards on weekly basis and submit to the Manager.
 Suggestive selling to guest to exceed their expectation and to maximize average revenue per cover.
 Dealt with and served absolute majority to American, European & Arabic clientele.
 Prepare daily cover count and revenue report for the outlet.
 Monitoring all orders time to time and prepares various reports / analysis to improve.
 Handling the Food & Beverages promotions, theme nights, festivals Such as; Italian, Thai, Japanese, Indian food festivals, exotic brunches, DJ pool parties.
 Motivates the team to up sale & practice quality of the service.
 Performance evaluation and appraisals of the team Members.
 Maintaining a positive and co-operative relationship with management and service employee as well as other Restaurants.
 Check and ensure the timely submission of the daily bar inventory and par report. Restaurant sales report at the end of shift.
 Maintain a thorough working knowledge of F&B SOPs and ensure those are upheld at all times through constant observation and coaching.
 Ensure opening and closing checklist are completed on daily basis.
 To maintain monthly SOE inventories and breakage report.

Senior Captain at Elite Hotels & Luxury Apartments.
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • December 2009 to December 2011

 Was looking after the operation of ‘La Brasserie’ 24 Hrs Coffee shop & Room service.
 Assist Food and Beverage Manager in running smooth and efficient operation of outlets.
 Insure that all operational equipment is used to its appropriate function and well maintained.
 Ability to communicate positively with the colleagues to ensure effective team work.
 Served various sports team like Football teams, Body building & weight lifting.
 Provides efficient service for breakfast operation ranging 200 to 300 covers daily.
 Monitored room service orders.

F & B Teamleader at Fourpoints by Sheraton, Starwood Hotels & Resorts worldwide.
  • India - Navi Mumbai
  • March 2009 to November 2009

 Joined the company as a Pre-opening team member India’s 1st Fourpoints by Sheraton Hotel in Navi Mumbai.
 Led a team of 14 staff in Specialty Restaurant ‘Asian Kitchen’ as Team Leader.
 Was responsible for the team and their working schedules, duty roster, leaves and benefits.
 Served an Australian & Indian Cricket team at Asian Kitchen restaurant in Fourpoints by Sheraton.
 One of the major steps taken was to ensuring high quality service at any circumstances.
 Coordinate with Kitchen & Bar regarding out of stock & other details.
 Taking briefing in presence of Asst. F & B Manager before the operation, discuss the sale, bookings, SOPs & Training.
 Making daily sales report and submit to Assistant Food and Beverage Manager.
 Inspect the cleanliness and presentation of all chinaware, glassware and silverware prior to use.
 Maintain the cleanliness of work areas throughout the day.
 To ensure that required stock levels are maintained for smooth operation.
 Overall billing and cash management.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Hotel Management
  • at Mumbai board of Hotel Management.
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Food & Beverage
Microsoft Office
Complaints Handling
Guest Satisfaction
MS- office

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Marathi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Sales Essentials (Training)
Training Institute:
Accor academy Middle East.
Date Attended:
July 2012
Hygiene essentials-HACCP (Training)
Training Institute:
Accor Academy
Date Attended:
March 2013
Attended Introductory Whisky Training from “The Chivas Academy”. (Training)
Training Institute:
The Chivas Academy Bahrain.
Date Attended:
January 2013

Hobbies

  • Cricket, Reading work related Magzines & News papers