Yuri Manasyan, Hospitality consultant

Yuri Manasyan

Hospitality consultant

Point select

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Hospitality Management
Experience
21 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 4 Months

Hospitality consultant at Point select
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2012

Searching for a location for a new F&B concept
Taking part in lease agreement negotiations
Compiling start-up budget for new F&B concept
Supporting existing F&B outlets: conducting service audit, devising service improvement action plan

SALES AND OPERATIONS MANAGER at Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
  • Russian Federation
  • June 2009 to December 2011

Start-up phase:
• Worked in the start-up team of SKOLKOVO Campus
• Compiled Campus infrastructure and services business plan, 10-year strategy plan, P&L forecast
• Performed market research and market mapping, devised pricing policy, compiled revenue forecast
• Conducted sales calls, cold-calling, product presentations for potential clients
• Negotiated with potential clients on terms of cooperation
• Devised the organizational chart, manning budget and job descriptions of the division
• Developed the hotel concept and hotel business plan
• Controlled the preparation and launch of Campus facilities and services
• Devised the organizational structure & manning budget
• Compiled the start-up and operational budgets
• Developed the concept and service-sequence of the hotel, F&B outlets concept, congress hall, wellness centre and villas
• Negotiated and signed contracts with service providers, sourced and contracted hotel FF&E, OE, amenities, supplies etc

Operational phase:
• Managed a team of 32 employees
• Managed sales and operations of: conference & events, exhibition area, hotel & villas, educational facilities, office lease, retail area lease, wellness centre
• Performed cross-selling of all services of SKOLKOVO Campus
• Executed forecast & budgeting, P&L control
• Selected and recruited employees for the sub-departments of the division
• Identified service standards and implemented them into operations
• Developed new services

Achievements: exceeded sales targets on conference & events by 50%, sales of hotel & villas by 22%, office lease by 36%. Was in charge of 2 presidential events (over 2000 guests, mainly top politicians and prominent businessmen) among other successful events that were generated by my accounts.

PROJECT MANAGER at MIRAX Group
  • Russian Federation
  • November 2007 to May 2009

• Worked in Grand Hyatt Moscow start-up team as project procurement manager
• Performed supply analysis, cost comparison and control
• Sourced FF&E, OE and fit-out materials
• Searched for and negotiated with suppliers on product specs, terms of purchase and delivery, after-sales services
• Devised the project budget
• Prepared and executed tenders, compiled contracts
• Supported project management of fit-out works
• Coordinated the project plan among Hyatt International, owners, designers, architects and contractors

Executive Housekeeper at Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
  • Russian Federation
  • August 2005 to October 2007

• Managed operations in the department (managing 90+ employees)
• Selected and recruited new employees, trained and developed employees, scheduled and executed salary calculations
• Developed and implemented special projects (uniforms, refurbishment, upholstery, FF&E replacement etc)
• Performed P&L analysis, cost control and budgeting
• Held tenders for purchasing supplies and equipment, services
• Performed inventory of Rooms Division
• Was in charge of many groups of celebrities, prominent businessmen and politicians
• Was in charge of Rooms Division in the absence of Director of Rooms

Achievements: At the time of promotion to Executive Housekeeper, I was the youngest Department Head in Hyatt International. Lowered employee turnover and increased service quality.

Corporate/Management Trainee at Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
  • Russian Federation
  • November 2003 to September 2004

• On-the-job training developed management skills in all sub-departments of Rooms Division, Sales and F&B

Sous-chef at El Pacho Restaurants
  • Netherlands
  • October 2001 to July 2003

Chef de partie before March 2002
• Prepared Mexican and Argentinean cuisines, also grills, product quality control, staff trainings, preparation for banquets for up to 150 persons, produce purchasing, working according to HACCP, scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree, Hospitality Management
  • at CHN UNiversity
  • August 2005

Specialties & Skills

Budgeting
Business Planning
Forecasting
Analysis
Customer Relations
MS Word
AutoCAD
Hyperion
Microsoft Outlook
Lotus Notes
Opera/Fidelio
PowerPoint

Languages

English
Expert
Russian
Expert
Armenian
Expert
Dutch
Beginner
Spanish
Beginner