Nandkishorre Somaani

Experience

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  The Oberoi Hotels

  Aug 1984 - Feb 1988

  Steward/Barman
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  Tandoori Resturants

  Feb 1988 - Oct 1988

  Supervisor/Barman
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  The Oberoi Hotels

  Dec 1988 - May 1992

  Butler

  - Floor Butler, reporting to the outlet Manager.

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  Carnival Cruise Lines

  Jun 1992 - Feb 1993

  Senior Steward
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  Taj Mahal Hotel

  Aug 1993 - Sept 1995

  Catering Assistant

  - Handling shift-wise day to day operations. - Reporting to the outlet manager.

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  Holiday Inn Pune

  Oct 1995 - Aug 1998

  Assistant Manager - Food & Beverage

  • Joined Holiday Inn Pune as a pre-opening team member• Developing & implementing the Standard Operating Procedures for all the Food & Beverage outlets & setting up the restaurants.• Recruiting staff & supervisors for the department.• Training & Developing new employees and periodically conducting refresher courses.• Assisted Food & Beverage Manager in making departmental budgets.• Responsible for the opening of all the Food & Beverage outlets after the hotel was handed over by the projects. Show less

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  Crowne Plaza Jerusalem

  Sept 1998 - Feb 1999

  Restaurant Manager

  • Day-to-Day operations of a Japanese & Mediterranean Restaurant, which included daily purchase, inventories, making daily sales call to the companies to promote the restaurant.

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  Holiday Inn Pune

  Apr 1999 - Nov 2002

  Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

  • Head the department in absence of the Food & Beverage Manager. • Headed the team to implement TQM process in Room Service.• Responsible for making departmental budgets for the year.• Planning various Food & Beverage promotions to boost revenues.• Training & Developing new employees and conducting refresher courses for them.

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  Sun-n-Sand Hotel Pune

  Nov 2002 - Dec 2005

  Food & Beverage Manager

  • Worked with hotel Sun-n-Sand, Pune (erstwhile Holiday Inn, Pune) a brand owned by Sun-n-Sand hotels, Mumbai, heading the Food & Beverage and Kitchen Stewarding departments.

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  Sun n Sand, Pune

  Jan 2006 - Jul 2017

  Executive Assistant Manager- F&B

  Executive Assistant Manager- Food & Beverage (January 2006 until To- date) Sun-n-Sand, Pune - 5 Star , 139 Rooms, Business Hotel & Operations Head of a Luxury Dining Chinese Restaurant 'Royal China Pune'Heading the Food & Beverage department, Kitchen Stewarding & Co- ordinating with the Media.• Responsible for achieving Guest Satisfaction.• Planning of yearly budgets (Revenue & Capital) for Food & Beverage Department and coming- up with strategies and innovative ideas (Like Food Festivals, Periodic Change of the restaurant menus).• Responsible for promoting the restaurants to improve sales and make them popular in the city.• Standardized the service of Food & Beverage in the hotel and updation of the staff knowledge.• Responsible for directly co-coordinating with the advertising agency and the media for hotel promotions related to Food & Beverage.• Working along with the Executive Chef for smooth functioning of departmental operations & administration to maintain a good working atmosphere and high level of Food quality.• Guiding the Executive Kitchen Steward in the purchase of equipment, routine operations/ maintenance of equipment/ hygiene in various kitchens/ locker rooms and staff dining room.• Responsible for cost control through adequate measures. • Ensuring strict implementation of Cost Control measures to reduce the overheads. Show less

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  A B I L, Pune

  Jul 2017 - now

  General Manager- Estates