Amanda Silver Email & Phone Number

Regional Field Worker - Home Counties Midlands

Operational support & expertise for all food service areas of branch including all cafe formats, Partner facilities, coffee operations, wine bars and retail counters.

Bracknell, Berks

Responsible for operational optimisation, new product launch, procedures & training materials of all beverage related initiatives including all related equipment & maintenance and the myWaitrose marketing scheme. Working colaboratively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Areas include all hot beverage/coffee operations across branch estate.

Bracknell, Berks.

Manage, implement and set direction of Partner Catering Policy in Waitrose Branches.Ensure Partner catering operates to a high standard within budgets. Subsidy budgetary control. Setting operational Procedures.Accountable for Branch Partner Catering operations nationwide c350 branches, c50,000 meals a week. Managing £10m budget.

Field Work/Working From Home

Responsible for support and advice for northern region of branches. c120 Branches. Influencing and implementation of policy and procedure.Ensuring high standards of catering and service for Branch Partners.Responsible for budgetary control.

Cheltenham

Section Manager for Catering in Food & Home Cheltenham Branch. Customer Restaurant & Partner amenities.Line management of up to 60 Partners.Duty Management of entire Branch.

Cirencester

Busy Day Spa & Hotel set in the Cotswolds. Responsible for the 10 bed hotel and the Food & Beverage operations. Setting healthy menus and training the catering staff.Accolade given of 'Employee of the Year' for creating 400% rise YOY in revenue in first year for the Restaurant operation.Duty management of entire club including Spa, pool and gym operations.

Church Point, Sydney, Australia.

Restaurant & wedding venue on the north coast of Sydney, Australia.Live in position. Worked here for 8 months whilst on a one year working holiday visa.

Swindon & Cirencester

Management of busy bar and restaurant. Set up and opened new bar in Cirencester and management of operations.Live in position.

Mediterranean & South East Asia

Responsible for the catering and housekeeping management of private and chartered 47 metre motor yacht. Guest capacity of 12 and 10 crew. Owned by Malaysian Businessman. Busy back to back chartered summer season in the Mediterranean and winter season in Malaysia and Thailand. Live onboard position.

Mediterranean

Responsible for the catering and housekeeping management of private and chartered 62 metre motor yacht. Guest capacity of 24 and 19 crew. Owned by Greek businessman. Busy summer charter seasons in the Mediterranean. Live onboard position.

Operations co-ordinator/functions for tourist day cruise vessel based in Limassol, Cyprus. Responsible for customer and tourist agent liason and relations. Invoicing and ship accounts. Monthly ledger & balance sheet. Organisation of day to day operations, private charter functions - wedding receptions, parties and exhibitions. Live on board position.

Degree In Financial Services, Not Completed

Completed one year of course and then accepted an opportunity to work for a Greek Shipping company in Cyprus.

Btec National Diploma In Business & Finance

A Levels & Gcse'S

English Literature & Economics A levels not completed. After one year moved onto further education. 2 GCSE certificates gained in General.

10 Gcse Certificates