Principal Consultant
RED CARPET HOSPITALITY
Total years of experience :24 years, 9 Months
Red Carpet Hospitality is Hospitality Consulting and Management firm based in Bangalore with associates in various cities of India. Established in 2005, Red Carpet Hospitality has worked with several clients and provided services in various aspects of hospitality projects.
Red Carpet Hospitality offers a wide range of consulting services for various hospitality products. We partner with our clients from start to finish, focusing on their needs while producing new ideas, developing effective strategies and designing high quality and scalable solutions.
Red Carpet Hospitality helps to solve the critical issues facing our clients, both large and small. Our unique approach is not only what differentiates us, but also what makes us successful. We provide a broad range of services and solutions to help hospitality businesses, achieve their vision and optimize performance and productivity.
We have delivered 20+ projects including Restaurants, Hospitals, Universities, Clubs, and iconic hotels in 9 countries and we have saved millions of USD for our Clients as a result of our approach. Our offices are in Bangalore, India and Dubai.
Wyndham Hotels, Addis Ababa
Red Carpet Hospitality has been awarded for FFE & OSE Procurement services for Wyndham Hotels in Ethiopia. Situated adjacent to the new TRYP by Wyndham, will offer its guests an unrivalled level of luxury in the convenience of its central location. This new signing also marks the first Wyndham to open in Africa and is set to bring the brand’s global quality and reputation to the visitors. Extensive meeting facilities combined with the very best in leisure amenities will offer the perfect package to all types of travellers. The hotel’s 161 rooms, including nine suites, 5 F&B Outlets, Ballroom & Spa are expected to attract visitors from all over the globe. The hotel is expected to start welcoming guests at the end of next year.
Mother & Child Health Care Hospital by Morocco Government
Client Fondation Mohammed VI pour le Développement Durable, a Morocco Government Organization, is setting up Mother & Child Health Care Hospital and Medical Education Centre in Antsirape, Madagascar and Vocational Educational Training Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Currently sourcing Kitchen Heavy Equipment, IT Equipment, Construction Equipment and Furnitures for the project
While sourcing project consultancy on FF&E and OS&E, got an opportunity in consent with HCTS to handle projects in Qatar under Al Rayyan Hospitality and Amlak Holding. However I have continued working to explore projects and submitting budgets for the below mentioned projects.
Participated in the bids for Msheireb Projects as detailed below for procurement consultancy and expected to be finalised soon.
• Mandarin Oriental, Doha:
158 rooms including 25 suites Spa with 9 treatment rooms, Gym, Pool, Signature restaurant - Jaleo by Jose Andres, Spanish Tapas, All Day Dining International Restaurant, Tea Lounge, Club Lounge, Cigar Lounge, Bar & Lounge, Gelato Shop, Roof Top Bar, 7 Meeting rooms, 1 Executive Boardroom and 1 Ballroom/Banquet, 400 seats
• Park Hyatt Doha:
187 rooms including 33 suites, Spa, Gym and Pool, Multi-Venue Restaurant (All Day Dining), Sky Bar (Japanese Restaurant) Bistro, 101 The Apartment: Apartment 1 to 6, Foyer Dining (16 seats)
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• Al Wadi, McGallery Collection by Accor:
213 rooms including 20 suites, Spa with 4 Single + 1 Double /treatment rooms, Gym, Pool
All Day Dining + Terrace - Colonial Restaurant, Specialty Restaurant + Terrace - Colonial, Lounge & Terrace - Gulf Tea Co, Outdoor Bar - Sky Lounge, Pool deck - Moi Bar, Ballroom / Banquet, 445 sm, 1 Pre function room, 3 Meeting rooms
Submitted the bids for Palestinian Museum project, HBTF Bank Headqauarters, Amman, W hotel, Amman.
Currently working on Wyndham Hotels, Ethiopia as a Project procurement consultant FFE & OSE
Below mentioned projects are in Budgeting stage except Sportel & Campus hotel where QAR 1.5Million savings are achieved; Tracking progress on project programs of four hotel projects located in Downtown Doha and handling effective project consultancy and pre-opening critical paths.
• Sportel Hotel:
• 70 rooms, Breakfast room, Features farm-to-table organic cuisine, 3 dining areas with 215 seats, private room, meeting room, Pool, Gym and kidz zone
• Campus Hotel:
150 Guestrooms -star amenities, Maneuverable interiors, Ergonomic chair and work area, Coffee shop and Café, Communal Lounge and Living Room, State of the art Kitchenette, Conference and Meeting, Outdoor dining and sundry shop
• Golf Club House & Hotel:
Par 72, 18 Holes Championship Golf Course, Total turf area; 66 hectares, 6 Hole Championship Course, Flood-lit Driving Range, Flood-lit 9 Hole par 3 course Practice Putting Greens Chipping Greens, Practice facilities for tuition
24 Guestrooms deluxe hotel suites, Pro Shop, Banquet Hall & Lawns, 3 Restaurants, Swimming Pools
Men’s & Women’s Spa, Retail, Mosque, Coffee Shop, Gold Themed Park, Tennis, Kids zone
• Mandarin Oriental, Doha:
158 rooms including 25 suites Spa with 9 treatment rooms, Gym, Pool, Signature restaurant - Jaleo by Jose Andres, Spanish Tapas, All Day Dining International Restaurant, Tea Lounge, Club Lounge, Cigar Lounge, Bar & Lounge, Gelato Shop, Roof Top Bar, 7 Meeting rooms, 1 Executive Boardroom and 1 Ballroom/Banquet, 400 seats
• Park Hyatt Doha:
187 rooms including 33 suites, Spa, Gym and Pool, Multi-Venue Restaurant (All Day Dining), Sky Bar (Japanese Restaurant) Bistro, 101 The Apartment: Apartment 1 to 6, Foyer Dining (16 seats)
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• Al Wadi, McGallery Collection by Accor:
213 rooms including 20 suites, Spa with 4 Single + 1 Double /treatment rooms, Gym, Pool
All Day Dining + Terrace - Colonial Restaurant, Specialty Restaurant + Terrace - Colonial, Lounge & Terrace - Gulf Tea Co, Outdoor Bar - Sky Lounge, Pool deck - Moi Bar, Ballroom / Banquet, 445 sm, 1 Pre function room, 3 Meeting rooms
• Being Turnkey Project by Project Management Company UCC, had defined the segregation of FFE & OSE and advised Al Rayyan to allocate FFE Budget under UCC and OSE under Al Rayyan
• Established overall project plans in relation to the provision of supplies and equipment for the pre-opening phase of substantial hotel developments
• Putting together and managing very considerable budgets from first specification, working closely with the Operator and covering all aspects of procurement & purchasing and associated logistics
• Directing and coordinating the work of the project office and ensuring proper attention is paid to administration, record-keeping and timely communications
• Dealing promptly with significant challenges that arise and making sure that changes are adequately integrated into the operational plans
Projects and Responsibilities:
Radisson/Park Inn, Africa - Budget: Euro 1.4Million (Budget approval stage)
Obtained specified vendors proposals, analysed with budget and submitted the Cost Adjudication to the Client for final approval.
Buddha Bar Hotel Paris, Katara Hospitality:
Liaison with manufacturers directly for all the specified products and provided alternative solutions and achieved a substantial savings without compromising high quality parameters. I have completed the negotiation and order process during the site coordination for Omran project @Duqm, Oman.
Omran-Crowne Plaza, Oman
Budget: AED1.38Million; Savings: AED 563, 345.00
At the time of joining the ordering process is completed, required to be there at site for coordination of FFE installation & FFE/OSE deliveries. Managed and worked closely with Client, Operator team (IHG), Architects, Consultants and suppliers.
Projects @ Budgeting stage: Budgets submitted: Radisson Lilongwe, Malawi; Park Inn by Newlands
Accomplishments:
Buddha Bar Hotel Paris- Budget: Euro 750, 000.00; Savings: Euro 175, 000.00
Reason for leaving:
Short term assignment and position was redundant due to lack of projects and funding.
Projects and Responsibilities:
Directly managed projects from inception to completion, applying procurement policies, purchasing ethics and principles.
Defined project scope and oversaw quality control throughout the project life cycle.
Estimate budget costs, schedules and deliver within the defined Project Delivery Performance targets.
Ensured that projects are completed, with established schedules, within approved budget and in compliance with the brand standards.
Sea View Club Hotel-The Langham, Dubai - Budget: AED 31.42 Million
TDIC Eastern Mangrove Hotel-Anantara, Abu Dhabi - Budget: AED27.59 Million
TDIC Desert Islands Hotel-Anantara, Abu Dhabi
Conference Centre: Budget: AED 3.68Million - - Water sports Centre: Budget: AED 1.03Million.
Stables : AED 1.07 Million - - Al Sahel Lodge: Budget: AED 5.36 Million - - Al Yamm Lodge: Budget: AED 5.14 Million
Projects @ Budgeting stage: Kempinski, Syria; Crowne Plaza, Syria; Novotel & IBIS, Syria; Sun Afrique, Africa
Accomplishments:
1.TDIC Eastern Mangrove Hotel-Anantara, Abu Dhabi:
Budget: AED27.59 Million: Savings: AED 5.30 Million
2.TDIC Desert Islands Hotel-Anantara, Abu Dhabi:
a)Conference Centre: Budget: AED 3.68Million; Savings: AED 420, 000.00
b)Water sports Centre: Budget: AED 1.03Million; Savings: AED 275, 000.00
c)Stables : AED 1.07 Million; Savings: AED 100, 000.00
d)Al Sahel Lodge: Budget: AED 5.36 Million; Savings: AED 1.2 Million
e)Al Yamm Lodge: Budget: AED 5.14 Million; Savings: AED 1.1 Million
Reason for leaving:
I was looking for better prospects with more challenging assignment.
Projects and Responsibilities:
Manage and Monitor the OS&E procurement for Hotel Projects.
Establishing OS&E budget based on the Hotel Capacity.
Monitor Tender Process, Value Engineering, Order Generation, Payments, Logistics & Delivery.
Provide the best products from direct sources/manufacturers.
Ensure that projects are completed, with established schedules, within approved budget and in compliance with the brand standards.
Discuss and establish project SOP with Client: Tender Procedures, Procurement Procedures, Payment Procedures & Delivery Procedures.
Maintain close relationship with client and the project team.
Monitor procurement and production progress vs. project schedule.
Prepare and submit Asset Register for Client.
2009-2010 - Rocco Forte Hotel, Abu Dhabi: Budget AED 34 Million
2009-2010 - Caravan Serai, Liwa, Abu Dhabi: Budget AED 4 Million
2008-2009 -Aldar Properties Yas-Island, Budget, AED 80 Million completed and properties - Crowne Plaza Yas Island - Stay Bridge Yas Island - Rotana, Yas Island - Centro, Yas Island
Other Projects coordinated: Fairmont, Abu Dhabi; Media One, Dubai; Armani Dubai.
Accomplishments:
Rocco Forte Hotel, Abu Dhabi: Budget AED 34 Million-Savings 7.5 Million
Caravan Serai, Liwa, Abu Dhabi: Budget AED 4 Million-Savings AED 500, 000.
Aldar Properties Yas-Island, Budget, AED 80 Million-Savings AED 35 Million completed and the properties are Crowne Plaza, Stay bridge, Rotana and Centro
Reason for leaving:
During the recession the company went through re-organization as it did not have many projects.
Projects and Responsibilities:
Established policies & procedures for Corporate Procurement strategy.
Concentrated on Group Procurement activities with aim of achieving high cost saving measures.
Managed Corporate procurement for Serena Hotels Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.
Worked on Project Procurement for Islamabad Serena Expansion with 200 rooms and Offices.
Monitored Dushanbe Serena hotel construction which was an on-going project.
Monitored International procurement for Kabul Serena Hotel.
2008 - Islamabad Serena, Pakistan
2008- Dushanbe Serena, Tajikistan
Accomplishments:
Coordinated and attained saving of USD 500, 000 on Complete OSE & Part of FF&E for project Islamabad Serena Expansion with 200 additional rooms and Offices.
Reason for leaving:
Since I wanted to explore new avenues especially in the hotel projects, and move into developed countries like Dubai, I chose to join Parker Company.
Responsibilities:
Ensured proper operating standards of purchasing& the company policies, procedures are adhered to.
Managed various logistic aspects of Import Purchasing from sourcing of products, Customs clearance, ware housing and transfer to stores and related departments.
Developed local entrepreneurship by providing technical know-how and enabling them to be future suppliers for quality products.
Explored the possibilities of obtaining consistent, branded supplies required for operating the hotel as per the International Standards; Trained and developed local suppliers on quality aspects, conducted fruit & vegetables exhibition show at hotel with local vendors, Updated Management.
Trained and developed the local staff in Purchase and Finance so as to function as per the laid down standards. Conduct employee appraisals accordance to annual appraisals schedule.
Ensured that the hotel expenses are minimized through the use of combined and effective purchasing, and, by obtaining & negotiating the most competitive prices for goods and services as expected.
Created successful alliances with the suppliers to improve procurement & supply chain performance in order to improve company profitability.
Conducted market surveys and inter hotel price comparisons of some common fast moving items and share the findings with the management.
Implemented & enforced all operating & control procedures to ensure that the movement of goods into the hotel is as per expected quality & standard.
Upheld the purchasing ethics when deciding upon the vendor.
Accomplishments:
Managed the pre-opening OS&E Procurement completely despite of being located in a war torn country.
Obtained the products at best prices arranged logistics and coordinated the Customs Clearance.
During pre-opening phase, managed to procure all OS&E Items and pre-opening supplies within the budget amount USD 12.5 million and saved USD 1.8 million
Negotiated to get cost savings USD 160, 000.00 from IT Software solutions providers including Fidelio Micros, Scala & HERMS.
Sourced and arranged Spa Resources International, Dubai to manage Spa Operations.
Since 2004, successfully implemented the Purchasing Policies and Principles and trained the staff and user departments to follow.
Established and maintained relationship with Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Agriculture and Food, Health, Finance and Customs departments.
Played a vital role to set an example in customs clearance documentation and process.
As per Aga Khan Development Network’s Policy of localization,
Implemented Serena & Local Supplier Development policy,
Trained local vendors on international quality and HACCP standards,
Targeted and ensured to procure 75% of items from local vendors without compromising International quality standards
Hardships:
In 2004-2005 there was prolonged curfew in Kabul on many occasions due to elevated threat level. I was able to ensure that supply chain was maintained to run the pre-opening activities and later the hotel operations.
In 2006, Kabul Serena Hotel was ransacked and torched during riots after a US military convoy ploughed into a group of pedestrians. Assessed and surveyed the damages with the Insurance Company MIC Global Risks Limited, Saudi Arabia and obtained the claim amount USD 600K.
In 2008, Kabul Serena Hotel was attacked by militants resulting in many foreign and local civilian casualties. I was part of the core team which managed the aftermath of the attacks and restarted hotel operations. I was also involved in the assessment of damage and obtaining the Insurance claim for USD 800, 000.00.
Reason for leaving:
Promoted to Corporate Purchase Manager for Serena Hotels in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and oversee and support Serena Hotels in Pakistan.
Responsibilities:
Complete Material Management related functions for projects in the pre opening stage and later in the operations. Working on the logistics of obtaining material in time keeping in mind the remote location of the project.
Monitored imported purchasing and liaison with Government authorities in matters of Taxation/duties.
Developed and implemented the purchasing standard operating procedures and policies, in compliance with the department objectives.
Ensured daily purchases are handled for smooth operation of the hotels, considering the best interest of the company in all communication. Constantly analyse each product based on supply and demand with the best value at all time.
Refine process of directly sourcing from manufactures and suppliers with specified products or services. Identifying contract items and negotiate better offer.
Supplier monitoring, vendor development and analysing the best value of each supplier, which offered substantial savings.
Provided direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures, and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.
Informed and/or updated the board of executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
Report financial analysis and benefits of the negotiation for approval by the requested department, provided accurate timely results in the form of presentations, reports etc.
Accomplishments:
Developed local procurement despite of being the hotel located in a very remote hilly location.
Trained the staff on Purchasing Policies and procedures.
Being a Health Spa, sourced and procured organic food directly from Organic farms located in various parts of the country.
Managed the material management function with limited resources and achieved high volume of saving and best quality supplies.
Hardships:
Opening a 5 - Star Deluxe health spa in a remote hilly location was quite challenging.
Faced challenges in establishing a supplier network.
In 2001, a massive landslide disrupted the accessibility to the hotel. Ensured that the supplies reached the hotel with the help of local residents.
Reason for leaving:
I had got the first International and a very challenging assignment at Kabul Serena Hotels.
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