Kumara Sampath
F&B Manager / Sales Manager
Galali,Bahrain.
Summary
- Highly proactive manager with 10 years of experience in team leadership in Restaurant industry. Background includes sales, management and customer service in fast-paced settings.
- Dedicated, hardworking restaurant management professional with extensive daily planning and operations experience. Skilled in staff training and development.
- Food service professional adept at FOH and BOH operations. Demonstrated team leader with excellent staff management skills.
- To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
- Reliable employee seeking Restaurant Manager position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
14
14
Certifications
3
3
years of post-secondary education
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Food Trucks Manager - Lord of the Wings
Bin Hindi Group
Manama
01.2021 - Current
- Planning daily menus and prepped food for service.
- Calculating operating budget, set menu prices and working with suppliers to stock inventory.
- Scheduling yearly kitchen equipment maintenance, handling repairs and upgrading appliances.
- Greeting customers, answering menu questions and responding to complaints.
- Maintaining employee records, preparing payroll and scheduling shifts.
- Monitoring expenditures and identifying areas to maximize budget and minimize costs.
- Training food truck employees to follow established safety and hygiene standards.
- Verifying prepared food met standards for quality and quantity before serving to customers.
Restaurant Manager
Chilli’s
Manama
01.2002 - 01.2021
- Responsible for all restaurant operations during the shift.
- Managing restaurant budgets and accounting.
- Ensuring product advertising and marketing is sufficient through planning and executing successful new marketing strategies.
- Supplying an inventory and logistics monthly which maintains a good food and beverage stock.
- Ensuring food safety, sanitization and standards are acceptable.
- Answering to and resolving customer complaints.
- Monitoring all employees to ensure that they are delivering a superior service.
- Organizing training days to ensure all employees are operating according to high franchise standards.
- Organized regular meetings with staff to monitor progress, delegate tasks, ensure all are working with efficiency and to ensure that the team’s morale is continuously high.
Waiting Staff
Gulf Pearl Hotel
Manama
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Waiting on tables.
- Taking orders, serving food, serving drinks.
- Dealing with bills and payments.
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Kept register accurate through correct billing, payment processing and cash management practices.
- Applied comprehensive knowledge of wine, cider and beer to increase daily beverage sales.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
Waiting staff
Diplomat Hotel Banquet and Conference
Manama
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Waiting on tables "Silver Service" category standards.
- Arranged and prepared tables for customers to offer memorable experiences to guests and foster repeat business.
- Noted special patron requests and followed up with kitchen to confirm delivery.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Collected orders and relayed them to bartenders quickly and accurately.
Education
General Certificate of Education - Advanced Level - Art Stream
Siri Seewali Maha Vidyalaya
Kalutara, Sri Lanka 01.1989 - 08.1991
Skills
Food plating and presentation
Accomplishments
- Employee of the Month - Chilis Grill & Bar, Bahrain. (October 2002)
- 1st year with Chili's - Chilis Grill & Bar, Seef Mall. (May 2003)
- 2nd year with Chili's - Chilis Grill & Bar, Seef Mall. (May 2004)
- Chili's Trainer - Chilis Grill & Bar. (January 2005)
- Letter of Appreciation from the Chairman & CEO - Jawad Business Group. (June 2005)
- Employee of the Month - Chilis Grill & Bar., Juffair (February 2007)
- Above the Line Recognition - Chilis Grill & Bar., Juffair (February 2007)
Certification
Train the Trainer's Module - Certificate of Completion - Chili's Bahrain
Timeline
Food Trucks Manager - Lord of the Wings
Bin Hindi Group
01.2021 - Current
ServSafe Certification - American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
12-2017
Expert in Waters - evian Volvic International
03-2016
Managing Appraisals - Jawad Business Group
03-2015
Managing Appraisals - Jawad Business Group
08-2013
Work Ethics - Jawad Business Group
02-2011
Basic Health & Safety - Jawad Business Group
10-2010
Leadership Skills - Jawad Business Group
01-2010
Time Management - Jawad Business Group
12-2009
Customer Care & Communication Skills - Jawad Business Group
09-2009
Basic Food Hygiene & Safety Training Programme - Jawad Business Group
09-2008
Basic Health & Safety - Certificate of Completion - Jawad Business Group
02-2006
Safe Steps Training Level 01 - Hygiene Program, Chemical Handling and Procedures for Stewards - (ECOLAB) Pacific Cleaning Equipments & Detergents
10-2005
Safe Steps Training Level 02 - Hygiene Program, Chemical Handling and Procedures for Stewards - (ECOLAB) Pacific Cleaning Equipments & Detergents
10-2005
Train the Trainer's Module - Certificate of Completion - Chili's Bahrain
06-2005
Restaurant Manager
Chilli’s
01.2002 - 01.2021
Waiting Staff
Gulf Pearl Hotel
01.2000 - 01.2002
Waiting staff
Diplomat Hotel Banquet and Conference
01.1997 - 01.2000
General Certificate of Education - Advanced Level - Art Stream
Siri Seewali Maha Vidyalaya
01.1989 - 08.1991
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