Hozpitality Logo Hozpitality Logo
    • Advanced Search
    Language
    • English
    • Arabic
    • Mandarin
    • French
    • Spanish
    • Russian
  • Institutes
  • Companies
  • Suppliers
  • Courses
  • Jobs
  • Marketplace
  • Alumni Pages
  • Articles
  • Events
  • Awards
  • Courses
  • Jobs
  • Marketplace
  • More
    • Institutes
    • Companies
    • Suppliers
    • Alumni Pages
    • Articles
    • Events
    • Awards
  • Language
    • English
    • Arabic
    • Mandarin
    • French
    • Spanish
    • Russian
    • German

Did you register already??

Connect with Global Hospitality Professionals.
Meet, Network & Benefit !

"Thanks for rating!
Your contribution helps everyone make better decisions."

Harish Chander Profile Picture
Harish Chander
Head / Food Beverage Manager - ADNOC
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates UAE
  • posts 226
  • Following 39
  • Followers 1503
  • Invite Your Friends

  • About
  • Activities
  • Advertisement

Harish Chander

Head / Food Beverage Manager - ADNOC
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates UAE
  • posts 226
  • Following 39
  • Followers 1503
Timeline
  • Harish Chander's Profile on Youtube
  • Harish Chander's Profile on Linkedin

ABOUT

Head/Director of Food and Beverage with over a decade of proven track record in managing F&B operations, maximizing profits, service quality, and ensuring guests’ experiences are exceptional.

I am a catalyst conduit that helps hotels/resorts/catering establishments in administering food and beverage operations and enhance the highest standards of service to guests that are fully met. Through the focus of 3 P's: Process, Performance, Profitability.

A highly presentable perfectionist with an eye for detail who leads by example, instilling a sense of excellence and constant attention to customer service in his teams by, leading, coaching, and mentoring.

Strategic business leader with a demonstrable ability to devise and implement property-wide strategies for growing revenues, maximizing profits, and controlling costs while exceeding expectations.

Experienced in hospitality operational management across multiple sites, overseeing management teams, negotiating contracts, managing suppliers, and developing 176 strong F&B teams, efficient operation, achieving the established financial, & strategic goals.

• Dubai “Time Out” Best Pan Asian Cuisine Category Award.

• “Oman Todays” Best Far Eastern Cuisine Category Award.

• Gold Medal - Armed Forces Officers Club and Hotel Award.

Now #OpentoWork, Head of Department Food &Beverage at ADNOC GROUP

Reach out via WhatsApp/Text ?+971 50 927 5361

Email: harishchander.99@outlook.com.

Core Competences:

✔️F&B Operations, Culinary Operations, Bars, Restaurants
✔️ Business Strategy, Strategic Direction, Operational Strategy
✔️Marketing Strategy, Brand Plans, Social Media Strategy
✔️Event Management, Banqueting, External Catering
✔️Purchasing, Procurement, Contracts & Agreements
✔️New Concept Analysis, ROI Calculation, Launches
✔️Quality Control, Health & Safety, Standards & Policies
✔️Complaint Resolution, Guest Service, Performance Standards
✔️Pre-Opening Operations, Inventory Control & Planning
✔️Change Management, Brand Development, Creative Input
✔️F&B Operating and CAPEX Budgets, Supplier Negotiations
✔️Budgeting, P&L, Revenue Targets, Cost Control, Pricing
✔️Integrity, Honesty, Impeccable Presentation, Outgoing
✔️Dedication to Guest Experience & Service Concepts
✔️Leadership, Mentoring & Coaching, Human Resource

Basic Info

Industry: Hotels & Resorts

Department: General Management

Job Level: Management

Nationality: India

Town/City: Abu Dhabi

Current Country: United Arab Emirates UAE

Education Level: Diploma

Basic Info


Short Description (Character Limit 3000)

267 Characters remaining

Important!

Please note that if you change the username you will lose verification

Harish Chander's Activity

    Harish Chander Profile Picture

    Harish Chander shared this.


    Harish Chander Profile Picture

    Never forget ????? ???? ?? ?????? in your life. They taught you the lessons which no book explains. 1. Who helped you in difficult times. 2. Who left you in difficult times. 3. Who put you in difficult times.

    Harish Chander shared this.


    Harish Chander Profile Picture

    #personalbranding #branding #marketing Harish Chander shared this.


    Harish Chander Profile Picture

    #personalitydevelopment #zigzigler #inspiringpeople

    Harish Chander shared this.


    Harish Chander Profile Picture

    #india #innovation #management Harish Chander shared this.


Education

  • Commerce

    April 1981 - April 1984

    Bachelor of Commerce, India

Certifications & Awards

  • Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

    ASMI- Australian Skills Management Institute

  • Degree-The Catering, Nutrition and Applied Sciences

    The Institute Of Arab Ki Sarai-New Delhi-India

  • RSA-Responsible Service of Alcohol

    The Galaxy Institute-Australia

  • F&B Profit Engineering

    The Hotelschool- Holland

Skills

People Developement Negotiation Social Media Marketing Asset Management Financial Analysis Financial Reports Pre Opening Business Process Improvement Customer Relationship Management Strategic Planning Sales And Marketing Management Budget Management Catering Management Operation Management Inventory Management Restaurant Management Hospitality Management Hotel Management Food & Beverage Finance Management SOP Fine Dine Conference Meeting Banquet Food Service Food quality Food Safety HACCP Optimisation Revenue Management Operation Management Business Development Collaborate Bar Management Promotion Sales & Marketing Hotel Management Yield Management P&L accountibility financial acuman setting objectives business planning Teambuilding Mentoring Adeptability operation efficiency Training Coaching Appraising Recruiting Hiring Culinary Management Menu development Cost control Controlling Forecasting budgeting #traininganddevelopement #strategy #timemanagement #leadership #problemsolving #interpersonalskills #teamwork

Experience

  • Head / Food Beverage Manager

    October 2015 - Present (8 Years)

    ADNOC, United Arab Emirates UAE

    LEADERSHIP: Tasked to drive the growth and development of the Culinary Food and Beverages Department by working in collaboration with the Food Beverage Leadership Team to set the strategic planning initiatives and implementation, boost revenue, maximize profit margins and, drove the overall financial performance. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • Turned around Food Beverage operations, ensured the team’s strategy aligned with the brand’s business strategy and objectives, this has led to more consistently within the department, stronger brand standards, exceptional service delivery, increased operational efficiency, boosted the PL bottom-line. • Dynamic, ambitious, and self-motivated, 360° hands-on Food Beverage professional with full FB responsibility. • Solid organizational skills demonstrated background from luxury hotels. • Leadership and communication skills to build effective and strong working relationships • Budgeting, forecasting, planning, controlling, recommending, coaching, mentoring, training, and leading the team by example. Initiated short- and long-term planning. Managed the growth of food beverage operations. • Organize and directed teams, developed top quality of food beverage products with prompt, accurate, and personalized service. • Managed, achieved profit and quality for all FB operations in the hotel/restaurant/catering/ banquet’s operations. • Maintained standards of food beverage quality and guest service quality. Procurement Management. • Hired, interviewed, coached, trained, appraise, managed, and retained employees. • Achieved budgeted revenues expenses, customer satisfaction, quality service while exceeding financial goals • Maximize and contributed to the profitability of the FB department and guest satisfaction perception by delivering an improved product through employee development, job engineering, and quality image. • Ensured compliance with business operations and legal regulations • Implemented maintained local and national sales/marketing programs. • Marketed the food beverage outlets, developed and managed the implemented cycle menus, package deals, promotions, displayed decorations, and presentation within corporate guidelines. • Developed implemented and exceeded sales marketing objectives and financial profit goals by 8% and 12 %. • Implemented managed all company programs to ensure compliance with SOP. • Passion for quality and strive for service excellence, Advance culinary skills, Menu planning Menu Engineering.
  • Deputy Food Beverage Manager

    June 2013 - September 2015 (2 Years)

    Armed Forces Officers Club and Hotel-Abu Dhabi-UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE

    LEADERSHIP: Reporting to the Director of Food Beverage, tasked to led and direct the events management team within the Culinary Food and Beverages Department and support and contribute to the strategic agenda to boost revenue, maximize profit margins and drive overall financial performance. With multi-site operational leadership,600 keys, Banquets, Bars, Room Service, Meetings Conferences, Seminars, Events, Fine Dine Restaurants w/ full PL accountability. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • Championed and, directed events management team to drive business development. • Increased guest service feedback by 8% by coaching mentoring floor managers and supervisors. br• Spearheaded a Sales Marketing drive to upsell FB outlets, bars, and banquets catering that led to additional sales in low, challenging periods added 11% over the expected sales target. • Developed new service standards, written SOP, and new training manuals. • Achieved targeted revenue goals. Maintained consistent service standards delivery throughout the Hotel. • Generated revenue by over AED24k over the expected sales target by creating a motivating \\\\term spirit\\\\ environment to increased staff productivity. Managed staff performance through clear objectives appraisals. • Boosted FB sales by 6%, introduced new products with distributors that Implemented delivery service. • Pushed profit up by 6% by computed menu planning, applied FB menu engineering, and controlled food costs. • Pioneered, planned, and managed large banquets and formal high-level events, concerts, weddings, meetings, outdoor caterings, including the 10,000-guests sit-down event, boosted banquets sales up by 12%. • Managed Capex and Opex budgets, oversaw revenue centers (FOH and BOH labor and food cost) • Spearheaded a team of over 176 associates, delivering exceptional guest experiences. Raised service standards that increased footfalls. Implemented sales marketing efforts both inside and outside the hotel resulting in increased food and beverage revenue by 9% over the last year. • Achieved 15% improvement (GSI scores) rating in restaurant/events/bar/banquets guest satisfaction. • Introduced FB training sessions and a can/will do attitude combined with attention to detail.
  • Food Beverage Manager- Pre Opening

    July 2011 - May 2013 (2 Years)

    Royal Hotel-Abu Dhabi-UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE

    • LEADERSHIP: • Reporting to the General Manager tasked to oversee the day-to-day operations and drive efficiency and excellence within the department. Full PL accountability and oversight of 97 multifunctional employees. • Responsibility for forecasting budgeting, planning the coordination of employees and resources and introducing new business opportunities by taking the lead on designing and developing the go-to-market strategy to expand departmental growth whilst enhancing the overall customer experience. • KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • Spearheaded the concept launch of the first Morocco Fine Dine Restaurant. Developed restaurant, lounge, tailored banquet package menus, improvised recipe sheets, scrutinize food production and service, method, involved and managed banquets/event sale, and catering sales. Maintained professional business relations w/ customers, guests. • Achieved FB profitability target exceeded it by 3% compared to last year. • Regulated food and beverage cost control procedures, prepared monthly financial statements. • Boosted private party revenues by 17% over the last 3-year period, invested time in advertising promotion. • Drafted sales-generating Banquets and Catering marketing plans and departmental revenue goals. • Created and executed event budgets, maintained monthly asset stock inventory. • Conducted weekly meetings with the chef to review all menus/forthcoming events and culinary developments.
  • Food Beverage Manager

    November 2009 - June 2011 (2 Years)

    City seasons Group Of Hotels-Dubai-UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE

    LEADERSHIP: Reporting to the General Manager, tasked to steer, promote, and maximize all the FB points of sale and ensure that communications are delivered effectively within the team and individual departments. Collaborated with the Head Chef to prepare, organize. Implemented new menu changes and increased efficiency within the department. Attended Head of Department meetings, drive communications within the team. Supervised, forecasted budgeting standards are adhered to and those brand standards are communicated in line with the brand’s overall strategy. Oversight of 77 multifunctional employees. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • Designed implemented high-quality sales training materials, enhanced top talent development within the department, championed to better service delivery, higher levels of employee engagement. Ensured all systems, procedures followed, and implemented consistently. All store appearances and equipment are maintained to standard. • Secured new banquets contracts, established the hotel as a 5* caterer, built FB expertise reputation. Contributed to the achievement of departmental goals. Created strong Banquets and catering team boosting revenues. • Lowered food costs by 3% while increased yields by 6%.
  • Assistant Food Beverage Manager

    July 2009 - October 2009 (3Months)

    Grandeur Hotel-Dubai-UAE, United Arab Emirates UAE

    LEADERSHIP: Reporting to the Director of Food Beverage, responsible for collaboratively managing the day to day operations of 3 multi-site FB outlets delivering an excellent guest and member experience within this fast-moving 4-Star Deluxe Hotel (120 keys). Tasked to train, inspire, and develop team members and work within all budgeted guidelines. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: • Co-ordinated the preparation of the departmental annual budget. Worked to achieve the budget by monitoring and controlling the departmental operations, considering forecasted revenues expenditures under the guidance of FB Manager. Facilitated employee engagement by working on a continuous improvement training culture, led incentives for talented team members which boosted sales and revenues within the FB department. • Implemented new measures, set KPI’s to the direct reports, led to producing improved positive business results. • Worked in collaboration with the Executive Chef and Food Beverage team. Delivered new menus and offerings. • Drove sales and increased customer satisfaction. Handled customer queries provide information.

Video Profile


Food and Beverage Director with a diverse exposure in Hospitality/Food Beverage domain. - Uploaded On 23 May 2020


Add Education


Please leave blank if not applicable

Yes No

Update Education

Add Certificates/Awards

Edit Certificates

Edit Certificates

Add Skill

You can enter multiple at a time by comma separated. Max limit of 10 Tags at a time can save

Add Your Work Experience!!




Yes No





Update Work Experience

Upload Resume

upload/cv/2021/05/M1vS1uHYx55aFLRXvxMx_31_3c88fd5068c10e677d42fe52e9ac42df_cv.pdf
Note: If you want to upload your cv in video format then Kindly provide youtube or vimeo link. We do not accept resume in video format.
Profile Picture
cover-picture

Rate: Harish Chander

Write a Review Review(s)
No reviews found

Report this User

Important!

Are you sure that you want to remove this member from your Team-mate List?

New member was successfully added to your Team-mate list!

Crop your avatar

Harish Chander

You are not logged in to review this page, Please login and try again.

  • Institutes
  • Companies
  • Suppliers
  • For Companies
    Post Job Search Candidates Create a Company Page Post articles
    Packages Marketplace Networking Advertising with us Feature Yourself Business Solution FAQs
  • For Professional
    Create a Profile Post articles
    Marketplace Networking Advertising with us CV Design Career Resources Job Alert Feature Yourself FAQs
  • For Institute
    Post a Course Create New Page Post articles
    Packages Advance Filter Networking Advertising with us Feature Yourself Business Solution FAQs
  • For Job Seeker
    Search For Job Search Companies Create a Profile CV Design Career Resources Latest News Networking Feature Yourself
  • For Student
    Search a Course Search Institute Create a Profile CV Design Career Resources Latest News Networking Feature Yourself FAQs
  • For Suppliers
    Sell Product Create New Page Marketplace Packages Networking Advertising with us Feature Yourself Business Solution FAQs
  • For Partners
  • Packages
  • About Us
    Resources About Privacy Terms Blogs News Room Acceptable Use Policy Hozpitality Canada Hozpitality UK Hozpitality India Hozpitality Australia FAQs
  • Contact Us
  • Hozpitality Group Facebook Profile Hozpitality Group youtube Profile Hozpitality Group instagram Profile Hozpitality Group linkedin Profile Hozpitality Group twitter Profile Hozpitality Group tiktok Profile Hozpitality Group Profile