Gaurav Kumar

Operation Manager at SALT

• United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• My current job since April 2016

Previous Experience

Jan’14-Feb’16 Apparel LLC (Tim Hortons), Dubai, UAE as Restaurant Manager & GCC F & B Control Manager.

Oct’11-Nov’12: Costa Coffee Operations, New Delhi as Store Manager

May’07-Oct’11: KIOSK In charge Old World Hospitality, Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi, India

Role in experience:
Leading all activities related to MIS reporting (like LFL, product costing, outlet food costing, budgeting and P & L)
Doing R&D for new product launch. Successfully launch several products with good success.
Doing restaurant opening from start up to launch. Good experience in Restaurant Designing as per Dubai Municipality.
Heading daily operations of Food & Beverage Department (& all sections, aboard the ship) as per company’s instructions directed by General Manager
Facilitating clear view on POS Training to Shift Managers on MIS Reporting and other OPS Reports
Ensuring that all F&B sections have performed their duties and maintained their areas equipment as per company policy & instructions (directed by SALT)
Keeping a close track on broad knowledge of organizational business & technology requirements
Managing all operations related to food analysis, menu engineering, inventory control, F & B control system, development of New Incentive Programs and outlined variance analysis of F & B
Undertaking the responsibility of business performance
Planning & analyzing restaurant sales level & profitability
Liaising & coordinating with all Ancillary Departments
Assuring that all preparations are managed as per standard recipes and food is served as per high quality & correct temperature including food hygiene
Maintaining the highest level of sanitation across all food & beverage areas (prescribed by USPH)
Setting an example for the entire F&B Department by properly displaying impeccable behavior
Helping the employees in F&B Dept. and ensuring that all employees receive a complete familiarization & training on their positions
Developing a high level of moral within F&B Department to prepare a healthy working relation with all others
Supervising:
o Final delivery of all F&B products as per company standards
o Overall implementation & consumption of all F&B policies & procedures related to employees, work manuals, sanitation requirements, consumptions, costs, qualities, menus, special parties and others
o Performance evaluation of all Department Heads and approving the same (submitted by their Department Heads for F&B employees)
Assisting guests in any special request including (but not limited to parties, special functions, and special diets)


Notable Accomplishments Across the Career