Daryl Thomas Email & Phone Number

Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Co-ordinating events and responsible for digital media/promotion of the business.

Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Currently working as an IQCA (Inventory Quality Control Analyst) • Duties include order validation, cycle counts, audits and research. • inspect stock for defects and damage• Worked in several departments during my employment with Amazon and developed my knowledge of the retail sector. • Adhere to health and safety at all times by following the guidelines set out on the factory floor. I ensure I am aware of my environment at all time to avoid unnecessary accidents and will promptly report any incidents that threatens safety. • Adhere to social distancing and covid 19 precautions at all times. • Been advised from management I have an exceptional output and working to an excellent standard.

Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

This role encompassed both telephone and face to face sales. Pieroth are the world’s largest direct wine sales company, established for over 50 years in the UK, operating in 22 Countries Worldwide. • I was the sales representative for Stirlingshire and managed a portfolio of approximately 200 existing customers.• My gross annual target for the year was £130,000.• The start of my week consisted of contacting existing customers by telephone to offer promotions and generate appointments for wine tastings within their homes. • Leads were generated by wine vouchers purchased online and vouchers given as gifts.• The end of my week was dedicated to visiting customers in their homes to offer wine tastings. • If a new product was launched, it was my responsibility to ensure customers were informed to promote sales. I would match new product lines with my clients’ preferences. • I also ran promotional events for the company where potential customers could sample the wines.

Perth, United Kingdom

I managed a 26 bedroom hotel which sleeps 60 people, a 40 cover dining room and a 30 cover bar area. The building was purposely designed for racing staff during race days. In relation to food and accommodation, there are two different business models. The first is to house and feed racing staff. The second model is establishing a foothold within the hotel tourism industry in Perth. • Manage a small staff team of 20 staff. • Responsible for recruiting and training all staff. • Ensuring all policies and procedures are compliant and reviewed regularly. • Ensure team communication and prioritise training and development to improve customer satisfaction.• Control and organise all issues relating to costs, wastage, expenses, security and stock control.• Maintain website and regularly review marketing strategies. • Rated second on Trip Adviser for 3 Star hotel accommodation in Perth.• Achieved and maintained a 3 star rating with visit Scotland.

Perth, United Kingdom

August 2015 – December 2016Perth Race Course (Sodexo Prestige)Operations Manager I planned and managed a diverse range of events within the racecourse premises. The racecourse offered 10 function suits which would host events simultaneously all through the year. • Responsible for overseeing 15 race days a year, including corporate boxes and dining, catering stalls and marques. • Organised events including weddings and corporate functions.• Wedding events catering for 250 guests.• Corporate functions catering for 500 guests plus. • Managed a team of 200 catering staff.• Ensured the correct number of staff were hired for events. • Effective communication with event coordinator to ensure all client needs were fulfilled. • Responsible for ordering catering equipment, food and beverage stock.• Ensured Staff with briefed and debriefed to improve our core standards. • Identified and delivered staff raining in order to maintain excellent team performance.• Ensured policies and procedure were regularly reviewed, accurate and up to date.

• Responsible for overseeing the managing of two Cafes.• Revenue of £1 Million.• Defining drink and food strategies to grow the business.• Monitored food and beverage sales, costs and assessed departmental profitability. • Managed and planned for a full refurbishment of one of the outlets and changed the food and drink offering.• Worked with Marketing to change the concept and rebrand one of the cafes.• Duty Manager for the Resort.• I enhanced my Large Scale Conferencing and Banqueting skills.• MC (Master of Ceremonies) for Private Parties and Weddings.

• Responsible for overseeing the management of the Restaurant and Bar• Revenue £1.8M • Defined a food strategy to grow business• Monitoring of food and beverage sales and costs, and departmental profitability• Management and planning for full refurbishment of Outlet • Sales and Marketing Strategy to drive revenue growthSeptember 2006 – September 2008 Crieff Hydro Hotel, Scotland Assistant Brasserie Manager• Daily Management of the floor• Responsible for the Beverage Operation within the Restaurant• Wine list engineering and beverage cost management• Performance appraisals for Colleagues• Recruitment and development of colleagues

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