Daniel D. Email & Phone Number

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

- Main point of contact for corporate booking sales.- Developing strategic business engagement and improvement initiatives, developing sales, building and maintaining key customer and client relationships engaging in short, medium and long term business planning. - Negotiating and closing business deals through active selling and networking, while keeping an up to date extensive knowledge of current market conditions, events and business opportunities, optimising profitability.- Recruited and developed sales team.- Conducted staff trainings ensuring appropriate representation.

Swansea, United Kingdom

- Assumed responsibility of managing all food related aspects of the business. - Increased general food sales and private hire with new menu ranges.- Ensured that kitchens hit and maintained profit margins.- Developed, sourced and priced new menu ranges.- Initiated and managed menu cook offs.- Ensuring that all menus are trained effectively.- Created site-specific sales material and training manuals.- Ensuring that all published material were correct. (Menus & Spec Book)- Supervised the process for Spec and Menu photography ensuring all images are accurate.- Managed the Refurbishment of the kitchens and introduced an effective maintenance and cleaning record.

Swansea, United Kingdom

Brand Promotions & Event Management- Developed and implemented innovative email and digital campaigns.- Brand building through customer experience and interaction, identified and plannedbrand experiential activity, networking and formed partnerships with events organisers.- Proactively identified new events and coming up with innovative new ideas.- Shaped events strategy. populating the events calendar, independently planned, executedand analysed events.Social Media Management- Created content and design for social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tripadvisor, Blogs, etc).- Planned, designed and managed promotions and social ad campaigns.- Developed relevant content topics to reach target customers.- Created, curated, and managed all published content (images, video, written).- Developed and expanded social media community.- Managed customer feedback and complaints.Content Creation- Successfully managed and coordinated projects from concept to completion.- Utilised a range of media including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Acrobat.- Promoted events by designing posters, adverts and other promotional material.- Introduced animated social media content; promoting events and increasing visibility.- Created site-specific material and training manuals.

Swansea, United Kingdom

- Responsible for the daily running of the kitchen.- Planned, cooked and presented delicious dishes to the highest standards.- Prepared menus for corporate events, weddings, birthday parties and other occasions. - Demonstrated exemplary management and effective co-ordination of a kitchen team. - Exhibited strong interpersonal skills with kitchen, front of house and management.- Comprehensive knowledge of budgets, labour costs and inventory controls.- Competent understanding of all regulations, food hygiene and company specifications.- Observed and trained kitchen staff and provided further development opportunities.- Strong ability to cope under pressure, in a calm and efficient manner to set deadlines. - Constructive approach to menu planning and development.- Provided cover for other kitchens within the company.- Experience in developing and inspiring teams of Chefs to become future leaders.

- Performed competitive research and development.- Developed, priced new drinks menu ranges.- Ensured that all drinks developed hit and maintained profit margins.- Built rapport with existing and potential vendors.- Created site-specific sales material.- Ensured that all menus are trained effectively.- Represented Pitcher & Piano in various competitions with Bacardi, Peroni and Cointreau. - Conducted staff trainings ensuring appropriate brand representation.

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

- Experience working under pressure and in a high volume kitchen.- Competent understanding of all regulations, food hygiene and company specifications.- A genuine passion for delivering top quality dishes.- Offer a consistent approach when plating at all times.- Cook food to company specification.- Knife skills and knowledge of fresh food.- An excellent team player with exceptional communication skills.

Swansea, United Kingdom

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom