French/English Bartender Trainer in various African countriesEvents Coordinator- locallyDuties & Responsibilities at Thirst:- Trainer in French speaking African countries – over 3000 bartenders trained over the past 2 years (Cameroon, Congo RDC, Gabon and Ivory Coast) for the Master Bar Academy (Diageo) to accelerate growth and visibility of brands.- Bartenders trained for the Grand Opening of Le Meridien in Cairo, Egypt- Worked as a bartender/bar manager at a large scale 4 days wedding in Mauritius- Stand manager at Ultra Fest South Africa in February (2014)- Bar manager/bartender at a year-end function in Botswana (2014)- Put together quotations specific to event.- Coordinate with warehouse.- Balance priorities and work to deadlines.- Organise all details of event before delegating to manager on site.- Create commercial relationships with key accounts.- Attend events to meet clients.- Personally check that the event is running smoothly.- Represent brand locally and overseas.- Recruit potential bartenders.- Train Bartenders on service skills & product theory.- Manager/ Supervisor/ Cash counter at major company events. - Sales calls/ Cold Calling for International Training (Africa).

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