Vinod Latake
Bar Team Leader at Carnival UK.
Summary
Skilled Hospitality professional who is passionate about his work, described by managers and guests as honest, hard-working, team player who often goes the extra mile to deliver professional and moral ethics. I bring with me years of international experience. My expertise is in customer care, sales, revenue, mixing, serving cocktails, Wines, Spirits, managing a mixed nationality team which I have successfully led to producing record-breaking profits and now I am seeking a managerial role within a large, dynamic company where I deliver the same result.
Experience
Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard)
9 years 10 months
Bar Team Lead
November 2018 - Present (1 year 9 months)
Responsible for assisting Bar Manager with bar operations, ensuring that customers receive the best service possible, upholding a constant level of staff productivity, ensuring that the bar’s budget is not exceeded, and maintaining health and safety standards within the bar.
Overall responsibility Of Outlets under my supervision in regards to Service, Sales, Team, Safety, and Security.
Achievements:
Part of Set Up Team for COSTA COFFEE Outlets On board various P&O Ships.
Managed Outlets giving record breaking sales.
Roll Out & Implementation of Cocktails based on MONIN SYRUPS since 2010. Deputised for the Bar Team Leader on Leave.
Set up & Launch Of Britannia, Britain’s New super liner with overall passenger capacity of 4000 passengers, inaugurated by Her Majesty THE QUEEN. Successfully trained the team to up-sell drinks, helping to achieve revenue targets.
Set up and hosted events and parties, receiving multiple thank you letters from grateful customers
Contact
Address:-
Ridhhi Siddhi Shrushti,,
Flat: 102, sector35, Kamothe,
NaviMumbai-410209.
adexvy@r.postjobfree.com
Skype:-vinodlatake1277.
www.linkedin.com/in/vinod-
latake-1b68a5a1 (LinkedIn)
Top Skills
Guest Service Management
Food & Beverage
Micros
Languages
Marathi (Native or Bilingual)
Hindi (Native or Bilingual)
English (Professional Working)
Certifications
Lanson 'BRAND AMBASSADOR'
Integrated Pest Management
Handling Difficult Situations.
Basic & Intermediate Food Hygiene
course
WSET
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Effectively used items in stock to decrease waste and profit lo. Numerous accolades from Passengers, Managers and colleagues for exemplary service.
Outlet Manager
October 2010 - November 2018 (8 years 2 months)
Job Profile :
• Report to Bar Team Leader.
• Responsible for bringing up and implementing revenue related ideas.
• Allocate duties to Staff and make day to day duty routines.
• Indent stock required for the bar as per daily consumption.
• Responsible for Stock- control and inventory.
• Supervise the service of food like canapé, snacks in the outlet.
• Liaising with the chef for the smooth operation of food service in the outlet.
• Planning for special events and prepare in advance for the Cruise ahead.
• Responsible for keeping high hygiene standards set by the Company.
• Responsible for periodic training of Staff and upkeep of standards within the Outlet.
• Handling guest complaints with proper Service Feedback. Carnival UK
Head Wine Waiter
September 2009 - March 2010 (7 months)
Manage a team of mixed nationalities to ensure smooth, efficient service of wines in main dining restaurants ensuring business and service ethics being achieved everyday.
P&O Cruises
Assistant bar in charge
September 2004 - August 2008 (4 years)
P&O Cruises
3 years 9 months
Bar steward
May 2002 - June 2004 (2 years 2 months)
Utility steward
October 2000 - April 2002 (1 year 7 months)
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Education
Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Hotel Management . Navi Mumbai Diploma (three years), Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management · (1995 - 1998)
N G Acharya and D K Marathe College of Arts Science and Commerce.
H.S.C · (1993 - 1995)
st. xaviers high school.
ssc, ssc · (1980 - 1993)