VEDANT PANDE

Business Development, Project Manager/ PMI Certified

E 612-***-**** ad28bx@r.postjobfree.com

q 302 1st St NW e Chisholm, MN

EXPERIENCES SUMMARY

Business Development Manager

Hy-Vee INC

09/2018 Present Minneapolis, MN, USA

Responsible for smooth daily operation of all our stores. Built strong business relationships with team, customers, distributors, suppliers, partners and

vendors. Identifying and implementing strategies to drive growth improve profitability and enhance the overall success of retail business.

• Analyzing market trends identifying new business opportunities to

effective sales and marketing strategies.

• Maintained strong knowledge of business products and its buying and

selling prices all the time.

• Develop Strategies to increase customer traffic and customer retention.

• Meeting sales goals by training, motivating, and guiding with feedback.

• Handle all business proposals, Vendor negotiations, quotes and contracts.

• Ensured all business and client information remained private and

confidential.

Business Development Analyst

Wogglesoft IT Solutions

12/2016 08/2018 Bangalore, India

Responsible for overall business Development. Revolve around identifying new business opportunity developing strategic business plans and driving sales strategies. Strategy development, Market Analysis, Lead Generation, Partnership development, Sales management, Client Relationship

Management, Proposal Development and collaboration with internal team.

• Work closely with marketing and operations teams to drive sales and

expand the company's market presence.

• Introduced new accounts and More than 100 projects in four-years.

• Develop lead generation strategies including marketing campaigns,

advertising and networking.

• Introduced the company to a new global market and successfully opened

two more branches.

Assistant Manager

Paradise Isle Beach Resort

09/2015 12/2016 Malpe, India

Responsible for resort's success by assisting overseeing all aspects of its operations. Creating a positive guest experience and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.

• Turned around company from the brink of failure to achieving 49%

revenue growth and 90% occupancy in three-years.

• Executed promotional strategies to increase customer satisfaction and

revenue growth by 20% with in a month.

• Developed annual forecasts and hotel budgets to submit reports to

corporate leadership for approval.

• Held responsibility for authorizing hotel purchases and vendor payments.

Front of House Manager,

Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton

08/2014 09/2015 London

Responsible to create positive and welcoming atmosphere for hotel guests while ensuring streamlined operations within the rooms division department. Supervising and directing rooms division team, managing guest services and promoting high service standard and collaborating with other department.

• Functioned as a Hilton Honors On-site Manager, responsible for providing

personalized and high-quality care for loyalty members, ensuring all requests and preferences were met or exceeded.

• Served has Hilton care committee President.

Result-Driven and strategic thinking Professional with a proven

track record of driving growth and profitability across different business within the hospitality industry, Retail business and IT sector. Possessing over 2 decades of hands-on experience demonstrated ability to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities to build strategic partnerships and expand market share and enhance over all organization performance.

CERTIFICATION

Project Management Professional PMP

Project Management Institute PMI USA.

ONQ Hotel Operations, London,UK

Courthouse DoubleTree by Hilton, London, UK.

Hotel Revenue Management, London UK

Bentley Kempinski Hotel London,UK

Rooms Division Operations Training, Guoman Cumberland Hotel London

GLH Hotel Management Company London,UK.

Spirit to Serve, JW Marriott Mumbai

JW Marriott Mumbai, India

Hosting International Guest Training, The Regent Mumbai

Carson Hospitality, USA

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Hospitality and Customer Service

Business Development

Project Management

Strong Communication & Presentation

Market Research and Analysis

Strategic Business Planing

Sales and Negotiation Forecasting

EXPERIENCES

Front Office Manager

Bentley Kempinski Hotel

London, UK

Kempinski Hotels S.A. Berlin, Germany

Front Office Manager

Courthouse Kempinski Hotels

London,UK

Kempinski Hotels S.A. Germany

Guest Relations Manager

Thistle Marble Arch Hotel

London,UK

GLH Hotel Management Company

Night Manager

GLH Hotels Management Company

London, UK

GHL Hotels Management Company

Team Leader

JW Marriott, Mumbai

Mumbai, India

Marriott International Hotels, USA

Front Office Supervisor

Marbella Resort Sharjah

Sharjah UAE

Shariah National Hotels, UAE

Guest Service Associate

The Regent Mumbai,

Mumbai, India

Carlson Hospitality, USA

EDUCATION

Hotel Management

IITC India International Trade Centre, Mumbai, India

Bachelor's Degree B.COM Honors

JLU University, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Diploma in DMC and ATTC

Rani Durgawati, College of Arts,Jabalpur, India.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Opera, Fedelio, ONQ, IDS Next, Win HMS Property Management Software

Micros, Clover, Passport & Touch Bistro CRS SynXis Central Reservation System EzRMS Revenue Management Software AxisRoom, RateTiger Channel Manager Nexus Software & Accounts Payable

Modisoft Retail Property Management IBM Hotel Information System

Quadriga, VDA, Vingcard, MSS HMS Group Wise,Proxicom,Cognuc PMS Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Power BI AWS HubSpot.

VOLUNTEERING

Member of Project Management Institute.

Project Management Institute. Inc.USA

09/2023 Present

Active Member Of World Merit

World Merit Global. United Kingdom

11/2016 12/2020

Hack For 2030 -UN's Sustainable Development goals. Boston, USA.

Wogglesoft, Boston, USA

01/2017 05/2017

President Care Committee

Courthouse Doubletree By Hilton, London

09/2006 12/2008

Co-Founder and Director

Samyak Athithya Group Private Limited.

2014 Present

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