Manager Front Office

Wikus Breytenbach

Contact details: PO Box ****

Garsfontein

Pretoria, 0042

South Africa

Mobile: + 27 (0-82-698-****

E-mail: ****************@*****.***

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wikus.breytenbach My Vision: To provide visionary leadership to my organization, superior customer care to my clients & a lead-by-example philosophy to those who report to me Personal Information:

FIRST NAME: Wikus

LAST NAME: Breytenbach

NATIONALITY: South African

ID NUMBER: 730***-*******

PASSPORT: A02649800

MARITAL STATUS: Single

CRIMINAL RECORD: None

SEX: Male

AGE: 45 years

PLACE OF BIRTH: Pretoria, South Africa

Education:

SECONDARY SCHOOL Reyno Park Secondary, Grade 12

(1991)

TERTIARY University of Pretoria

Bachelor degree (BA) Human Sciences

(1995)

Work experience:

1. Jan 2018 - Current

GROUP GENERAL MANAGER

Bachvest Hospitality Consulting

Limpopo / Gauteng

* Oversee 3 x properties within northern parts of

Gauteng

* HR & IR responsibilities

* Operational support to GM’s

* Sales strategies for group

* Revenue management

* Report back to owners

* Identifying new opportunities

* Development of properties

2. Jan 2016 – Jan 2018

RESORT GENERAL MANAGER

Legend Golf & Safaris Resort

Mokgopane Limpopo

* Entabeni Wildlife Conservancy hosting the big 5

*. 250 Rooms 4star rated

*. Legend Golf Course & Extreme 19

*. Conference & Event Centre

*. Financials & Budgeting

*. Sales & Marketing

Reason for leaving: Growth

3 Feb 2015 – Jan 2016

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Bidvest Services

SUN CITY

• Oversee: Palace Hotel at Sun City, Cascades Hotel

& Vacation Club at Sun City

• Multiple services include: Facilities management, Catering, F&B Services, Linen, Housekeeping, Front Office, Transport

• Organizer for Nedbank Golf Tournament

• Achieved 5 star grading at the Palace of the Lost City at Sun City

• Achieved LHW grading at the Palace of the Lost

City at Sun City

• Daily checks for VIP’s

• Daily & Frequent meetings

• Financial reporting

• Guest relations

• Standards training & Staff orientation

• Implementing & managing contingency plans

• Responsible for monthly linen / OE recon of region & stock takes

• HR & IR responsibilities

• Monthly financial reporting & P&L

Reason for leaving: Looking for international opportunity 4. February 2014 – Feb 2015

GENERAL MANAGER

Tourvest: AHA Hotels & Lodges

Tzaneen Country Lodge

• Limpopo Conference Centre and Wedding Venue

• Define F&B service delivery for all outlets

• 160 x rooms & 3 x restaurants (150 x seater)

• Refurbishment of all softs in bedrooms and F&B OE

• New 4star grading achieved

• R2m refurbishment project

• Project planning new 50 x bedrooms & new

reception area

• F&B menu manual & service standards

• Leisure and Children’s programme

• Update Business plan for property

• HR & IR

• Revenue & Channel Management

• Compiled latest 6 x month’s forecast

• Finalization of new Budget

Reason for leaving: Looking for growth opportunities. 5. June 2013 – March 2014

General Manager

Midgard Country Estate

O&L Group

• 46 Hotel rooms, 18 chalets, 91 train cabins, 50

campsites

• 3 x Restaurants on site

• Conference and wedding venue

• Define F&B service delivery for all outlets

• F&B menu manual

• Implementing Dairy & Organic cheese factory

• Startup of Organic Vegetable garden

• Farm activities and organization

• Leisure and Children’s programme

• Implementing Horse riding activities

• Update Business plan for property

• HR & IR

• Growth of 20% YOY

• New room amenities and standards

• Revenue management

• Recruitment and Training of selected team

• Reserve Management

• Game drive activities with Fauna/Flora appreciation

• Compiled latest 6 x month’s forecast

• Finalization of new Budget

• Sign off and implementing of N$2mil refurbishment Budget

• 220 staff on total Headcount

• Guest relations

• Channels management and Marketing

Reason for leaving: Work visum expired.

6 Oct 2009 – Jun 2013

GENERAL MANAGER (CONSULTING)

Three Arms Hotel

Ikoli

Lagos, Nigeria

7 Oct 2008 – Oct 2009

OPERATIONS MANAGER (EAM)

Radisson BLU Hotel Sandton

REZIDOR HOTELS

SANDTON

8 Nov 2006 – Oct 2008

ROOMS DIVISION MANAGER

Riverside Hotel & Conference Centre

SOUTHERN SUN HOTELS

VANDERBIJLPARK

9. Sep 2004 – July 2006

ROOMS DIVISION MANAGER

Cape Sun

SOUTHERN SUN HOTELS

CAPE TOWN

10. Mar 2002 – Sep 2004

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

SENATOR & EMPEROR HOTELS

EMPERORS PALACE & CASINO

JOHANNESBURG

Peermont

11 Sep 2001 – Feb 2002

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

ABHA PALACE HOTEL

KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Rosewood Hotels International

12. Sep 2000 – Sep 2001

RESERVATIONS SUPERVISOR,

CENTURION LAKE HOTEL

Legacy Hotels & Resorts International

In service training done at Courtyard Hotel Pretoria. Part of City Lodge Hotel Group.

LANGUAGES: English, Afrikaans

Excellent verbal & writing

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Internet Explorer

PMS: Opera, Micros, HTI, Ideas, Ankerdata

Additional: SAP, Ideas

REFERENCES:

REUBEN NGOBENI

HR/IR MANAGER

BIDVEST SERVICES

CELL: 078-***-****

ANTON VAN GRAAN

GM

LEGENDS HOSPITALITY

CELL: 082-***-****

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