Assistant Banquet Manager

Position Title: F&B Manager

Reports To: Site Director

Location: Pune Hadapsar

Role Description:

Prepare indents for F&B section as per the consumption pattern, and keep proper track of breakages, and maintain consumption reports and costs of department.

• Ensure implementation of company discipline at site.
• Adhere to proper food hygiene and storage practices.
• Ensure complete care and handling in relation to catering service and buffet equipment.
• Observe and enforce safe working practices with all subordinate staff.
• Follow all safety rules and procedures as per the site requirements.
• Ensure that equipments and materials are not left unattended

Key Responsibilities

• Food Operations
• Ensure that all the service deliveries are carried out as per the terms and conditions agreed upon with the client
• Initiate development of new menus, upgrade old menus and special event menus
• Develop new ideas for promotions, festivals and other special events
• Ensure that safety and hygiene policy is strictly followed at site
• Carry out operational audits to check for confirmation to laid down processes and policies
• Communication and Client Retention
• Stay in close communication with the client for all issues regarding services, additional business, new initiatives and hygiene and prepare documents of the same
• Ensure that the branding policy is rolled out and followed as per the specifications
• Ensure 100% client retention
• Timely addresses of all issues with pertaining to the client and the operations

• Cost Management
• Coordinate with the Purchase department to understand and forecast the cost trends and revisions
• Develop suitable operational strategies to address increase in costs
• Analyse the operational cost centre’s and provide solutions to increase the efficiencies in site
• Ensure the profitable delivery of operations, control of costs & overheads through achievement of business targets for GOP.
• Responsible for the delivery and expansion of business and margin in all operations ensuring full compliance with contractual obligations and Sodexo policies and procedures.
• Support new business development through promotion and costing of products & services and response to tenders & proposals which deliver new business in Sodexo’s activities.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining multi-level and business unit relationships with clients ensuring a full understanding of the hierarchy and strategic vision of the client