pratik parab, Assistant General Manager

pratik parab

Assistant General Manager

Mustafa Sultan Enterprises

Location
Oman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Hotel and Hospitality Administration
Experience
18 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months

Assistant General Manager at Mustafa Sultan Enterprises
  • Oman - Muscat
  • My current job since February 2020

Managing Business for Automatic Restaurants, Oman.

Country Manager at Al Tayar International LLC
  • Oman - Muscat
  • October 2015 to December 2019

Al Tayar International LLC
Country Manager, Oman for Which Wich

Reporting to the Executive Director.
Working as the General Manager for the Food and Beverage Department in the Organisation.
Responsible for Purchase of Capex for Start-up of each outlet.
Responsible for checking Feasibility and Viability before opening of an outlet in a Particular location.
In charge of the operations and opening of Which Wich in Oman and traininG employees in line with the standards set by Which Wich U.S.
Supervising the day to day operations of all the outlets in Oman.
Analysing and following up weekly outlet revenue for the first 6 month of opening.
Responsible for the opening up of multiple outlets in Oman currently 3 outlets in Oman.
Recruiting Staff and Training them according to the standards set by Which Wich US.
Doing Business Development for Which Wich in Oman.

Operations Manager at Mustafa Sultan Enterprises
  • Oman - Muscat
  • August 2012 to October 2015

Operations Manager
(Nestle Toll House, Automatic Restaurant,
Automatic Express, Trishna)
• In charge of the operational opening of Nestle Toll House in Oman and training employees in line with
The standards set by Nestle Toll House by Crest Food INC
• Supervising the day to day operations of all the outlets in Oman
• Analyzing and following up weekly outlet revenue for the first 6 month opening
• Responsible for the opening up of multiple outlets in Oman currently 1 outlet in Oman
• Responsible for doing the feasibility and market survey for opening up of a new outlet
• Recruiting Staff and Training them according to the standards set by Crest Food INC.


• Managing operations of the of Automatic Restaurant (Fine Dining and All Day Dining Lebanese Cuisine)
• Responsible for the cost and standard control
• Responsible for preparation the budgets for 2013 & 2014
• Review and create Standards for Automatic Restaurants
• Recruiting Staff and Training them according to the standards set by Automatic Restaurants.


• Initiliazing of a New Food and Beverage concept "Automatic Express", mainly suitable for Food Court Locations,
Currently operating 1 outlet in Oman.
• Responsible for starting of the business, putting in place the concept and responsible for feasibility study and
Market study.

• Managing Operations for Trishna (Seafood Speciality Restaurant)
• Opening of all outlets in standards with the existing trishna outlets (London and Mumbai)
• Setting up of the business and the restaurant respectively from the pre opening level
• Recruiting Staff and Training them according to the standards set by Trishna Restaurants.

Restaurant Manager at Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam
  • Tanzania
  • August 2011 to July 2012

Aug 2011 - July 2012 Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam the Kilimanjaro Restaurant Manager
Five Star Hotel with 180 guest rooms including 2 Bars, 2 Restaurants, 1 Coffee Shop,
Room service and Banqueting for up to 400 people
• Managing Oriental Restaurant & Level 8 Bar
• Responsible for the day to day operation and financial performance of the restaurant
• Developing the annual marketing plan and outlet specific promotional events
• Reporting to the EAM Food and Beverage
• Cost and standard control
• Assist in preparation the budgets for 2011 & 2012
• Review and create L SOP's for the F&B Division, create training schedules and ensure compliance with
LQA standards
• Conducting annual performance reviews for all 22 service staff of the oriental restaurant & the level 8
Bar respectively

Restaurant Manager at Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski
  • Tanzania
  • November 2009 to July 2011

Nov 2009 - July 2011 Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski Restaurant Manager
Five Star hotel with 180 guest rooms including 2 Bars, 2 Restaurants, 1 Coffee Shop,
Room service and Banqueting for up to 400 people
• Managing the Oriental Restaurant
• Responsible for the day to day operation and financial performance of the restaurant
• Developing the annual marketing plan and outlet specific promotional events
• Reporting to the Food & Beverage Director
• Cost and standard control
• Assist in preparation the budgets for 2011 & 2012
• Review and create L SOP's for the F&B Division, create training schedules and ensure compliance with
LQA standards
• Plan the opening of 1 new F&B outlet: steakhouse seating capacity 120 covers
• Conducting annual performance reviews for all 16 service staff of the oriental restaurant

Food and Beverage Supervisor at Zamani Zanzibar Kempinski
  • Tanzania
  • March 2008 to October 2009

March2008 - Oct 2009 Zamani Zanzibar Kempinski Food and Beverage Supervisor
Five Star Resort with 110 guest rooms and 7 private villas including 2 Bars,
3 Restaurants, Beach club Room service and Banquets

• Managing Room Service & Banquets (May 2009 - October 2009)
• Developing the F&B concepts for one new bar outlet and beach club including a Restaurant
• Arranging Private Dinners
• Conducting regular performance reviews for all 20 employees of the Department
• Monitoring the budgeted revenues & cost for the outlet
• Develop and implement systems and procedures that achieve higher cost efficiency and guest
satisfaction
• Facilitate learning and development for all the team members of the department
• Establishes & Maintains effective employee relations
• Involved in making sales call for promotion of various Food Festivals and also compilation of guest
database to review the feedback of the guest

Food and Beverage Server at Four Seasons Hotels and Resrots
  • India - Mumbai
  • December 2007 to February 2008

Dec 2007 - Feb 2008 Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, India
Food and Beverage Server

Five Star Hotel with 202 guest rooms and including 1 Bar, 2 Restaurants, Room
Service and Banquets

• Member of the pre-opening team
• Training pre-opening staff according to Four Seasons standards

Food and Beverage Server at Four Seasons Resort, Maldives @ Landa Giravaruu
  • Maldives
  • January 2007 to November 2007

Jan 2007 - Nov 2007 Four Seasons Resort, Maldives @ Landa Giravaruu

Food and Beverage Server

Five Star Deluxe Resort with 101 villas with 3 Restaurants and 2 Bars

•Member of the pre-opening team
•Supervising wine cellar which use to serve 1200 labels of wines
•Relieving the supervisor in the 5.North bar & Al Barakat restaurant
•Creating new ideas for Wine Dinner set up & Pool Bar set up

Assistant Steward at Oberoi Towers Mumbai
  • France
  • June 2005 to January 2007

Jun 2005 - Jan 2007 Oberoi Towers Mumbai, India Assistant Steward
Five Star Hotel with 1000 Rooms and 7 Restaurants 3 Bars and Banquets
•Working as a Steward
•Responsible for a station of up to 25 guests in a restaurant with 125 seats
•Providing a la carte silver service for Lunch and Dinner

Education

Bachelor's degree, Hotel and Hospitality Administration
  • at IGNOU
  • January 2005

Specialties & Skills

Team Building
HR Management
Pre opening
Cost Control
Start up Operations
BUDGETS
FEASIBILITY
MARKETING
OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS MANAGER
PROMOTIONAL
RECRUITING
RESTAURANT MANAGER
SEATING
TRAINING

Languages

Hindi
Beginner
Swahili
Beginner
Marathi
Beginner
English
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Train the Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
Kempinski Hotels and Resorts
Date Attended:
March 2011
Duration:
24 hours
Operations Management Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Nestle Toll House Dallas Texas
Date Attended:
September 2012
Duration:
200 hours
Operations Management Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Which Wich University, Dallas Texas
Date Attended:
October 2015
Duration:
200 hours

Hobbies

  • Watching and Playing Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Scuba Diving