Ankush Ahuja

Experience

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  Taj Hotels

  Jun 2008 - Nov 2010

  • Sr Catering Assistant

    Jul 2009 - Nov 2010

  • Trainee Captain

    Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
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  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  Nov 2010 - Jun 2012

  F&B Executive

  • Handling the complete operations of 114 covers Coffee Shop.• Heading all the liquor bar operations for all the outlets of the Hotel.• Headed the opening of a 50 cover bar with 2 team members & 1 supervisor.• Instrumental in the complete Bar launch including market survey, competition analysis, finalizing food & beverage menu, marketing strategies in association with supplier & the concept of the bar, which was one of its kind in the city.

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  Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  Assistant Restaurant Manager

  • Effectively managing the daily operations of the Bar & All Day Dining Restaurant• Achieving the set budgets for the outlets by retaining guests, creating and executing promotions & events in the outlets.• Ensure implementation and compliance of service, hygiene & brand standards.• Provide guidance & direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards, goals & monitoring their performance.• Assist Department head with formulation of yearly Budgets &, F & B calendar.• Analyze food & beverage statistics through point of sale system.• Conduct competition analysis & be aware of local market initiatives.• Managing guest database, keeping regular touch base & updating them about restaurant promotions & events at the hotel to gain incremental footfall & revenues.• To ensure compliance with all food & beverage policies, local & state liquor laws, food handling standards & procedures.• Maintaining complete liquor stock for the hotel in accordance with liquor partners &, F & B Control’s team. Show less

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  Yum! Restaurants International

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2014

  Restaurant General Manager

  • Achieving the top line of sales budget through leading the restaurant & team management.• Leading and monitoring the overall operation, equipment maintenance & team performance of the store as per the Company’s policy & guidelines, including, but not limited to inventory rotation, preparation & book-keeping.• Ensuring that all areas are received & inspected in a timely manner, & are in compliance with the Company´s quality standards.• Maintaining highest level of sanitation throughout the areas in the outlet as prescribed by the Company standards.• Responsible for the overall implements, consumptions of all F & B policies & procedures pertaining to employees, work manuals, consumptions, costs, qualities & others.• Formulating Annual Operating Plan & maintaining detailed projected monthly sales, to achieve Targets.• Create a high level of moral within the team & develop good working relation following a clear communication channel.• Review & prepare performance evaluations of all team members following the Company´s evaluation standards.• Maintaining effective cost control in all areas of the outlet.• All Stores Administration with proper Internal & External communication with Head Office.• Identifying & developing new sales via Home Delivery & Discounted Format Products. Show less

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  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  Oct 2014 - May 2017

  • Manpower hiring & designing the career path through training need analysis• Effectively manage the daily operations of the All Day Dining Restaurant, In Room Dining and Mini Bar for the 122 room resort, spread across 28 acres along with supervision of 7 Banqueting venues spanning over 10,000 sq. ft.• Achieve the set budgets by retaining guests, creating and executing promotional events in the outlets• Ensure implementation & compliance of service, hygiene & brand standards. Certified Hygiene Champion for the department• Maintain expenses with implementation of stringent cost control measures• OPEX representative for the hotel (Operational Excellence) – initiated by Starwood Hotels in order to make sure that all brand standards are adhered to & the hotel is brand compliant• Menu drafting, designing and pricing as per the Starwood brand specifications• The first Hotel in Starwood Asia Pacific to score a record 96.5% in its first hygiene audit conducted by Australian based Environmental Health Consultancy (EHC) in the month of September, 2015.• Member of the CORE Hygiene Committee for the audit conducted by EMCORP, wherein the hotel scored the second highest across Asia Pacific – 98.78% (In the month of May, 2016). Show less

  • Restaurant Manager

    Nov 2015 - May 2017

  • Assistant Restaurant Manager

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
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  The Grand Bhagwati

  Jun 2017 - Feb 2018

  Food and Beverage Manager

  • Responsible for providing strategic direction for all Food & Beverage operations of the Hotel, including Banquet operations.• Develop annual F&B budgets in accordance with other department and overall hotel budgets.• Spearhead the department ensuring maximum profits, cost control via optimum use of resources and man hours and that highest service and quality standards are followed all across the Food & Beverage operational areas. • Overlook department’s recruitment, training, performance management and career development of the team. Work closely with HR to keep payroll cost in-line with the budgets.• Maximize revenues through focused market research, effective pricing strategy, innovative menus, promotional activities and development of new products basis guest feedback and satisfaction index.• Actively involved in preparation on overall Marketing Plan and Operations Plan for the hotel.• Conduct regular training sessions for Managers and their shift leaders to further develop both their technical and management skills.• Work closely with the stewarding department to maintain accurate china, glass and silver stocks, ensuring that regular stock-takes and stock loss analyses are conducted and a procedure for reduction of loses implemented. • To work with General Manager, Director of Sales & Marketing and other Operational Managers, to develop new business opportunities within Rooms and F&B and to continually work on improving existing operations to ensure they exceed the guests expectations. Show less

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  Marriott International

  Mar 2018 - Sept 2019

  Assistant Food Beverage Manager

  • Officiated the complete operations in the absence of Director Food & Beverage.• Meet Guests on arrival/ departure and ascertain their quality of stay and food and beverage.• Ensure 100% preferences are met through accommodation meeting prior to guest arrival.• Profit watch.• Sustaining profitable Sales & Operations with focus on budgeting.• Maintaining expenses with implementation of stringent cost control measures.• Optimum resource utilization for maximum service quality.• Overall handling of food & beverage sales & increase in footfall.• Increase the F & B APC using effective selling techniques.• Set up systems of menu engineering, price revision and competition analysis for better market positioning. Show less

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  Centara Hotels & Resorts

  Dec 2019 - Apr 2022

  Assistant Food Beverage Manager - HOD

  Joined as Assistant F&B Manager - HOD at Centara Hotels & Resorts, as part of the pre-opening team. Managing complete setup of Food & Beverage department in coordination with Projects & Centara guidelines. Designed LSOP’s, Operation process, Controls for a seamless operation.• Set up Food and Beverage department in totality in coordination with Projects and Centara guidelines.• Procurement of top of the line operational supplies and equipment keeping in mind the financial stability.• Manpower hiring and designing the career path through training need analysis. Show less

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  Hilton

  May 2022 - now

  Food and Beverage Manager