SOUMENDRA ACHARYA
F&B OPERATION MANAGER // HOTEL OPERATIONS MANAGER
F&B Operations · P&L · Banquets · Guest Experience
24+ Years
HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE
8
HOTELS & RESORTS
PROPERTY EXPERIENCE
IELTS 5.5
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Hospitality operations leader with 24+ years of all-round hotel experience, currently Food & Beverage Operations Manager at a business-class property and seeking a Food & Beverage Operation Manager // Hotel Operation Manager appointment. Experienced across 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels in Odisha, Hyderabad, Himachal Pradesh and Agra, with full accountability for departmental P&L, budgets, commercial policy and multi-outlet teams. Strong in operational excellence, cost and inventory control, vendor negotiation and statutory safety, hygiene and quality compliance. Builds and retains teams through structured training and visible floor leadership, and protects guest satisfaction through disciplined service recovery. Performs in high-pressure, multi-deliverable environments, holds a valid passport and is open to relocation
anywhere internationally.
CAREER PROGRESSION
Sr. Captain
Holiday Inn / Swosti Plaza
F&B Executive
Green Park
Outlet Manager
Katriya Hotel & Tower
F&B Manager
Swosti Premium
Current
Radhika Regency
KEY STRENGTHS C CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
24+ years of progressive hotel and F&B leadership across 3-, 4- and 5-star properties in Odisha, Hyderabad, Himachal Pradesh and Agra.
Promoted continuously from Captain to Food & Beverage Operations Manager, with full departmental P&L, budget and team accountability.
Owns the annual F&B budget — sets commercial policy, monitors results monthly and holds food and beverage cost to target.
Builds and leads multi-outlet teams — hiring, rostering, training and appraisal across restaurant, bar, banquet and room service.
Awarded Best Captain (2004) at Holiday Inn Manali and Best Trainee (1999) at Hotel Mansingh Palace, Jaipur; open to relocation anywhere in India or internationally.
CAREER HISTORY
Hotel Radhika Regency Sep 2017 – Present
Food & Beverage Operations Manager · Rourkela, Odisha, India · 3-Star
Directs all food and beverage operations — restaurant, bar, banquets and room service — coordinating and monitoring service standards across every outlet.
Prepares the annual departmental budget, monitors results against it monthly and produces profit and loss statements for management review.
Sets commercial policy and launches promotional campaigns to grow covers, average spend and repeat business; manages departmental accounts and administration.
Supervises team activity and checks implementation of safety, hygiene and quality procedures across
Leads recruitment, induction and training, teaching organizational guidelines and running regular upselling and suggestive-selling sessions.
Selects suppliers, negotiates contract terms and verifies goods received; controls stock and inventory
through monthly counts, shortage records and purchase orders to keep F&B cost within budget.
Resolves escalated guest issues personally to protect satisfaction scores and repeat business.
Hotel Swosti Premium Jan 2011 – Jul 2017
Food & Beverage Manager · Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India · 5-Star
Run F&B operations for a 5-star business hotel, holding service, hygiene and quality standards across all outlets and banquet events.
Managed duty rosters, job allocation, staff training and inter-departmental liaison for the full F&B brigade.
Maintained cover analysis and F&B sales break-up, reported daily sales, controlled cost, and planned catering schedules and sales promotions to lift volume.
Katriya Hotel & Towers Dec 2008 – Jan 2011
Outlet Manager · Hyderabad, India · 4-Star
Held full responsibility for an outlet — service delivery, staffing, stock, billing and guest experience.
Drove up selling and suggestive selling at outlet level, improving average cover value.
Green Park Jan 2007 – Nov 2008
Food & Beverage Executive · Hyderabad, India · 5-Star
Supervised floor operations and service sequence; supported outlet management on rosters, briefings and training.
The Golkonda Feb 2006 – Jan 2007
Senior Captain — F&B Service · Hyderabad, India · 5-Star
Led a service section through peak covers and banquet functions, maintaining standards and guest rapport.
Swosti Plaza Jul 2005 – Feb 2006
Senior Captain — F&B Service · Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India · 5-Star
Ran restaurant sections and supported banquet service; trained junior stewards on sequence of service.
Holiday Inn Aug 2002 – Jul 2005
Senior Captain — F&B Service (Captain from Aug 2002) · Manali & Agra, India · 5-Star
Progressed from Captain to Senior Captain within the same chain across two properties.
Awarded Best Captain, 2004 at Holiday Inn Manali, recognized by the international group HHS (Himachal Helicopter Skiing).
Rupis Resort Pvt. Ltd. Aug 2000 – Aug 2001
Management Trainee — F&B Department · India · 4-Star
Structured management traineeship covering restaurant, bar and banquet service operations.
EARLIER EXPERIENCE C INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
PERSONAL DETAILS
DECLARATION
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Place: Rourkela, Odisha, India Soumendra Acharya
24+ Years · 3-, 4- & 5-Star Hotels
all areas.